The Navy has created five Additional Qualification Designators (AQD) to identify officers with experience and education relating to the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) area of responsibility (AOR). In an effort to identify and manage the talent that exists in the Navy, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus...

Philippine Marine Capt. Capt. Rogin Toledo has had a fair share of fast-roping experience, but the same operation from a tiltrotor aircraft like the MV-22B Osprey is anything but routine.“The last time I have done this type of training was six years ago, and it was off of a tower,” said Toledo,...

Ambassador Campbell attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Armed Forces ofMongolia Five Hills Military Training Center.  She participated in the ceremonywith the Minister of Defense, the Honorable Tsolmon, and the Chief of theGeneral Staff, Lieutenant General Byambajav. The U.S. Department of...

In his first trip overseas as Deputy Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary Antony Blinken will travel next week to the Republic of Korea (ROK), China, and Japan to meet with a wide range of government officials and non-governmental experts to advance our relationships in these countries.The Deputy...

Hours before aerial formations can be seen flying over Daegu Air Base, Republicof Korea, 8th Fighter Wing crew chiefs taxi to the runway to prepare forpre-flight inspections. Sortie after sortie, they marshal the pilots and conductpre- and post-flight inspections with 100 percent accuracy,...