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Wolf Pack Airmen Take Part in Korean Armistice Agreement Ceremony
July 25, 2014 — Members of the 8th Fighter Wing took part in a Korean Armistice Agreement anniversary ceremony held at the Imsil National Ceremony in Jeonbuk, Korea, July 22.Having been invited by the Republic of... MORE

U.S. Ambassador Goldberg Visits Benguet to Promote Disaster Risk Reduction Activities
July 25, 2014 — U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg visited Benguet Province from July 24 to July 25 to lead a series of activities that will further advance disaster risk reduction (DRR) and... MORE

Rotational Units Get First Taste of Multi-Purpose Range Complex
July 25, 2014 — The sun is blazing and the weather is heating up on the peninsula. On some days, the 90-degree temperature seems unforgiving. The good news is the Army trains its forces to defeat the enemy in all... MORE

Partnering with the Japanese in Support of Pacific Pivot
July 25, 2014 — Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast Asia hosted the Honorable Itsunori Onodera, the Japanese Minister of defense, at the United States Army's Watercraft Equipment Base-Yokohama North Dock, June... MORE

Mercy and NEPMU-6 offer Preventive Medicine Classes during RIMPAC Exercise 2014
July 25, 2014 — Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU-6) conducted classes on environmental health, industrial hygiene and pest management throughout the week of July 21 to hospital corpsman... MORE

Reserve Sailors Bring Support During RIMPAC
July 25, 2014 — Reservist Sailors from around the nation are at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Commander, Anti-Submarine Warfare Force, U.S. 3rd Fleet (CTF-34), participating in the world's largest... MORE

USNS Mercy Hosts Multinational Trauma Courses during RIMPAC 2014
July 24, 2014 — The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), in conjunction with Canadian military medical personnel, hosted three trauma care courses from July 21 to July 23.The courses included... MORE

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 20140) - Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and China's People's Liberation Army (Navy) hospital ship Peace Ark (T-AH 866) transit together during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. This is the first year hospital ships have participated in RIMPAC. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. 140722-N-VY375-775

PACANGEL-Tonga Dental Clinic Treats and Educates
July 24, 2014 — Two tables pushed together and a stack of plastic chairs serve as an operating table. Men, women and children of all ages wait patiently for their turn to see a dentist.The dental clinic was one of... MORE

NEIAFU, Vava'u (July 22, 2014) - U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Matis, a dentist, and Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Terri-Anne Dehncke, senior dental assistant-preventative, perform an extraction. The dental clinic was set up in a local college for the Pacific Angel-Tonga healthcare services outreach. Matis is deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska and Dehncke is from RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales. 140722-HQ302-071

Fitzgerald Fosters Friendship in Fukuoka
July 24, 2014 — Sailors from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) played basketball with students from The Fukuoka Institute of Technology, July 19, during a goodwill port visit to... MORE

EOD Community Builds Bilateral Relations
July 24, 2014 — "Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole!"After these words are shouted, what is left to hear is the sound of a "KABOOM!" from a nearby explosion slowly overshadowed by the resonating... MORE

Exercise Malabar 2014 Kicks Off
July 24, 2014 — Naval forces from India, Japan and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2014, July 24 - 30.Malabar is a complex, high-end warfighting exercise that has grown in scope and complexity... MORE

RIMPAC Promotes Trust, Preparedness, Prosperity
July 24, 2014 — RIMPAC 2014 is the world's largest international maritime exercise designed to build cooperative and adaptive partnerships.With 22 participating and six observing nations, this biennial exercise... MORE

96th ARS Refueling Capability Keeps Planes Flying High during RIMPAC 2014
July 23, 2014 — With more than 200 aircraft participating in Rim of the Pacific 2014, the 96th Air Refueling Squadron will play an integral role in this year's exercise.The 96th ARS is partnering with the Hawaii Air... MORE

USS Halsey Makes Guam Port Call, Sailors Volunteer in Community
July 23, 2014 — Sailors from Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) volunteered at Inarajan Elementary School in Inarajan, Guam July 18. Halsey made a port call to the island after departing... MORE

35th CSSB Hosts Bilateral "Friendship Luau"
July 23, 2014 — The "Bilateral Friendship Luau" hosted by the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion on July 19 at the Sagamihara Family Housing Area brought several Camp Zama and Japanese community member... MORE

Humphreys Soldiers Attend Battle of Cheonan Ceremony
July 23, 2014 — A contingent of Soldiers from here joined Cheonan city officials for a ceremony commemorating the 64th Anniversary of the Battle of Cheonan, July 6.Cheonan is a city located about 30 minutes south of... MORE

Flagship Blue Ridge Honors Partnership during Visit to Otaru
July 22, 2014 — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Otaru, Japan, after a four-day port visit devoted to boosting U.S.-Japanese ties July 22.During the visit, Blue Ridge crew members, embarked... MORE

SAPPORO, JAPAN (July 20,2014)- MH-60S Seahawk helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 attached to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge sit on display at the Sapporo Air Show. Blue Ridge port visits strengthen positive military-to-military relationships based on common interests related to maritime security, counterterrorism, defense, trade and security of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Rocket Battalion Lights up the Sky
July 22, 2014 — Soldiers from 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division conducted a Field Training Exercise June 6 -- 20 at Rocket Valley, near Cheolwon, South... MORE

US, ROK Build Relationships to Increase Allied Interoperability
July 22, 2014 — The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), in cooperation with members of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, participated in a bilateral exercise with the Republic... MORE

Royal New Zealand Navy Midshipman Experiences Carrier Operations Aboard USS George Washington
July 22, 2014 — The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted a Royal New Zealand navy Midshipman, July 19-20.Originally from Dannevirke, New Zealand, Midshipman Anna-Marie... MORE