BAY OF BENGAL -- USS Somerset (LPD 25) joins units from the Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Indian Navy, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to participate in the third iteration of La Perouse, April 5, 2021."Honing our skills and capabilities at sea with some superb allies and partners...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard joined forces for joint training in the eastern Pacific Ocean, April 4.This evolution provides training and education to the Navy-Coast Guard all-domain naval force to maintain our nation’s advantage at sea. By conducting operations together,...

WASHINGTON -- Russian military activities and infrastructure build-ups in the Arctic are not going unnoticed, the Pentagon press secretary said."Without getting into specific intelligence assessments, obviously we're monitoring it very closely," said John F. Kirby during a briefing today at the...

WASHINGTON, D.C., -- Today, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. Government agency, and the Government of Mongolia celebrated the launch of the $350 million Mongolia Water Compact. The partnership between MCC and the Government of Mongolia directly tackles the impending water crisis in...

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- A team of 12 U.S. Army medical professionals began administering COVID-19 Vaccine doses to members of the local community in Saipan, April 3.The team, composed of a medical officer and combat medic specialists assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Minister of Defense, Nobuo Kishi, met with Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, and Col. Jesse Friedel, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, during a visit at Misawa Air Base on April 3, 2021. Minister Kishi, Lt. Gen. Schneider and Col...

USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED) completed its latest project, SPT060 Site 2 Building E, a support building, with an Acceptance Release Letter (ARL) ceremony at USAG Humphreys, Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea, Apr. 2.The ARL signing...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy joined forces for a Group Sail exercise in the waters off the coast of Southern California, March 31 and April 1.Group Sail exercises provide an opportunity for like-minded nations to improve their collaborative partnerships, combined...

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., -- U.S. Space Command and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force signed an arrangement to assign a Japanese liaison officer to the command.The arrangement was signed at USSPACECOM by U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Bernacchi, director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, then signed...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet visited the Republic of Korea, March 24-26, to meet with Korean military leadership as part of a scheduled trip to promote preparedness and partnership in the region.Vice Adm. William Merz, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, completed visits with...