BANGKOK, Thailand (Oct. 15, 2012) - Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, is provided a tour of the Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok by Royal Thai Armed Forces personnel after meeting with Thai government and military officials. (US Pacific Command photo by Army Staff Sgt. Carl N. Hudson)

Pacific Thunder Gets Jump Start at Osan

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea - For the fifth straight year, 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadron Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, have teamed up with the 25th Fighter Squadron here to kick off Exercise Pacific Thunder 2012.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 15, 2012) - The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits the South China Sea. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by MCS Jennifer A. Villalovos)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 13, 2012) - Sailors man a rigid hull inflatable boat during a man-overboard drill on the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group and is currently participating in Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2013 with the armed forces of the Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Adam M. Bennett)

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (Oct. 11, 2012) - Marci Angelella, wife of Lt. Gen. Sam Angelella, U.S. Force Japan, 5th Air Force commander, hands candy to a child at the Sabishiro Child Care Center. The center was affected by the earthquake and tsunami that hit northern Japan last year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

BANDA SEA (Oct. 11, 2012) - Seaman Armando Garcia, a sailor with the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL), assembles a stretcher during a tour of the medical department aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is currently participating in Exercise Crocodilo 2012, a multilateral exercise that promotes partnership through community service and training with the F-FDTL. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC1 Elizabeth Merriam)

GYERYONG, South Korea (Oct. 10, 2012) - The Republic of Korea Ground Festival Forces Festival is one of the largest and most unique military exhibitions in the world. Children take a closer look at a Surface to Air Missile Launcher during the 2012 Republic of Korea Ground Forces Festival in Gyeryong. (Photo by Pfc. Hong Dongkyun, Eighth Army Public Affairs)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Oct. 7, 2012) - An Australian officer from the Royal Australian Air Force is greeted by Gen. Herbert J. 'Hawk' Carlisle, Pacific Air Forces commander, at base operations, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 7, 2012. Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Force assistant vice chief of staff, hosted the tour to demonstrate to the foreign air attach� leaders and their spouses how the U.S. Air Force conducts business. The trip highlighted how Air Force installations operate through mission briefing hands-on demonstrations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)