OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- The US military and the Republic of Korea (ROK) air force operate various missile defense systems to protect South Korea. To coordinate missile defense operations between the two countries, the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command and the ROK Air Defense Missile...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, began operations in support of the joint U.S. military exercise Valiant Shield 2016, Sept 15.Valiant Shield is a biennial exercise held between the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and...

CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India – Soldiers with the U.S. Army‚ 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and the Indian army’s 12 Madras, stood together Sept. 15, 2016, in formation on a parade field nestled high in the mountains approximately 200 miles northeast of...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada met at the Pentagon yesterday to discuss the rapidly evolving security environment, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said. It was the first meeting between the defense leaders, Cook said in a statement. Inada...

PACIFIC OCEAN, Guam – The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force teamed up to unleash a new capability during Exercise Valiant Shield 2016, which debuted Sept. 13 in the Northern Marianas region.During the demonstration, B-1B bombers from the 337th Operational Test Squadron and F/A-18...