SAN DIEGO - The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at Naval Air Station North Island, Sept. 2, concluding the ship’s homeport shift from Washington to California.Vinson completed 17 months of maintenance and upgrades at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), attend a class about the CLB’s roll in non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO) and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18).The non-commissioned...

U.S. NAVY -- Seventy-five years today, on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) in Tokyo Bay, the Empire of Japan formally surrendered to the Allied force, bringing an end to hostilities and formally marking the end of World War II. The Nation and families of more than 1.3 million brave...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --U.S. Air Force Airmen and their counterparts from Bangladesh got together, virtually this year, to hold the fourth annual Airman-to-Airman Talks (A2AT) Aug. 24-26.A2ATs are an established avenue for two forces to enhance military-to-military relations, deepen...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific had to adapt and overcome the challenges of a COVID-19 environment while conducting the 2020 Best Warrior Competition (BWC).This year the BWC events were conducted both locally and virtually to ensure the safety of competitors, support staff and adhere to...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Maui County Fire Department (MCFD) rescued a 60 year-old paddler off the coast of Kahului, Monday.MCFD Jet ski operators recovered the paddler with no injuries or medical concerns reported and transported him back to shore with his 20-foot kayak.“This case...

U.S. NAVY NEWS -- Managing one of the world’s largest supply chains is inherently challenging and, when assets are on the other side of the globe, shortening the distance from supplier to customer is paramount to efficiency.Managing one of the world’s largest supply chains is inherently challenging...

OKINAWA, JAPAN -- U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 successfully completed a major combat operations (MCO) and humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HA/DR) readiness exercise, consisting of a 48-hour mount-out exercise (MOX) and subsequent 48-hour command post exercise (CPX), Aug...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The international maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020 concluded Aug. 31 following two weeks of at-sea-only training events conducted around the Hawaiian Islands.This year’s event included 53 replenishment-at-sea events, 101 pallets of cargo distributed, over...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- After nearly two months in command of Pacific Air Forces, I’m impressed by the Airmen who generate credible combat airpower daily to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.From recent simultaneous bomber missions conducted with our joint teammates and allies...

SAN DIEGO - The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at Naval Air Station North Island, Sept. 2, concluding the ship’s homeport shift from Washington to California.Vinson completed 17 months of maintenance and upgrades at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), attend a class about the CLB’s roll in non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO) and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18).The non-commissioned...

U.S. NAVY -- Seventy-five years today, on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) in Tokyo Bay, the Empire of Japan formally surrendered to the Allied force, bringing an end to hostilities and formally marking the end of World War II. The Nation and families of more than 1.3 million brave...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --U.S. Air Force Airmen and their counterparts from Bangladesh got together, virtually this year, to hold the fourth annual Airman-to-Airman Talks (A2AT) Aug. 24-26.A2ATs are an established avenue for two forces to enhance military-to-military relations, deepen...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific had to adapt and overcome the challenges of a COVID-19 environment while conducting the 2020 Best Warrior Competition (BWC).This year the BWC events were conducted both locally and virtually to ensure the safety of competitors, support staff and adhere to...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Maui County Fire Department (MCFD) rescued a 60 year-old paddler off the coast of Kahului, Monday.MCFD Jet ski operators recovered the paddler with no injuries or medical concerns reported and transported him back to shore with his 20-foot kayak.“This case...

U.S. NAVY NEWS -- Managing one of the world’s largest supply chains is inherently challenging and, when assets are on the other side of the globe, shortening the distance from supplier to customer is paramount to efficiency.Managing one of the world’s largest supply chains is inherently challenging...

OKINAWA, JAPAN -- U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 successfully completed a major combat operations (MCO) and humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HA/DR) readiness exercise, consisting of a 48-hour mount-out exercise (MOX) and subsequent 48-hour command post exercise (CPX), Aug...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The international maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020 concluded Aug. 31 following two weeks of at-sea-only training events conducted around the Hawaiian Islands.This year’s event included 53 replenishment-at-sea events, 101 pallets of cargo distributed, over...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- After nearly two months in command of Pacific Air Forces, I’m impressed by the Airmen who generate credible combat airpower daily to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.From recent simultaneous bomber missions conducted with our joint teammates and allies...