EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airmen from the 354th Fighter Wing completed Arctic Gold 21-1, a Phase 1 readiness exercise, Nov.19, 2020.The primary objective of the exercise was to test and evaluate the wing’s capability to deploy forces and cargo in accordance with a deployment order. It also...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Army leaders from 26 nations across five continents virtually joined the 44th Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar (IPAMS XLIV) and the 6th Senior Enlisted Leaders Forum (SELF VI), Nov. 16-17.U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and the Philippine Army co-hosted this year’s event...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- After conducting its fourth routine transit through the Taiwan Strait this year, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) returned to South China Sea, Nov. 21, to conduct maritime security operations and promote peace and stability in the region.“A continued...

OKINAWA, Japan -- Since late March, the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa has been implementing strict safety measures including restricting activities off base to minimize the spread of COVID-19. After the infection surged in early July, with two clusters of infections discovered on Marine Corps Air...

INDIAN OCEAN -- Maritime forces from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States completed Phase II of the multi-lateral naval exercise, Malabar 2020, November 20.The exercise improved integration between Australian, Indian, Japanese, and U.S. maritime forces and provide an opportunity to conduct...