SINGAPORE -- Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) conducted a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in the Philippine Sea, April 17.During the replenishment, Richard E. Byrd...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Security Forces Squadron training office has a Multiple Interactive Learning Objective (MILO) System, giving service members the opportunity to accomplish their weapons training when a firing range isn’t available.The MILO system is a virtual reality...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Airmen from the 15th Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing taxied out of Honolulu International Airport as a routine training schedule on April 21, 2020. Given the low traffic at the airport due to COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the units seized an opportunity to...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Chapel of Hope personnel delivers goodie bags to Sailors currently under Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Restriction of Movement (ROM) at Transient Personnel Unit (TPU), April 23.The goodie bags were put together at the Yokosuka...

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is moving to a tiered COVID-19 testing program to protect service members and ensure they can continue to do the nation's business, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten and Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist...

U.S. Army -- As Col. Andrew Morgan gazed out of the open hatch into the cold vastness of space, he looked toward the earth and saw what many astronauts before him had seen: a planet without borders.“It’s very similar to looking out the ramp of a C-130,” said Morgan from inside a quarantine facility...

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) -- More than 150 additional Air Force Reserve medical specialists were mobilized in the latest Air Force Reserve call-up in support of COVID-19 relief efforts with most Reservists set to assist medical staff in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.The latest...

Pacific Ocean -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), including the F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft detachment, began conducting flight operations in the South China Sea April 16, 2020, aboard forward deployed amphibious assault ship...

JOINT BASE PEARL-HARBOR, Hawaii -- In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, medical personnel across the United States are struggling to perform their jobs due to a shortage of personal protective equipment, or PPE.One of the main shortages of PPE can be found with face shields, a head piece with a...

WASHINGTON – The Army has resumed shipping recruits to basic combat training (BCT) following a two-week pause to enact necessary COVID-19 mitigation efforts. More than 950 future Soldiers will begin pouring into initial training centers this week.We’re not changing, we’re adjusting, and continually...