Team Kadena pulled off their most aggressive exercise to date with ForcefulTiger off the coast of Okinawa April 1.Forceful Tiger was a large forceexercise designed to demonstrate the 18th Wing's combat capabilities to defendOkinawa and had more participation from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron...

April 4th, 2015 marks the two year anniversary for the Terminal High AltitudeArea Defense (THAAD) mission on Guam. This important homeland defense missiontakes incredible dedication from the THAAD Soldiers. However the Task ForceTalon enablers set the stage for the first forward deployed THAAD...

Demographic changes in Asia will make the region more important to the United States, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at the State Department recently. As Carter prepared to depart April 6 for his first trip to Asia as defense secretary, he reiterated that the United States is a Pacific power and...

Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines completed a large-scale bilateral exercise here April 1. Approximately 4,500 ROK Marines and sailors worked alongside 2,200 U.S. Marine and 2,000 Navy personnel during Korean Marine Exchange Program ‘15 to improve their combined amphibious capabilities. “It is not...

Under the weight of their gear, five Soldiersclimbed a steep, unforgiving hill. The soil shifted under their feet as theytraveled through the early-morning darkness. Beads of sweat covered their facesas they made their way to their objective. The fire supportnoncommissioned officer, Sgt. Ramon...