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U.S. Air Force Airmen, B-52H Bombers Arrive in Australia to Train with Australian Counterparts
March 30, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Airmen and B-52H Stratofortress bombers arrived at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin March 29 and have commenced training with the Royal... MORE

Navy Honors the Service of Vietnam War Veterans
March 30, 2018 — WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Naval History and Heritage Command held a commemoration ceremony in honor of Vietnam War Veterans Day at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy's Cold War Gallery located on the... MORE

374th Civil Engineering Squadron: Enhancing Interoperability
March 30, 2018 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) and 20 Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Airmen spent a day sharing practices to strengthen... MORE

A Lean Six Sigma Project to Improve Watercraft Maintenance
March 30, 2018 — South Korea -- Pacific Reach is a biennial exercise with the Republic of Korea armed forces, the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) (7 TB[X]), and other Army, joint, and interagency... MORE

U.S. Navy Ship Mercy, Pacific Partnership Mission Arrives in Indonesia
March 29, 2018 — BENGKULU, Indonesia -- U.S. and partner nation service members participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 arrived in Bengkulu, Indonesia aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) March... MORE

USNS Mercy Delivers Medical Supplies to Ulithi Atoll

U.S., Indonesian Air Forces Conclude Exercise Cope West 2018
March 29, 2018 — MANADO AIR BASE, Indonesia -- Exercise Cope West 2018 (CW18), a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral, tactical fighter aircraft exercise involving the U.S. and Indonesian air forces concluded with... MORE

Joint Base Lewis-McChord Senior Leaders Meet with Consulate General of Japan in Seattle
March 29, 2018 — SEATTLE, Washington -- Several senior leaders from Joint Base Lewis-McChord joined the Consulate General of Japan in Seattle for his annual Tomodachi Reception Mar. 23, to celebrate Japan’s continued... MORE

JBLM Senior leaders meet with Consulate General of Japan in Seattle

Indonesia, US Service Members Learn Each Other's Cultures, Boost Readiness at Cope West 2018
March 29, 2018 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 110 U.S. Air Force Airmen from Misawa Air Base participated in the Cope West 2018 Field Training Exercise with 150 service members from the Indonesian Air Force at... MORE

Essex Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Launch Integration Exercise
March 28, 2018 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 1, and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commenced PHIBRON-MEU Integration Exercise (PMINT), March 23.PHIBRON 1 is comprised of the Wasp-class... MORE

Essex ARG, 13th MEU launch integration exercise

Seabee Divers Uncover Cannon, Meet with Local School in Yap during Pacific Partnership 2018
March 28, 2018 — YAP, Federated States of Micronesia -- U.S. Navy Seabee divers from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 uncovered a cannon and met with students at Yap Catholic High School ahead of Pacific... MORE

Misawa Airman Earns Prestigious Japan America Air Force Goodwill Association Award
March 28, 2018 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Cheers fill the ballroom as Senior Master Sgt. Paul Riley, the 35th Maintenance Squadron armament flight chief, walks across the stage. He greets the Japanese leaders and... MORE

Misawa Airman earns prestigious JAAGA award

UK, Japan Medical Staff Saves Life in Yap during Pacific Partnership 2018
March 28, 2018 — YAP, Federated States of Micronesia -- Two medical staff officers from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and a medical assistant petty officer from the British Army helped a Yapese patient who... MORE

Joint Statement on the 15th Meeting of the India-U.S. Working Group on Counterterrorism
March 28, 2018 — The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of India and the United States of America on the occasion of the 15th Meeting of the India-U.S. Working Group on Counterterrorism:... MORE

Sterett Visits Hong Kong during 7th Fleet Deployment
March 27, 2018 — HONG KONG -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) arrived in Hong Kong for a port visit March 27 after a stretch of operations as part of a deployment in the Indo-Pacific.The visit is... MORE

Mattis Welcomes Indonesia's Foreign Minister to Pentagon
March 27, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis welcomed Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to the Pentagon today, March 26, 2018, for a meeting to discuss areas of mutual interest to their... MORE

Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Returns to 7th Fleet
March 27, 2018 — INDIAN OCEAN -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG), led by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, returned to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO) as part of its regularly scheduled... MORE

Chitose, Misawa Bilateral Exchange Airmen Reunite Year Later
March 27, 2018 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Ten Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen from the 2nd Fighter Wing at Chitose Air Base, Japan, took part in the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Misawa Air Base, Japan,... MORE

Michael Murphy Begins Joint Patrols in Oceanic Region
March 26, 2018 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and the U.S. Coast Guard began joint maritime security patrols designed to reduce and eliminate illegal fishing in the Western Pacific, March 26.The... MORE

Course Prepares New Chiefs for Leadership Role
March 26, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, chief master sergeant, is an elite tier of enlisted professionals that provide a unique and vital service to... MORE

US, UK, Japan Begin Health Engagements in Yap for Pacific Partnership
March 26, 2018 — YAP, Federated States of Micronesia -- The Pacific Partnership 2018 medical team from the U.S., United Kingdom and Japan began the first of more than a dozen health engagements in Yap, Federated... MORE

Mercy stops in Guam en route for Pacific Partnership