23 May 2025 Seven Furman Graduates Commissioned into U.S. Army, Army Reserves, National Guard Seven Furman University graduates, who were members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps Paladin Battalion, were commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Army, National Guard or Army Reserves in a McAlister Auditorium ceremony May 9, the day before the cadets’ graduation...
23 May 2025 Marines of Vengeance 01, a decade later | Operation Sahayogi Haat KATHMANDU, Nepal — That 7.8 magnitude earthquake, on April 25, 2015, was recorded as the most devastating in Nepal’s history. Killing almost 9,000 people, injuring tens of thousands, and destroying hundreds of thousands of buildings. The earthquake spanned 120 kilometers long and 80 kilometers wide,...
23 May 2025 USINDOPACOM hosts U.S. - Australia MILREPs forum HONOLULU — Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted Australia Chief of the Defence Force, Adm. David Johnston AC RAN, during U.S.-Australian Military Representatives (MILREPs) forum, on May 20, 2025...
23 May 2025 Blue Ridge Departs Wellington, New Zealand Following Port Visit WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Wellington, New Zealand following a scheduled port visit, May 16-21, 2025...
22 May 2025 Yokota Airmen showcase readiness, resolve to honor fallen service members before Memorial Day Weekend JAPAN — U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing came together for a wing run and open ranks inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, to honor fallen service members before Memorial Day Weekend. The events were also conducted as part of a wing-wide initiative aimed at...
22 May 2025 Update 4 and Final: U.S. Coast Guard safely tows Lucky Harvest to Guam SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard safely towed the 47-foot vessel Lucky Harvest to Hagåtña boat basin arriving shortly after 8 p.m. on May 17, 2025, after it was located on May 16 with the two mariners aboard disabled 125 nautical miles west of Apra Harbor reportedly due to an electrical...
22 May 2025 GEN Brunson: We are committed to maintaining the momentum of trilateral security cooperation TOKYO, Japan — Gen. Xavier T. Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea, met with Gen. Ken-ichiro Nagumo, commander of the Japanese Joint Operations Command, May 20, during a visit to Japan to discuss trilateral defense cooperation...
21 May 2025 Blue Ridge Departs Wellington, New Zealand Following Port Visit WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Wellington, New Zealand following a scheduled port visit, May 16-21, 2025...
21 May 2025 USINDOPACOM commander visits Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits the Chilean Navy tall ship Esmeralda during its scheduled port visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam on May 20, 2025...
21 May 2025 U.S. and Philippine Coast Guards Conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity SULU SEA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative...