WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Navy ships assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 30 and CTF 70 are scheduled to begin a series of exercises with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy March 21, 2017 to strengthen maritime interoperability and tactics, techniques and...

CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) navies are scheduled to begin combined mine countermeasures training during exercise Foal Eagle 2017.The combined training, scheduled to be held March 19-29, is designed to increase readiness and interoperability in mine...

MYANMAR -- The United States Navy expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4) will make a goodwill visit to Yangon, Myanmar March 21-25 to enhance friendship and cultural exchange between U.S. service members and the people of Myanmar. The ship is transiting between mission stops in...

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii – Thursday, eighteen staff officers from U.S. Pacific Command and its Hawaii-based subordinate commands graduated from the first U.S. Pacific Command satellite course for Joint Professional Military Education Phase II (JPME II), a key requirement to becoming a joint-qualified...

SAN DIEGO, California - Commander, Naval Surface Forces (SURFOR) announced March 14 that amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) is one of 36 surface ships, which will receive the Battle Effectiveness (Battle ‘E’) Award for calendar year 2016. This Battle ‘E’ marks the sixth consecutive year and...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The 25th Infantry Division (ID) in Hawaii hosted a delegation with female Nepalese Army officers on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The delegation was held to share information, techniques, tactics and procedures in order to promote the effectiveness and integration of females into...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - On March 16, family, friends, and colleagues of 11 U.S. Army Soldiers came together at historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, for a ceremonial expression of appreciation and gratitude for their combined 261 years of federal service to the U.S. Army, the U.S. Army Pacific,...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Military senior officers from nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region gathered March 14 and 15, during the first-ever Pacific Air Forces-hosted F-35 Symposium, to discuss the future of F-35 operations in the Pacific."The F-35 is not just a new...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Australian Army Maj. Gen. Gregory C. Bilton, outgoing Deputy Commanding General-North, U.S. Army Pacific, and Australian Army Maj. Gen. Roger Noble, incoming Deputy Commanding General-North, in concert with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Doug Anderson, incoming Deputy Commanding...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team collaborated with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Tohoku EOD school instructors to conduct integrated training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 2 and 3.Headquarters Air Force, Office of the...