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Relocations to Repatriations
October 19, 2018 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The eyes of a nation, and the world, converged on Osan Air Base Aug. 1 to watch as 55 cases of remains from the Korean War were repatriated from the Democratic... MORE

Special Operations Command Soldiers Test RA-1 Double Bag Static Line Parachute System, USASOC C-27J
October 19, 2018 — FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Okinawa-based Special Operations Soldiers traveled here to support an airdrop certification test of the RA-1 Parachute System in the Double Bag Static Line configuration with the... MORE

U.S. Military Units in Okinawa Conduct Joint, Bilateral CBRN Training
October 18, 2018 — CAMP HANSEN, Japan -- Interoperability is at forefront of joint and bilateral partnerships. In an effort to increase contingency readiness; Soldiers, Marines, and Airmen stationed in Okinawa conducted... MORE

Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center Mine Warfare Division Certified as Theater Mine Warfare Commander
October 18, 2018 — SAN DIEGO, California -- Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet recently certified Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center’s (SMWDC) Mine Warfare Division as the Theater Mine Warfare Commander... MORE

F-16s Train at Draughon Range, Showcase Readiness to 600
October 18, 2018 — DRAUGHON RANGE, Japan -- More than 600 attendees looked to the sky as F-16 Fighting Falcons performed strafing and air-to-ground maneuvers and C-130J Super Hercules conducted airdrops during Range Day... MORE

RQ-21A Blackjack First Flight in Hawaii
October 18, 2018 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial system was launched for the first time in Hawaii by Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 on Oct. 15, at Marine Corps Air Station... MORE

Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Provides Support during Red Flag-Alaska 19-1
October 18, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for United States and international forces flown under simulated air combat... MORE

Freeman Hall Closure Ceremony Marks Final 2ID Milestone at Camp Red Cloud Command
October 18, 2018 — UIJEONGBU, South Korea -- As the sun set behind the mountains in Uijeongbu, at precisely 5 p.m. local time, the thunderous boom from the cannon fired. This signified the end of the duty day and an era... MORE

USS Shoup Departs Fiji following Port Visit
October 17, 2018 — SUVA, Fiji -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) departed Suva, Oct. 17, following a port visit that celebrated decades of Fiji-American naval partnership."The U.S. Navy maintains a... MORE

U.S. Secretary of Defense Makes Second Visit to Vietnam in 2018, Highlights Growing U.S.-Vietnam Partnership
October 17, 2018 — HANOI, Viet Nam -- U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis made his second visit of the year to Vietnam and his first visit to Ho Chi Minh City October 16-17. Secretary Mattis’ visit highlighted the... MORE

No Hesitation on the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques
October 17, 2018 — OKINAWAI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), III Marine Information Group (MIG), conducted helicopter rope suspension... MORE

Coast Guard, Navy Conduct Medevac of Cruise Ship Passenger Near Hawaii
October 17, 2018 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Navy conducted a medevac of an 83-year-old male Canadian passenger from a 951-foot cruise ship roughly 150 miles north of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sunday.A Navy... MORE

USS Shoup Hosts Dignitaries during Fiji Shipboard Reception
October 16, 2018 — SUVA, Fiji -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) hosted more than 150 military and civilian dignitaries from the United States, Fiji, Australia, United Kingdom, Spain, New Zealand and... MORE

The Marine Corps Combat Pistol Program
October 16, 2018 — OKINAWA, Japan -- Every Marine is a rifleman. This is evident in every photo of a Marine donning the service alpha uniform, courtesy of the shimmering marksmanship badge over their left breast pocket... MORE

207th Aviation Regiment Arctic Eagles Clutch on to New Comma
October 16, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lt. Col. Robert Seymour ceremoniously relinquished command of 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment to Lt. Col. Michele Edwards in a change of command... MORE

Senior U.S. Official Meets with Lao Government to Discuss Indo-Pacific Strategy
October 16, 2018 — VIENTIANE, Lao PDR -- On October 14-16, a senior official from the U.S. State Department visited Laos to review the continued progress in bilateral relations and to brief Lao officials on the U.S... MORE

USS Shoup Conducts Fiji Port Visit as Part of Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Deployment
October 15, 2018 — SAN DIEGO, California -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) will arrive in Suva as part of the ship’s Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) deployment, Oct. 14.While in Suva, USS Shoup... MORE

U.S. Navy Divers Recover Oil from Wrecked WWII Prinz Eugen
October 15, 2018 — ENUBUJ ISLAND, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands – U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit 1 aboard U.S. Naval Ship Salvor completed removal of fuel oil from the capsized World War II German... MORE

Wild Weasel Maintainers Learn Joint, Multilateral Tactics at Red Flag-Alaska 19-1
October 15, 2018 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Maintenance Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, are applying their maintenance skills and knowledge during exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 at... MORE

U.S. Military, Japan Self-Defense Force Prepare for Exercise Keen Sword
October 15, 2018 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Units from the U.S. military and Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) will conduct exercise Keen Sword beginning Oct. 29.The biennial exercise is the latest in a series of... MORE