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Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Arrives in Vietnam
March 5, 2020 — DA NANG, Vietnam -- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) arrived in Da Nang, March 5, for a scheduled port visit commemorating 25 years of U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic relations.Mr... MORE

Dagger Brigade Assumes 2nd Infantry Division Rotational Mission
March 5, 2020 — CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea - The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, "Dagger" 1st Infantry Division and the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, "Greywolf" 1st Cavalry Division conducted a transfer of... MORE

Alaska Guardsmen Gain Lethality with Arctic Survival, New M17 Pistol Training in the Arctic
March 5, 2020 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson took part in arctic survival, helicopter-hoisting exercises,... MORE

Three Wings, One Objective: Misawa, Yokota, Little Rock Practice Agile Combat Employment
March 5, 2020 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing integrated with units from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, for a Total Force cooperation event aimed at... MORE

New Hampshire's 12th Civil Support Team Trains in Frigid Alaskan Weather
March 5, 2020 — BETHEL, Alaska -- U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Sara McPherson, the decontamination NCO and acting noncommissioned officer in charge with the 12th Civil Support Team (CST), New Hampshire... MORE

Royal Thai, US Forces Commemorate Landmine Reduction Operations with Unexploded Ordnance Destruction
March 4, 2020 — SA KAEO, Kingdom of Thailand -- The Royal Thai Armed Forces Thailand Mine Action Center hosted a demonstration to inform U.S. and Thai military leadership about ongoing landmine reduction operations... MORE

Eielson Airmen Complete Golden Raven 20-1
March 4, 2020 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base completed Exercise Golden Raven (GR) 20-1 on Feb. 28, 2020.Golden Raven 20-1 is designed to give the 354th Fighter Wing and the... MORE

Cobra Gold 20: Airmen in the Army
March 4, 2020 — PHITSANULOK, Kingdom of Thailand -- With the spice brown lettering on their uniforms and their unique shoulder patches, it is easy to pick out the members of the U.S. Air Force’s 1st Weather Squadron... MORE

Commander of PACAF, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Nominated to be Next Air Force Chief of Staff
March 3, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Gen. Charles Q. (CQ) Brown, Jr., the commander of Pacific Air Forces, a decorated pilot who has held key commands and served as a military advisor at the highest levels, has... MORE

Cobra Gold 20: Marine Air Support Squadron-2 Augments 31st MEU for First Time
March 3, 2020 — SATTAHIP, Thailand (Feb. 26, 2020) -- For the first time, Marine Air Support Squadron 2 (MASS-2), is falling under the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), as the MEU leads all Marine Corps forces... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Refuels C-130 at 20,000 Feet
March 3, 2020 — EILSON AFB, Alaska — Pilots crowded around a long, wooden table inside a briefing room early on the morning of Feb. 27 to receive their mission. The day’s tasks: a series of touch-and-go landings... MORE

Intel Airman’s Quick Action Saves a Contractor’s Life
March 3, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Despite an unprecedentedly hot summer and the plume of wildfire smoke that engulfed Anchorage, Alaska, it was a typical work-day for Senior Airman Alaina... MORE

Cobra Gold: Partner Nations Practice Noncombatant Evacuation Operations
March 2, 2020 — UTAPAO, Kingdom of Thailand -- Civilians stream through the gates into view of Department of State personnel and military service members welcoming them with clear directions. A military working dog... MORE

III Marine Expeditionary Force and 7th Fleet Join for Staff Talks at Sea Aboard Flagship
March 2, 2020 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Leaders and staff from U.S. 7th Fleet and III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) met at sea to discuss naval integration aboard 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).The focus of... MORE

Arctic Warriors Face the Bitter Cold During Arctic Edge 20
March 2, 2020 — FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- In the early morning hours of February 28th, 2020 soldiers and marines gathered in the historic shell of Hangar 1 on Ladd Army Air Field, Fort Wainwright, Alaska for the... MORE

U.S., Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Team Up for Humanitarian Exercise in Komaki
March 2, 2020 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Primed and ready for potential calls to action, Yokota Airmen integrated with Japanese Self-Defense Forces to support Japan’s joint bilateral disaster relief exercise, dubbed... MORE

US Air Force Academy Grad Enhanced Interoperability at COPE North 20
March 2, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.A. Air Force 2d Lt Megan Barrick is one of the approximately 2,000 military personnel that honed their skills to increase combat readiness and interoperability... MORE

CG20: U.S., Thai Military Strengthen Relationships through Coordinated Amphibious Beach Landing
March 2, 2020 — HAT YAO BEACH, Kingdom of Thailand -- Roaring overhead, a pair of Royal Thai Air force F-16 Fighting Falcons flew over the designated beach as U.S. and Thai forces moved from ship to shore in an... MORE

U.S. Navy, JMSDF Strengthen Alliance through Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training
February 28, 2020 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Units and personnel from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will kick off a bilateral advanced warfighting training (BAWT) exercise Feb. 29.BAWT is a... MORE

Civil Support Team Conducts Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Training with Agencies
February 28, 2020 — FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- Members of the Alaska National Guard's 103rd Civil Support Team participated in a joint training exercise alongside local, state, and federal partners Feb. 24-25 as part of Arctic... MORE