MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Military working dogs are trained in multiple abilities such as locating narcotics or explosives and conducting patrol work. The K-9s are also trained in the five phases of aggression, basic obedience and building searches which aid in a variety of...

POINT MUGU, California (NNS) -- Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California hosted a live-fire test of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile, a 21-inch diameter Standard Missile variant cooperatively developed by the United States and Japan for...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- If driving in snow is a hassle, imagine flying. Instead of every turn being a skidding accident waiting to happen, blocky wings couldn't get the right lift and flying straight would be an impossible task.While the roads and parking lots on base have snow...

The 730th Air Mobility Squadron opened the operations of its new MechanizedMaterials Handling System in a ceremony March 23, 2015, at Yokota Air Base,Japan.Replacing the MMHS installed in 1992, the new $32M systemincreases the capabilities of the 730th in velocity and storage."TheMMHS automates and...

Defense Secretary Ash Carter will visit Asia twice over the next two months to affirm defense relationships with allies and build upon key initiatives of the U.S. strategic rebalance to the region, Pentagon officials announced today. In a written statement, officials said Carter will begin his first...