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U.S. Forces Japan Command Chief Welcomes Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A to Misawa
February 28, 2018 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The United States Forces Japan and 5th Air Force command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Terrence A. Greene, joined Misawa Air Base leadership in welcoming the first operational... MORE

Naval War College Alumni Event Seeks to Strengthen Indo-Asia-Pacific Partnerships
February 28, 2018 — KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- U.S. Naval War College (NWC) kicked off its 16th Regional Alumni Symposium in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 27.The three-day event, hosted in partnership with... MORE

Remembering the Fallen
February 28, 2018 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 1st Special Operations Squadron visited the crash site of Stray 59 Feb. 26, to drop a wreath in honor for the eight aircrew members and 15 passengers who died... MORE

USNS Salvor, MDSU Divers Team Up with DPAA to Recover WWII Pilot's Remains Near Palau
February 28, 2018 — KOROR, Palau -- A recovery team aboard Military Sealift Command's USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) completed an excavation, Feb. 25, of multiple aircraft losses shot down in 1944 near Ngerekebesang Island,... MORE

Oil Spill in Valdez Prompt Response during Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018
February 28, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska-- While in Valdez, taking part in Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018, Guard members from the 103rd Civil Support Team, Alaska National Guard, and Washington National... MORE

Yokota's Airframes Demonstrate Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Capabilities at Cope North
February 27, 2018 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules and C-12J Huron aircrews, assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, participate in COPE NORTH 2018 (CN18) at Andersen Air Force Base,... MORE

Exercise Cobra Gold Strengthens Interoperability, Regional Relationships
February 27, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Some 5,800 U.S. service members, working in Thailand alongside forces from 29 partner nations, have wrapped up one of the largest security cooperation exercises in the Indo-Pacific... MORE

Raider Brigade Returns to the Republic of Korea
February 27, 2018 — CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (ID) assumed responsibility as the rotational armored brigade combat team in Korea during a transfer of... MORE

14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Patches Up, Beds Down F-16s at COPE NORTH
February 27, 2018 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- What was previously a quarterly bilateral exercise held at Misawa Air Base, members of the 35th Fighter Wing are now currently in the midst of exercise COPE NORTH 2018... MORE

Two High-Ranking U.S. Congressional Delegations Visit Lao People's Democratic Republic
February 27, 2018 — VIENTIANE, Lao People's Democratic Republic – Two high-level delegations from the U.S. Congress visited the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) between February 21-25. The Members of Congress met... MORE

UN Peacekeepers Open Exercise Shanti Doot 4 in Bangladesh
February 26, 2018 — The opening ceremony for Exercise Shanti Doot was held on Feb. 26, 2018, at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT), Rajendrapur Cantonment, Bangladesh. Shanti Doot 4 is... MORE

Sailors on Guam Hold Joint Search and Rescue Exercise with U.S. Coast Guard
February 26, 2018 — The exercise integrated CRG-1 and CRS-4 into the SAR efforts that HSC-25 and USCG Sector Guam routinely support. A week prior to the event stakeholders from each command came to discuss the actions... MORE

HA/DR Exercise Concludes at Cope North 2018
February 26, 2018 — The 5-day humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) portion of exercise COPE NORTH 18, which allowed U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense... MORE

U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert Showcases Harmony Between Two Nations
February 26, 2018 — Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni students united with local Japanese students for the eighth annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 24,... MORE

Cobra Gold 18: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise
February 23, 2018 — CHACHOENGSAO, Thailand -- The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise (HADR-X) is a part of Cobra Gold 2018, an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23... MORE

Tri-lateral Aeromedical Personnel Train at COPE NORTH 18
February 23, 2018 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Personnel from multiple nations conducted aeromedical missions during the Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) portion of exercise COPE NORTH 18 at Andersen... MORE

Icemen Practice Recovery Operations during Arctic Gold 18-5
February 23, 2018 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- It’s just another day in the office; the computers are humming, keyboard strokes are sounding and engines are starting to be spun-up and sent to work.“ALARM BLACK,... MORE

Defense Coordination Element- Hawaii Responds to Gita
February 23, 2018 — HONLULU, Hawaii -- Personnel and relief supplies requested by the Government of American Samoa began arriving in the capital of Pago Pago on 12 and 14 February. These items include Federal Emergency... MORE

Cobra Gold 18: Allied Marines Learn Jungle Survival Skills
February 23, 2018 — SATTAHIP, CHONBURI PROVINCE, Thailand -- Sunlight peeks though the tree tops as a team of Marines make their way through a dense and humid jungle. The last of their rations and water are all gone and... MORE

Pacific Partnership Mission Prepares to Enhance Disaster Response Cooperation, Strengthen Ties in Indo-Asia-Pacific
February 22, 2018 — SINGAPORE -- The U.S. Navy will join allied and partner nation militaries for the 13th Pacific Partnership mission, scheduled to begin Feb 23.This annual maritime operation will help improve disaster... MORE