U.S. ARMY PACIFIC -- In a show of commitment to the nation of Palau and a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Soldiers from Alaska, Washington, and Hawaii took part in a training exercise on the island of Anguar as part of Defender Pacific 2020 (DP 20).Two Soldiers from the U.S...

OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Marines refined their ability to rapidly deploy to remote regional islands in order to control key maritime terrain as 3d Marine Division and 3d Marine Logistics Group conducted operations Sept. 23 to 25 centered on the Okinawan island of Ie Shima.During this operation,...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- With the aim of improving interpretation skills, U.S. Army Reserve Affairs Japan, U.S. Army Japan, hosted seven Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Technical Reserve Candidates for a training symposium here Sept. 24.The candidates, from the 117th Training Battalion based at...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Pacific Air Forces added a new innovation lab to its roster Sept. 25, 2020 at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Wing leadership and members of the base attended a soft opening of the Dojo, which is the installation’s new hub for problem-solving. The lab is supported by YokoWERX, a...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Exercise Valiant Shield participants from the U.S Air Force, Navy, Marines and Army tested the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Multidomain Operations Center – Forward, 22 Sept. 2020.The joint team conducted scenarios with a mix of live and...