SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Force continued dual carrier operations in the South China Sea, July 6.The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan strike groups conducted several exercises and operations to strengthen warfighting readiness and proficiency in an all-domain...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- One B-52 Stratofortress bomber from the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, took off from home station and participated in a maritime integration exercise with the USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups in...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Misawa F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots, in collaboration with Kadena Air Base Airmen, executed a unique refueling capability for the first time at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 25.“Forward area refueling point” entails the rapid transfer of fuel from one aircraft to another. On...

WASHINGTON -- Defense and local military officials are closely watching the COVID-19 situation and will make adjustments as needed, Defense Department officials told reporters at a Pentagon news conference.Thomas McCaffery, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, said during...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Two years of training and maintenance prepared the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) to deploy with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.Amid operations in U.S. 7th Fleet,...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard and NOAA Office of Law Enforcement crews conducted joint patrols under Operation Nemo in the vicinity of Hawaii Island June 16 to 26.During the 10-day enforcement operation, crews visited multiple locations, conducted 18 patrols by air, sea, and on land, contacted...

WASHINGTON -- Effective immediately, leave and liberty outside the local area of your command is exempt from ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions.Secretary of Defense Mark Esper approved the leave exemption for all military on June 29. The Navy's rules for implementation came in NAVADMIN 189/20 on...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) departed Yokosuka, Japan, July 2, for Portland, Oregon, to complete a scheduled a 17-month Depot Modernization Period (DMP).The United States values Japan’s contributions to the peace, security, and stability of the...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Four U.S. Army Soldiers and six Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members met here June 24 for an inaugural exchange program to discuss their experiences as women in their respective workforces.The bilateral discussion, the first of its kind on the installation, covered topics such...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 353rd Special Operations Group organized exercise Gryphon Jet from June 17-26, 2020 at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Over that 10-day period U.S. forces teamed up to execute the high altitude high opening, high altitude low opening, fast rope, and repel training needed to get...