The U.S. and Republic of Korea navies completed a successful mine countermeasures exercise Oct. 24, in waters south of the Korean peninsula. The annual Clear Horizon exercise ran Oct. 20-24 and was designed to increase interoperability in mine countermeasures operations between the U.S. and Republic...

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) participated in a training evolution with Philippine navy frigate Gregorio Del Pilar (PF 15) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) Oct. 22.During the evolution, the ships conducted several drills in...

Military leaders spoke about the rebalance to the Pacific during the Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA) Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Guam in Tumon, Oct. 23.About 120 international businessmen and women met during the conference to discuss Guam's economy and what factors affect the future...

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Korean Minister of National Defense Han Min-koo met at the Pentagon today for the 46th Security Consultative Meeting.At the meeting, they agreed to implement South Korea’s proposal for a conditions-based approach to transferring wartime control of allied forces,...

Fifteen Airmen from Misawa's First Four Organization visited more than 25 orphaned children at the Biko-en Children's Care House in Shichinohe, Japan, Oct. 18.The organization made the 14-mile trip to the orphanage to donate school supplies to the elementary-aged children at the care house. The...