FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – More than 33,000 U.S. and Australian personnel will participate in the biennial military training exercise Talisman Saber 2017 in Australia, June 23 to July 25, 2017.Talisman Saber, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Headquarters Joint...

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii - Soldiers and Airmen committed an air assault, here, with the assistance of the latest aerial gunship support on June 6.The lightning raid consisted of infantrymen assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- In a place where the sun never sets, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska has been the perfect home to more than 60 aircraft and their squadrons as they took to the skies to further readiness, strengthen interoperability with allies and challenge the status quo to ensure...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka community showed their respect to the families and crew of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) during a memorial ceremony June 27, for the seven Sailors who died tragically June 17 when their ship collided with a merchant vessel southwest of...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group, from Kadena Air Base, Japan built on relationships with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Hamamatsu Air Rescue Squadron, based at Komaki Air Base and Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron, during Exercise Teak Jet, which took...

WASHINGTON, -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi met here today, June 26, 2017, to discuss the importance of the U.S.-India relationship and the role of both nations in cooperating to foster democratic laws and principles, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White...

COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI -- U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, conducted patrols during exercise Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 15- 28, 2017.During the two-week training...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Two F-35B Lightning II aircraft, belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, flew from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, June 26, to familiarize the VMFA-121 team with the...

KAHUKU TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- Bravo and Echo Companies, of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, faced off against each other in a simulated assault training at Kahuku Training Area (KTA) on June 18 and 19, 2017 as part of the Lava Forge exercise.Acting as a cohesive unit, Echo Company...

ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Salvage divers from nine Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) nations and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas environmentalists removed submerged wreckage around Guam, June 12-15, during Diving Exercise (DIVEX) 2017.The team safely removed two submerged...