PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Hawaii's Governor David Ige visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Dec. 21 to learn more about the historic shipyard's national security mission and role as the state's largest industrial employer. During a tour of the shipyard's huge Inside...

JOINT BASE LEWIS- MCCHORD, Wash. - For the Soldiers of the 17th Field Artillery Brigade, months of hard work and preparation culminate this week with the execution of Yama Sakura 69 from Dec. 5 to Dec. 10, 2015. For the artillery brigade this means, conducting split operations between a team in...

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 23, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. The visit strengthened the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan...

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines stationed throughout Japan participated in the Far East Division Marksmanship Match Dec. 7 through Dec. 18 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The purpose of the competition is to enhance marksmanship skills and combat readiness by using incentives such as...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy announced Dec. 23 that submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) will shift its homeport from Diego Garcia to Naval Base Guam. Emory S. Land will join USS Frank Cable (AS 40) in Guam to support four fast-attack submarines stationed there in addition to...

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- It’s a scene that has played out in real life and on Hollywood’s silver screen countless times. Service members are deployed to a country, tasked with distributing food, water and other emergency supplies to victims of a disaster. The people are hungry, thirsty,...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- It’s the middle of the night helicopters fly overhead, Marines surround a house and the loud crack of a flashbang goes off while a voice booms through a megaphone. “Come out now and you will be treated kindly, if not you are putting your life at risk!” Slowly a few...

PEARL HARBOR – The U.S. Navy announced today that the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) will change its homeport to Naval Base Guam.As part of the U.S. Navy’s long range plan to put the most advanced and capable units forward, Emory S. Land will move to Guam from Diego Garcia to support...

As we approach the holidays, the U.S. Department of State reminds U.S. citizens of our Worldwide Travel Alert, issued on November 23, and the continuing need to exercise caution during the holiday season.Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security messages and make it...

KIN TOWN, OKINAWA, Japan – Members of the Hikariga Oka Nursing Home hosted a Christmas party for Marines with 7th Communication Battalion at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2015. The nursing home hosts the party annually to thank the battalion for their continuous community...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Hawaii's Governor David Ige visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Dec. 21 to learn more about the historic shipyard's national security mission and role as the state's largest industrial employer. During a tour of the shipyard's huge Inside...

JOINT BASE LEWIS- MCCHORD, Wash. - For the Soldiers of the 17th Field Artillery Brigade, months of hard work and preparation culminate this week with the execution of Yama Sakura 69 from Dec. 5 to Dec. 10, 2015. For the artillery brigade this means, conducting split operations between a team in...

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 23, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. The visit strengthened the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan...

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines stationed throughout Japan participated in the Far East Division Marksmanship Match Dec. 7 through Dec. 18 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The purpose of the competition is to enhance marksmanship skills and combat readiness by using incentives such as...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy announced Dec. 23 that submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) will shift its homeport from Diego Garcia to Naval Base Guam. Emory S. Land will join USS Frank Cable (AS 40) in Guam to support four fast-attack submarines stationed there in addition to...

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- It’s a scene that has played out in real life and on Hollywood’s silver screen countless times. Service members are deployed to a country, tasked with distributing food, water and other emergency supplies to victims of a disaster. The people are hungry, thirsty,...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- It’s the middle of the night helicopters fly overhead, Marines surround a house and the loud crack of a flashbang goes off while a voice booms through a megaphone. “Come out now and you will be treated kindly, if not you are putting your life at risk!” Slowly a few...

PEARL HARBOR – The U.S. Navy announced today that the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) will change its homeport to Naval Base Guam.As part of the U.S. Navy’s long range plan to put the most advanced and capable units forward, Emory S. Land will move to Guam from Diego Garcia to support...

As we approach the holidays, the U.S. Department of State reminds U.S. citizens of our Worldwide Travel Alert, issued on November 23, and the continuing need to exercise caution during the holiday season.Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security messages and make it...

KIN TOWN, OKINAWA, Japan – Members of the Hikariga Oka Nursing Home hosted a Christmas party for Marines with 7th Communication Battalion at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2015. The nursing home hosts the party annually to thank the battalion for their continuous community...