Mongolian Armed Forces and U.S. service members, along with more than 20 other nations, held an opening ceremony June 20 to mark the beginning of Exercise Khaan Quest 2015 at the Five Hills Training Area.Khaan Quest is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise hosted annually by MAF and...

The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), comprised of USS Ashland (LSD 48), USS Preble (DDG 88), USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) conducted both a fast attack craft/fast in-shore attack craft (FAC/FIAC) exercise, as well as an air...

The Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) arrived in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, June 21 for the ship’s second stop of Pacific Partnership 2015.Millinocket and embarked Task Force Forager, led by an expeditionary command element from the Navy's 30th...

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy welcomed Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga to the U.S. Embassy on June 19. In their meeting, she expressed sincere appreciation to Okinawa for its vital contributions to the U.S.-Japan Alliance, which is the cornerstone of peace and stability in East Asia.During the meeting,...

The success of exercises such as NORTHERN EDGE and RED FLAG-Alaska, rely on electronic attack pods to simulate threats and allow pilots from all over the world learn to adjust their sortie when an attack occurs.As technology advancements are made in the enemy's electronic attacks, pilots learn to...