YONGSAN ARMY GARRISON, Republic of Korea (ROK) -- General Vincent K. Brooks, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea commander met with Gen. Toshiya Okabe, Chief of Staff, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, to discuss the need for greater...

HONG KONG (NNS) -- The guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Spruance (DDG 111) arrived in Hong Kong for a regularly scheduled port visit Oct. 7-11.U.S. Navy ships have visited Hong Kong for decades, most recently by the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and the...

MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS PACIFIC -- The image most have of the military centers around strength and winning battles. The military, however, and specifically the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, boasts some very impressive abilities during a humanitarian crisis.During Philippine Amphibious Landing...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members of the 8th Fighter Wing began receding from water curtailment measures Oct. 7, 2016, 37 hours after they were initiated in the middle of exercise Beverly Pack 17-1.Halfway through the five-day exercise, Kunsan Air Base and surrounding areas encountered...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez assumed command of United States Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force during a ceremony here Oct. 6.Martinez was the Director of Operations for the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB, Illinois. He is a command pilot with more than...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii− U.S. Army military police (MP) Soldiers from the 728th MP Battalion, 8th MP Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, conducted law enforcement integration and certification training with MP reservists from the 414th MP Company, headquartered in Joplin, Mo., Sept. 4-28,...

TAGUIG CITY, PHILIPPINES -- Philippine and United States Marines came together for the opening ceremony of Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX) here, Oct. 4, 2016. PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities with humanitarian...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter and two Australian government ministers met at the Pentagon today and discussed issues of mutual concern, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said. Carter held the bilateral meeting with Australia's Defense Minister Marise Payne and Defense Industry...

U.S. Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and soldiers with the Singapore Armed Forces exchanged techniques and tactics during platoon-level training at Range 410A aboard the Combat Center, Oct. 4-5, 2016, as part of Exercise Valiant Mark 2016.“We are out here for the 25th...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. military commitments are global because our interests and partners are global, said Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning during the opening of the 2016 Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 3. Since he moved from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to...