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USS America, Green Bay Arrive in Thailand for Cobra Gold
February 24, 2020 — LAEM CHABANG, Thailand -- Ships from the America Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) arrived with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) for port visits to Thailand in preparation for exercise... MORE

The Rock Crosses the Pacific
February 24, 2020 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from Yokota Air Base welcomed four Air Mobility Command C-130J’s from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, as part of a capstone exercise Feb. 8-19, 2020.“Yokota has... MORE

Blue Ridge, 7th Fleet Staff Arrive in Thailand
February 24, 2020 — LAEM CHABANG, Thailand -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), along with the embarked 7th Fleet staff, arrived in Laem Chabang, Thailand, for a scheduled port visit as part of their... MORE

Agile Combat Employment: A Leaner, Meaner Force
February 24, 2020 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, executed a training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Feb. 21, 2020, in cooperation with Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing... MORE

U.S. Army Pacific: Leaving for Pacific Pathways
February 24, 2020 — SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division said their final farewells before heading to Thailand to participate in Pacific Pathways. Pacific Pathways is an operation... MORE

Building a Resilient Missile Defense Shield Around Japan
February 21, 2020 — OKINAWA, Japan -- Air and Missile Defense in the Pacific theater is an ever present and growing focus in the National Defense Strategy. Each year, the Resilient Shield exercise partners units in the... MORE

U.S. Sailors, Marines Train Alongside Japanese Soldiers in Exercise Iron Fist
February 21, 2020 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) and amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) along with U.S. Marines welcomed aboard Japanese Ground... MORE

Secretary of the Army: Strong Partnerships Serve as Deterrent to Armed Conflict
February 21, 2020 — FORT MEADE, Md. -- As Army leaders look toward the next steps in modernizing the force, they stressed the importance of working with allied partners both in Europe and in Southeast Asia. In the midst... MORE

U.S. Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2020
February 21, 2020 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. and Japan Armed Forces will be participating in Resilient Shield 2020 starting February 24, at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers... MORE

Andersen Answers Royal Australian Air Force Call for Support
February 21, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Earlier this month the United States Air Force 36th Contingency Response Squadron (CRS) sent two cargo load teams to Royal Air Force (RAAF) Base East Sale, Australia,... MORE

18th Aggressor Squadron Replicates Threats during Cope North 2020
February 20, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Twelve Soviet-style blue, black and forest flanker-themed F-16 Fighting Falcons took flight from a frigid 20-below-zero airfield in the Alaskan frontier to traverse... MORE

US, Japanese, Australian Forces Train Together during Pacific Defender 20-1
February 20, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Palm trees and tall grasses bend and sway in the near-constant breeze, which offers a welcome respite from the balmy temperatures and humidity inherent to the Northern... MORE

Battles Like Iwo Jima Must Never Happen Again, Milley Says
February 20, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Seventy-five years ago today, about 70,000 Marines and sailors, backed up by about 400 ships, made the assault landings on Iwo Jima, a Pacific island that is only several square miles in... MORE

Misawa F-16 Pilots Integrate with Bombers, Koku Jieitai Counterparts
February 20, 2020 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Six U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons integrated with two B-52H Stratofortress bombers and 13 Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) F-2s to conduct... MORE

U.S. Embassy Commemorates 75th Anniversary of U.S. Flag Raising after Battle of Manila
February 20, 2020 — MANILA, Philippines -- On Wednesday, February 19, the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines organized a special flag-raising event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur’s raising... MORE

Marines Landed on Iwo Jima 75 Years Ago
February 19, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- By February 1945, U.S. forces had island hopped across the Pacific Ocean and were rapidly closing in on the Japanese mainland.Before attacking Japan, war planners hoped to capture Iwo... MORE

Misawa ALS hosts Japanese service members, bridges gaps in English
February 19, 2020 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Misawa Airman Leadership School (ALS) hosted 20 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers from the 6th Division, Camp Jinmachi, Yamagata, Japan, at Misawa Air... MORE

1st Cavalry Division and the Battle of Manila -- 75 Years Later
February 19, 2020 — MANILA, Philippines -- The origins of the 1st Cavalry Division’s motto, “First Team,” can be traced back to World War II and the Battle of Manila from February 3 to March 3, 1945. This year marks the... MORE

U.S. Government Supports Royal Thai Government to Fight Drug Trafficking
February 19, 2020 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- On February 11, the United States donated electronic equipment with a value of approximately $30,000 to the Royal Thai Government to fight drug trafficking and... MORE

USS Paul Hamilton Visits Singapore
February 18, 2020 — SINGAPORE -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) arrived in Singapore for a scheduled port visit Feb. 18.During the port visit, Paul Hamilton Sailors will have... MORE