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Coast Guard, Royal Australian Navy Assist Sailing Crew in Distress Off Oahu
July 31, 2018 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Royal Australian navy responded to a distress call from the crew of a demasted sailing vessel off Makapu’u Point, Saturday.A Coast Guard Station Honolulu... MORE

U.S. Air Force Kicks Off Participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2018
July 31, 2018 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, began their participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 in Darwin, Australia,... MORE

U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program Performs Mine Clearance Operations During RIMPAC Southern California
July 31, 2018 — SAN DIEGO, California -- Mark 7 Marine Mammal System (MMS) bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy's Marine Mammal Systems Program (MMSP) supported dynamic mine countermeasure (MCM) training during the... MORE

U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program Performs Mine Clearance Operations During RIMPAC SOCAL 2018

Medal of Honor Recipient Visits Eielson
July 31, 2018 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Leroy Petry, a Medal of Honor recipient, visited service members in Alaska to speak about his time as a Ranger, his Medal of Honor and... MORE

Marines with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon Take on the Jungle
July 31, 2018 — JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- In northern Okinawa, Japan under humid canopies of dense jungle, the crunch of rocks echoes through the trees from the strides of U.S. Marines on a... MORE

Marines with TRT Plt. take on the jungle

Curtis Wilbur Completes Basic Phase
July 31, 2018 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) became Basic Phase complete July 30.During a ship’s Basic Phase, the crew trains and is evaluated on... MORE

U.S. Army Experts Train with Malaysian Soldiers
July 30, 2018 — CAMP SENAWANG, Malaysia -- Technical expertise is critical in a modern military and global threats require precision, innovation and expediency. One such training event was led by Willie Hernandez,... MORE

U.S. Receives Fallen Service Members’ Remains From North Korea
July 30, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- The United Nations Command with support from U.S. Forces Korea today repatriated 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members returned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,... MORE

US, Japan Bomber-fighter Integration Training Showcases Strength of Alliance
July 30, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers, assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, participated in a... MORE

Complex Mine Warfare Training Complete in RIMPAC Southern California
July 30, 2018 — SAN DIEGO, California -- The tactical free play phase of mine warfare operations in the Southern California (SOCAL) area of operations in support of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise finished,... MORE

Complex mine warfare training complete in RIMPAC SOCAL

Brown Assumes Command of Pacific Air Forces
July 30, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Joining a proud legacy of leaders, Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr. assumed command of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) during a ceremony here, July 26, 2018.Presiding over the... MORE

United Nations Command and U.S. Forces Korea Open New Headquarters Building
July 30, 2018 — GARRISON HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and United Nations Command (UNC) opened their new building June 29 in a ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys in the Republic of... MORE

UNC and USFK Open New Headquarters Building

Right Place, Right Time, Right Marine: The Story of the First Marine Corps Female Primary Marksmanship Instructor at Edson Range
July 26, 2018 — Over the last 100 years, female Marines have made great strides in distinguishing themselves among their male counterparts. During the 1980’s, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s women were no... MORE

Three Divers Rescued off Guam by Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25
July 26, 2018 — Guam-based “Island Knight” Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 rescued three divers separated from their boat more than 15 miles from the Guam shore Thursday.At approximately 1:30 pm,... MORE

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2018) -- Sailors assigned to the Guam-based “Island Knights” from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 rescue divers separated from their boat more than 15 miles from the Guam shore.

U.S. Navy Fire and Emergency Services Personnel Respond to Yokosuka Warehouse Fire
July 26, 2018 — Fire crews from both Yokosuka Naval Base and Ikego Family Housing Area responded to the request in support of the Mutual Cooperation Agreement between the City of Yokosuka and Commander Fleet... MORE

(U.S. Navy photo by Commander, Navy Region Japan Fire Department.)

Partnerships Strengthen as Cope Taufan 18 Marks Completion
July 25, 2018 — SUBANG KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Laughter and conversation fills the room as Airmen from the U.S. Air Force and Royal Malaysian air force (RMAF) sit intermingled with each other at Subang Air Base,... MORE

Talks Bolster U.S.-Australia Security Relationship, Mattis Says
July 25, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- The 28th talks between the United States and Australia were an excellent opportunity to bolster the security relationship and reaffirm the steadfast alliance and close collaboration... MORE

Army Conducts 1st RIMPAC Joint Live-fire Sinking Exercise as Multi-Domain Task Force
July 25, 2018 — KEKAHA, Hawaii -- "Attention in the TAC! Target is Colorado."The U.S. Army's Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) Tactical Command Post, or MDTF TAC, operating at the Pacific Missile Range Facility here is... MORE

Airmen, International Partners Attend 2018 Team Hickam First Sergeant Symposium
July 25, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Five international partners from throughout the Indo-Pacific AOR joined 120 Airmen for the 2018 Team Hickam First Sergeant Symposium, July 16-20 here.The... MORE

U.S., Australia Hold Consultations on Indo-Pacific Defense, Economic Development
July 25, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Defense Secretary James N. Mattis hosted Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop and Defense Minister Marise Payne July 23-24 for the... MORE