26 July 2018 U.S. Navy Fire and Emergency Services Personnel Respond to Yokosuka Warehouse Fire 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 Activities Yokosuka. In total 14 personnel, two engines, one command vehicle, and a passenger van responded...
19 May 2018 COMPACAF: “There’s no place like Misawa” U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, visited Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 10 and 11, to highlight the strategic importance of the region and longstanding regional partnerships, the great strides PACAF has made, and the contributions of Misawa Airmen and...
20 November 2017 A First for the 'First of the First' with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- 1st Marine Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, joined the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 20, 2017. This is the first time Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, will deploy as the Ground Combat Element...
18 October 2017 Military Working Dog Retires at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Jumping over hurdles is a part of any job, but it’s especially so for Ajax, a military working dog who has earned retirement after nine years of service.Ajax was born Oct. 13, 2006, and was selected to attend the 341st Training Squadron/Dog Training School...
13 October 2017 The Last Tactical Training Mission YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- “We might see Mount Fuji today,” said Capt. Travis Wilkes, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilot and mission commander, during a mission briefing in the squadron conference room. It was a relaxing atmosphere around the table, much like any other daily mission briefing, but...
22 September 2017 Navy Completes Vietnam War Book Series WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy published the final entry, End of the Saga: The Maritime Evacuation of South Vietnam and Cambodia, in its nine-book series titled The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War, officials announced Sept. 21.Interested readers can download a free digital copy from the Naval History...
28 August 2017 USS Bonhomme Richard Arrive in Melbourne for the First U.S. Navy Port Call in Years MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA -- Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) arrived for a port visit in Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 28, 2017.The Melbourne port visit, the first for a U.S. Navy vessel since 2008 according to the U.S. Department of...
19 June 2017 Underwater Recovery Team Searches for MIA's in Vietnam NORTHERN VIETNAM -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deployed an Underwater Recovery Team (URT) comprised of Department of Defense civilians and U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force service members to northern Vietnam in search of two U.S. Navy aviators who went missing during the Vietnam War,...
11 May 2017 USS O'Kane to Visit Juneau after Northern Edge JUNEAU, Alaska -- The guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) is scheduled to arrive in Juneau, May 13, for a portvisit following participation in exercise Northern Edge 2017.While in port, the crew of O'Kane will have opportunities to participate in community service projects and sporting...
11 May 2017 U.S. Government Donates Law Enforcement and Community Medical Facility for Philippine Police and Military Use in Tawi-Tawi TAWI-TAWI, Philippines -- During a visit to Tawi-Tawi on May 11, 2017, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Michael S. Klecheski handed over a Law Enforcement and Community Medical Facility to the Philippine National Police Maritime Group (PNP MG), the Philippine Navy, and the Philippine Marines in support...