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U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps Team Up to Support Sasebo Disaster Drill September 2, 2016 — SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey transported medical personnel and evacuated a simulated patient from a remote island during Sasebo's annual emergency drill, Sept. 1. The MORE

Top-performing Leaders Attend Young Alaka'i Leadership Program September 2, 2016 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Thirty-two top performing leaders from all services across the Pacific region will start the third iteration of the Young Alaka’i (YA) Leader Development Program 16-02 MORE

U.S., Philippine Airmen Talks Enhance Interoperability September 2, 2016 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- “The U.S. military is a comforting and reassuring presence,” said Maj. Gen. Conrado Parra, Jr., Philippine Air Force vice commander, during the fifth annual MORE

Misawa, Pacific Angel Participants Impacted for Life September 2, 2016 — JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- Patient care is crucial in a country with minimal accessibility to hospitals due to lengthy commutes and no means to travel to these locations.Operation Pacific Angel 16-3 had two MORE

Mission Ready Fighters: 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Keeps Kadena's Aircraft Battle Ready September 2, 2016 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen rush from one end of the hangar to the other, strapping down more than 70 pallets full of aircraft equipment as the mechanical whir of forklifts moving equipment can MORE

In Korea, a Temporary City Springs Up for US, Canadian Soldiers September 2, 2016 — YONGIN, SOUTH KOREA -- More than 300 I Corps soldiers showed up at Yongin, South Korea on Aug. 20, bleary-eyed and jet lagged after making the long journey from Joint-Base Lewis McChord to participate MORE

Partnerships Connect as Pacific Endeavor Wraps up in Australia September 1, 2016 — BRISBANE, Australia -- After two weeks of information sharing modules, equipment checks, and field testing, nearly 250 participants of Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2016 (PE16) came together for a closing MORE

Bilateral Exercise Prepares Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force for Airshow September 1, 2016 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Midday, a loud boom echoed across Misawa’s flight line during a bilateral emergency management exercise led by the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, Aug. 31.The exercise was MORE

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-122 Concludes Unit Level Training September 1, 2016 — RAAF TINDAL, NT, AUSTRALIA -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 concluded flight operations for Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Sept. 1, 2016. VMFA-122 gained MORE

15th Wing Charges toward Hurricane Madeline to Provide Relief September 1, 2016 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Airmen from the 15th Wing, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, 535th Airlift Squadron and even the 55th Airlift Port Squadron from Travis AFB, Calif., all teamed up to MORE

Arctic Spartans Polish Skills in Exercise Spartan Agoge September 1, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In ancient Sparta, young men were required to attend Agoge, a school which instilled the principles of and taught the skills necessary for being a part of a MORE

Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Reserve Component Discuss Readiness, Capabilities September 1, 2016 — CAMP ICHIGAYA, Japan – Senior leaders from the U.S. Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan shared best practices with their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Reserve Component partners at Camp Ichigaya in MORE

Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Spectrum Center Airmen Connect with Multinational Partners during Exercise in Australia August 31, 2016 — BRISBANE, Australia - 31 Aug 16 – Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2016 (PE16) is in full swing after it began Aug 22, and experts from the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Joint Spectrum Center MORE

Pacific Partnership 2016 Departs Indonesia, Completing Final Mission Stop August 31, 2016 — PADANG, Indonesia (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership 2016, embarked aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), departed its final mission stop, Padang, Indonesia, Aug. 30. Personnel completed two weeks of MORE

The Latest Stryker Vehicle is Built for Extremes August 31, 2016 — COLD REGIONS TEST CENTER, Alaska -- When Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were imperiled by the destructive power of improvised explosive devices, a variant of the armored Stryker combat vehicle MORE

Mustang Medics Train with Republic of Korea Air Force Counterparts August 31, 2016 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Medics from the 51st Medical Group trained on mass casualty procedures with their Republic of Korea air force counterparts during a medical exercise here Aug. 22, MORE

Pacific Surface Action Group and Australia Participate In Exchange Program August 31, 2016 — PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) -- A member of the Royal Australian Navy deployed with the inaugural U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group is helping enhance bilateral relations and support MORE

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-122 Gets Low during Southern Frontier August 31, 2016 — ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 executed low-altitude tactics training during the last week of Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force MORE

USS Boxer Makes First Stop in U.S. During 2016 Deployment August 30, 2016 — PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), with embarked units from Amphibious Squadron 1 and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, MORE

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Visits Kadena August 30, 2016 — KADNEA AIR BASE, Japan -- Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with members of Team Kadena about leadership, jobs and how they MORE