Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera on the sidelines of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting at the State Department to reaffirm the strength of the U.S-Japan Alliance.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis congratulated the South Korean defense minister on his confirmation to the position and discussed a range issues related to the U.S.-South Korean alliance during a phone call.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson were hosts to the Japanese Foreign Minister and Defense Minister for the Security Consultative Committee meeting at the State Department in Washington, D.C.

The top priorities for U.S. Strategic Command are to provide a strategic deterrent, if deterrence fails provide a decisive response and respond with a combat-ready force, the commander of Stratcom said.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said in Beijing that he believes the diplomatic and economic pressure campaign aimed at North Korea is making progress and the odds are improving that the nuclear and ballistic missile issues can be solved peacefully.

A new device at Beale Air Force Base, California, has reduced the time and manpower needed for hypoxia demonstrations during refresher training required for pilots to continue on flight status.

Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard C-130 aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System continue supporting wildland fire suppression efforts in California as the National Preparedness System's fire preparedness level sits at PL-5, its highest level.

Every day, Air Force Senior Airman Brittany Fuentes is tasked with the responsibility of collecting and providing vital information that could impact the outcome of mobility missions worldwide. Fuentes is a collection requirements manager assigned to Air Mobility Command’s Air Intelligence Squadron at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.