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USS Theodore Roosevelt Arrives in Guam for Port Visit
October 31, 2017 — APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) arrived in Guam for the first time in the ship's history, Oct. 31, for their first scheduled port visit of their current... MORE

USS Ashland departs Okinawa, begins Blue Chromite

Exercise Dawn Blitz Concludes, Setting Standard for New Amphibious Capabilities
October 31, 2017 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- U.S. 3rd Fleet's (C3F) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 and I Marine Expeditionary Force's (MEF), 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) completed the amphibious exercise Dawn... MORE

Dunford Discusses Issues Confronting U.S.-South Korea Alliance
October 31, 2017 — ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT -- U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs discussed the full range of issues confronting the alliance during two days of talks in Seoul, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs... MORE

Mattis: U.S. Will Not Accept Nuclear-Armed North Korea

35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Names Best Crews for 2017
October 31, 2017 — OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Soldiers across the Korean Peninsula tested their intellect, endurance and strength Oct. 23-26 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, during the 35th... MORE

35th ADA Brigade names best crews for 2017

Team Misawa Supports Wisconsin Guardsmen, Executes Mission
October 31, 2017 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Badgers aren’t normally considered flying mammals, but when you give them some tools, an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet engine and a cool facility, they are more than capable to... MORE

Dunford Hosts Trilateral Meeting With South Korean, Japanese Military Leaders
October 30, 2017 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff hosted a trilateral conference with South Korean and Japanese military leaders here yesterday.Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford and his... MORE

After Rescuing Mariners, Ashland Arrives in Okinawa for Blue Chromite Preps
October 30, 2017 — OKINAWA, Japan - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Okinawa, Oct. 30, as part of a scheduled port visit to prepare for the joint U.S. exercise Blue Chromite.The port... MORE

USS Ashland Arrives in Okinawa with Mariners

Mattis: U.S. Will Not Accept Nuclear-Armed North Korea
October 30, 2017 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reiterated that the United States will not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea.Mattis spoke at a news conference following talks with South Korean... MORE

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Conduct Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel Training
October 30, 2017 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment participated in a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) training event at Landing Zone Boondocker,... MORE

Exercise Courageous Channel 2017
October 30, 2017 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- A Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) exercise was held at Osan Air Base from Oct. 24-27. Exercise Courageous Channel 2017 provided more than 1,700 members from... MORE

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Republic of Korea Chairman Meet, Discuss Stronger Alliance, Military Readiness
October 27, 2017 — WASHINGTON -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., met with Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Kyeong Doo Jeong during the 42nd Republic of... MORE

CJCS, ROK Chairman Meet, Discuss Stronger Alliance, Military Readiness

Remarks by Secretary Mattis and Min. Song at the DMZ, South Korea
October 27, 2017 — MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE SONG YOUNG-MOO (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): This area that we're standing here now, the Panmunjom area, was not only a site of intense and bloody battle for the ROK and U.S... MORE

Sumos Conduct Aerial Refueling Training with Thunderbolts, Green Knights
October 27, 2017 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 flew KC-130J Hercules aircraft to conduct nighttime aerial refueling training operations with the F-35B... MORE

Sumos conducts aerial refueling training with Thunderbolts, Green Knights

2nd Infantry Division Artillery Stays Ready to 'Fight Tonight' with Training Exercise
October 27, 2017 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Dozens of Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), participated in a... MORE

Iwo Jima
October 27, 2017 — Yokota Air Base, Japan -- Waking up at 1:30 in the morning I couldn’t fall back to sleep in anticipation of my upcoming experience of a lifetime.Tired, but filled with excitement, I boarded the... MORE

Defense Secretary Stresses Regional Security at ASEAN Meeting
October 27, 2017 — WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met on the sidelines with key leaders from the Asia-Indo-Pacific region to discuss security issues while attending the Association of Southeast Asian... MORE

Dunford Charts Alliance Progress in South Korea
October 26, 2017 — OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford arrived here to participate in the U.S.-South Korean Military Committee Meeting tomorrow.Just getting off the airplane put the chairman of... MORE

Misawa Airmen 'Scrape' Together New Idea
October 26, 2017 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Have you ever wondered a no-fail way to make your boss happy? It's easy -- get your aircraft in the air, quicker, and save money while doing it.Two Airmen from the 35th... MORE

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Combined Anti-Armor Team Acquire Targets at an Unknown Distance
October 26, 2017 — POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- U.S. Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, maneuvered through the mobile assault course during Exercise Bougainville II at the... MORE

Tuskegee Airman Visits Alaska, Recalls History-making Service
October 26, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. Leslie Edwards braced himself against the roaring might of an F-22 Raptor as nearly 70,000 pounds of thrust threatened to rip his... MORE