About 3,500 U.S. soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division began their nine-month rotation in South Korea and formally took responsibility for the Army’s mission to deter North Korea during a ceremony at Camp Casey, roughly 15 miles from the border with the communist regime.
Army helicopters are continuing attempts to contain a brush fire at the Schofield Barracks Range Complex in Hawaii that has already burned about 570 acres since it began.
The biennial Talisman Sabre will bring together a record number of troops from 19 countries for joint training across Australia and Papua New Guinea.
