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Special Operations Forces Exercise in Arctic Conditions
March 16, 2018 — FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- The U.S. military conducts mission-based training events year-round, but Arctic Edge 2018 is a unique opportunity that has brought more than 1,500 U.S. military personnel from... MORE

Field Artillery Soldiers Test New Precision Targeting System to Find Friend or Foe on Battlefield
March 16, 2018 — FORT GREELY, Alaska -- Twenty Field Artillery Soldiers are testing the Joint Effects Targeting System Target Laser Designation System (JETS-TLDS) at the Cold Regions Test Center here.The JETS-TLDS is... MORE

FA Soldiers test new precision targeting system to find friend or foe on battlefield

U.S. Army Pacific Welcomes New Deputy Commanding General
March 16, 2018 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- The U.S. Army Pacific welcomed Maj. Gen. Timothy M. McKeithen, deputy commanding general— National Guard, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), during a Flying V ceremony held at... MORE

USARPAC welcomes new deputy commanding general

Alaska Guardsmen Conduct Operations in Frozen Beaufort Sea
March 16, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- More than 50 Alaska National Guardsmen are supporting the U.S. Navy's Ice Exercise several hundred miles north of the Alaskan coastline. The training is... MORE

Alaska National Guardsmen support Arctic Ocean Ice Exercise

North Korea Poses ‘Most Urgent Security Threat,’ Pacom Chief Says
March 15, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- The United States faces the most “complex and volatile” security environment in the Indo-Pacific region in recent memory, with North Korea the top threat, the commander of U.S. Pacific... MORE

USS Wasp Arrives in Okinawa After Completing Series of Flight Operations with F-35B Lightning
March 15, 2018 — OKINAWA, Japan -- The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived in White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, March 15, after completing a completing a dedicated period of flight operations with... MORE

U.S. 7th Fleet Commemorates 75th Anniversary
March 15, 2018 — BRISBANE, Australia -- Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet kicked off a series of celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the creation of 7th Fleet with a ceremonial speech... MORE

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-367 Bids Farewell to AH-1W Super Cobra Helicopters
March 15, 2018 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI -- Since their arrival in 2012, the AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters have been flown out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) as a part of Marine Light Attack Helicopter... MORE

HMLA-367 bids farewell to AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters

USS Ashland Arrives in Okinawa to Embark 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines
March 15, 2018 — OKINAWA, Japan (NNS) -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived at White Beach, Okinawa, March 15 to embark the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) as part of a regularly... MORE

USS Ashland Arrives in Okinawa to Embark 31st MEU Marines

Infantry Task Force Looks to Overmatch Potential Foes
March 15, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- The United States already has the best infantry soldiers, Marines and special operators on the face of the Earth, but Defense Secretary James N. Mattis wants them to completely overmatch... MORE

USS Mustin Sharpens Skills during MultiSail 18
March 14, 2018 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) operated as Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15's flagship during MultiSail 2018 and functioned as the center of... MORE

Alaska National Guardsmen Support Arctic Ocean Ice Exercise
March 14, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- To most people – even Alaskans who are accustomed to the cold – the North Pole might as well be the surface of the moon in terms of its remoteness and... MORE

Japan Patriot Battalion Fields First Operational Dismounted Patriot Information Coordination Central
March 14, 2018 — OKINAWA, Japan -- The success of the United States Army is aided by consistent improvement in warfighting equipment. As a forward deployed Patriot Missile Battalion, the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense... MORE

U.S. Military Turns over New Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial System to Secretary of National Defense and Philippine Air Force
March 14, 2018 — MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim turned over a Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana during a transfer... MORE

Misawa Medic Chills in Antarctica, Supports Operation Deep Freeze
March 14, 2018 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Most humans will never venture as far south as Antarctica. The seasons rarely change with every dawn lighting up the snowy white tundra void of vegetation. The chilly air... MORE

U.S., Indonesian Air Forces Kickoff Exercise Cope West 2018
March 13, 2018 — MANADO AIR BASE, Indonesia -- Exercise Cope West 2018 (CW18), a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral exercise involving the U.S. and Indonesian air forces officially kicked off March 12, with an... MORE

Alaska Guardsmen Conduct Operations in Frozen Beaufort Sea
March 13, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- More than 50 Alaska National Guard members are supporting the U.S. Navy's Ice Exercise several hundred miles north of the Alaskan coastline. The training is... MORE

Carl Vinson Begins Bilateral Exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
March 13, 2018 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Carl Vinson Strike Group began a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), March 11, during a regularly scheduled deployment in the Western... MORE

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshal Office Hosts Joint K-9 Training
March 13, 2018 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni’s Provost Marshal’s Office conducted joint K-9 training with members of the Japan Maritime... MORE

MCAS Iwakuni PMO hosts joint K-9 training

Naval Supply Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka Site Marianas Logisticians Support MultiSail 2018
March 13, 2018 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Logisticians from Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka Site Marianas took part in the MultiSail 2018 bilateral training exercise, Mar. 8-14,... MORE

Antietam Leads Surface to Air Missile Exercise in MultiSail 18