PEARL HARBOR — Military representatives from U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), U.S. Pacific Air Forces and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) People’s Liberation Army Navy and Air Force met for recurring consultations to improve coordination on maritime issues and safety at Ford Island, May 24-25.The...

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2016 — Even with troubles in other parts of the world, it is still crucial the United States continue its rebalance to East Asia and the Pacific, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.The Naval War College provides continuing...

Andersen Air Force Base -- Eight delegates from the Philippine air force and Royal Thai air force came to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to work with Airmen from the 554th RED HORSE Squadron for Pacific Unity 16-1, a subject-matter expert exchange.Pacific Unity engagements facilitate military...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Sailors stationed and deployed at Misawa Air Base, Japan attended Naval Air Facility (NAF), Misawa's 22nd Annual Safety Fair May 25.The annual safety fairs focus on Recreation and Off-Duty Safety (RODS), Traffic Safety, and the human factors that can be controlled to prevent...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces is hosting more than 120 of the U.S. Air Force’s top planners, logisticians and operators for an inaugural PACAF Warfighter Symposium May 23-27 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This five-day symposium includes experts from across the Air...

KADENA AIR BASE, JAPAN -- More than 50 pairs of boots trampled through the mud May 20, as 18th Medical Group Airmen carried stretchers, tourniquets, bandages and other medical equipment through Kadena Air Bases' Area One for the Preventative Aerospace Medicine Convention, a first-of-its-kind field...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 962nd Airborne Air Control squadron wrapped up Red Flag-Alaska 16-1 May on 12, coordinating the exercise's last air-to-air, defensive counter-air mission.At the heart of the mission was the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System."We were doing a...

HONOLULU – Representatives from more than 20 nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region gathered in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, to kick off the 4th annual LANPAC Symposium & Exposition May 24.  The "world-class international event highlights the role of land forces in the Indo-Asia-Pacific...

FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia - As wind howls through the valley, a sea of brown camouflage gathers around a team of U.S. and Canadian Army instructors who contend with the elements to teach their students how to win the battle against improvised explosive devices and mines.A platoon of...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army, Royal Thai Army, Bangladesh Army, and Air National Guardsmen, shared their experiences and knowledge to counter improvised explosive devices (IED) during a train the trainer course (T3) here May 10.The training was facilitated by U.S. Army...