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Statement from the U.S. Forces Japan Commander, Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez Commencement of Exercise Keen Sword 19
October 29, 2018 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Today marks the start of Exercise Keen Sword ’19, the largest and most complex U.S.-Japan bilateral field training exercise. This biennial event is designed to increase the... MORE

U.S. military, Japan Self-Defense Force prepare for exercise Keen Sword

U.S. Successfully Conducts SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test
October 29, 2018 — KAUAI, Hawaii -- Sailors aboard USS John Finn (DDG 113) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully conducted an intercept of a medium-range ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3... MORE

Crew Chief Green-Lights Career
October 29, 2018 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Extreme temperatures, dwindling daylight hours, and the looming threat of snow is the best way to describe his current working conditions. The job itself is so... MORE

Sentinel Radar Operators Participate in Combined Avenger Training Event
October 29, 2018 — RODRIGUEZ RANGE COMPLEX, Republic of Korea -- Air defenders from The 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade maintain readiness through constant training.E/6-52 Air Missile Defense (AMD) Battery from Camp... MORE

INDOPACOM Navy Civilian Uses Disability Achievement Award to Raise Parkinson's Awareness
October 29, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Jerry Boster had mild left-hand tremors when he was on active duty at U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) in fall 2012. The following year, he retired and ignored it all until his wife and a... MORE

From New York Central Park Zoo to Fuji Japan
October 29, 2018 — SHIZUOKA, Japan -- No one knows where life’s path will lead them, which is why it’s worth taking chances. Lance Cpl. Jacob Brown, a field artillery Marine, with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment,... MORE

Rush the Enemy | Marines with 3rd MLG Execute Fire and Movement Range
October 26, 2018 — CAMP HANSEN. OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group traversed through slippery mud and grass while heading toward wooden walls for cover during a fire and movement range Oct. 24,... MORE

Installation Management Command -- Pacific Strategic Forum Enhances Readiness Across Directorate
October 26, 2018 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Leaders from Army garrisons across the Pacific gathered in Honolulu 16 -- 18 Oct. to discuss trends, identify opportunities and develop strategies to enhance organizational and... MORE

IMCOM -- Pacific strategic forum enhances readiness across directorate

Navy Wounded Warriors Demonstrate Athletic Prowess at 2018 Invictus Games in Australia
October 26, 2018 — SYDNEY, Australia -- Months of training toward healing have paid off for fourteen Navy wounded warriors representing the nation and Team USA at the 2018 Invictus Games, an international adaptive... MORE

Arctic Anvil Executes Multi-domain Operations on a Large-scale
October 26, 2018 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- During the last RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) exercise of the year, forces banded together for Arctic Anvil, a military training exercise which took place Oct. 9-21 at the... MORE

Foam-free Test Trailer at Fort Wainwright Helps Firefighters Quench Blazes Safely
October 25, 2018 — GARRISON, Alaska -- U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Alaska has a new trick up its sleeve in protecting public safety, health and the environment: a specialized foam-free test trailer.The trailer is designed... MORE

Enter the Dragon - 31st MEU, Indo-Pacific's Premier Crisis-Response Force, Releases Legacy-changing Insignia
October 25, 2018 — CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit unveiled its new insignia on Oct. 17th. The new crest adopts East Asian features aligning with the III Marine Expeditionary Force... MORE

Surface Mine Warfighting Development Center Hosts Self-Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
October 25, 2018 — SAN DIEGO, California -- Leaders from the Self-Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force (JMSDF SF) recently visited the Naval Surface Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) to discuss... MORE

SMWDC Hosts Self-Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Eleanor Roosevelt's Ground-breaking Trip to Australia: A History
October 25, 2018 — CANBERRA, Australia -- As delivered by young Australian Eliza Cowley at the inaugural award for Leadership Excellence.We are here tonight because of one woman’s innate sense of what was right, just,... MORE

Submarine Group 7 Commander Attends Sri Lanka Navy's Galle Dialogue
October 24, 2018 — COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, represented the U.S. Navy at the ninth annual international maritime conference “Galle Dialogue” 2018 in Sri Lanka Oct... MORE

Indo-Pacific Command Chief Receives Old Salt Award
October 24, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Traditions underpin the Navy. The United States Navy sails state-of-the-art ships, flies fifth-generation aircraft and stalks threats with the latest hunter-killer submarines.But the... MORE

U.S. Soldiers, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Members Enhance Aquatic Confidence with Water Survival Training
October 24, 2018 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- To figuratively "tread water" means to be stuck in a perpetual state without making any progression, but ask the group that was doing that literally while wearing combat uniforms,... MORE

U.S. Soldiers, JGSDF members enhance aquatic confidence with water survival training

Pacific Air Forces commander Talks Innovation with 15th Wing Airmen
October 24, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, discussed total force integration (TFI) and innovation during a recent visit to the gateway of the... MORE

COMPACAF Talks Innovation with 15th Wing Airmen

3rd Fleet Hosts Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs Chairman, Strengthens Partnership
October 24, 2018 — SAN DIEGO, California -- Vice Adm. John D. Alexander, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) hosted Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Gen. Park Han-ki, chairman of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff, at 3rd Fleet... MORE

3rd Fleet hosts ROK Joint Chiefs chairman, strengthens partnership

U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force Commander Visits Kadena Air Base
October 23, 2018 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene, USFJ and 5th AF command chief, visited here to observe the... MORE