SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group has returned to the South China Sea for the third time of its 2020 deployment.The carrier strike group includes the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, the...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Oct. 14 (local time) in accordance with international law.The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper welcomed South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook, reaffirming the strength of the U.S.-South Korea alliance, during an enhanced honor cordon and bilateral meeting at the Pentagon today.The robust partnership between the two nations underpins security...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of Team Misawa attended the annual Range Day event hosted by the 35th Operations Group at Draughon Range outside Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 9, 2020.Range Day is a bilateral demonstration featuring both ground and air operations between U.S. and Japan Air...

WASHINGTON -- For the U.S. territory of Guam, situated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the isolation can be challenging when help is needed. The U.S. Naval Hospital there is part of the emergency response network and accepts emergent cases on a regular basis if it is the closest hospital. But...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- More than 100 First Corps Soldiers returned Oct. 1 from the Indo-Pacific Theater of operations 100% COVID-free after a four-week series of Joint Force exercises.Ultimately, close coordination with host nations, prudent medical advice, and discipline across the...

OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines and Sailors with 3d Marine Division and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing showcased expeditionary advanced basing capabilities Oct. 7 to 8, 2020 as part of Exercise Noble Fury 21, from Okinawa to Ie Shima and across surrounding waters.Demonstrating the ability to dominate a...

SAN DIEGO - The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) crew had extra cause to celebrate the Navy’s birthday this year, as the ship returned to San Diego, Oct. 13, from a successful nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Paul Hamilton departed Naval Base...

OKINAWA, Japan -- The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is integrated into training on Okinawa, and it is already changing the way the Marines envision motor transportation.The JLTV will cut down thousands of hours of annual maintenance and allow Marines to drive to remote locations with minimal...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials announced yesterday the awarding of $600 million in contracts to 15 prime contractors to perform testing and evaluation of 5G technologies at five military installations across the United States, said the acting undersecretary of defense for research and...