PACIFIC OCEAN -- U.S. joint armed forces conducted a multi-platform live-fire missile exercise, Sept. 19, involving surface, air, and subsurface launched ordinance to sink the decommissioned frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) as part of exercise Valiant Shield 2020.The sinking exercise (SINKEX) combined an...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The Arctic Fox 20-2 readiness exercise was completed Sept. 18 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. “Arctic Fox is a readiness exercise to evaluate Eielson’s cargo deployment function (CDF) for an F-35A Lightning II operational deployment,” said U.S. Air Force Master...

WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- Mahdi Al-Husseini had his whole career figured out as he enrolled in Georgia Institute of Technology back in 2013. He knew he would graduate with a joint degree in biomedical engineering and public policy before attending graduate school for computer science.From...

WASHINGTON -- Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist paid tribute to prisoners of war and service members missing in action during a Pentagon ceremony marking POW/MIA Recognition Day, saying Americans should keep POWs and MIAs in their hearts every day."Let today serve as an active reminder,...

U.S. Embassy in Samoa -- A shipment of U.S. government-funded medical supplies takes to the water this afternoon bound for Apia.Ambassador Scott Brown, U.S. Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa says he was honored to have the opportunity to assist with packing out the shipment.“The PPE we’re...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan commemorated our nation’s prisoners of war and those missing in action during a POW/MIA Memorial ceremony on base, Sept. 16, 2020.Indebted to these heroes’ protection of our freedoms and way of life, participants laid engraved bricks in their honor.“Each...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard released a new strategy to enhance global safety, security and stewardship of the maritime domain by combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, Thursday.IUU is a collection of dishonest fishing practices threatening the sustainability of fish...

WASHINGTON -- Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) announced the official name change for all Coastal Riverine Forces to Maritime Expeditionary Security Forces (MESF) Thursday.While history and tradition are important to the U.S. Navy there are times when a name does not capture the role and...

WASHINGTON -- Open and reliable access to the Internet is essential for global security and prosperity. However, growing cyber threats from state and non-state actors threaten those values, the Defense Department's principal director for Cyber Policy said.Madeline Mortelmans, spoke today at an event...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 3rd Maintenance Squadron recently finished a Time Compliance Technical Order to replace all low-pressure turbine blades on all F-22 Raptors in the JBER fleet, and they are the first base to do so.​The purpose of the TCTO is to recognize and replace all...