WASHINGTON -- Noncommissioned officers (NCO) and petty officers must be "the calm in the eye of the storm" as the armed services confront the coronavirus pandemic, Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEAC) to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López said.The SEAC spoke during a town hall meeting on Facebook this...

WASHINGTON - The Navy has published its COVID-19 Mitigation and Prevention Frameworks.These frameworks are applicable to deployable units and key enabling commands, allowing Fleet, Type, or Operational commanders to refine (expand or contract) this guidance based on the most recent lessons learned,...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Wolf Pack first responders participated in an interagency training event hosted by the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) flight at Kunsan Air Base, April 8.The training event focused on emergency procedures and response actions...

NAVAL BASE GUAM -- A team of medical professionals assigned to 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force deployed to Guam in order to augment the COVID-19 response efforts by USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).Approximately 60 Sailors and Marines arrived in Guam...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- According to the Center for Disease Control, the world is undergoing the first pandemic known to be caused by the emergence of a new coronavirus.On March 16, the White House launched a program to help reduce the spread of COVID-19—leaving many people facing...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- In an effort to maintain physical distancing while continuing to serve the community, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Outdoor Recreation department hosted a “camp in,” April 8.Because CFAY is currently in a mission essential...

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is doing a lot to combat the spread of COVID-19 across the nation, but its primary mission — the defense of the nation and its interests — continues unabated, Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist said."To those who wish us harm, make no mistake: even with...

WASHINGTON -- The events of the past week have been difficult for our Navy and our nation. We will learn from them. But make no mistake, we are moving forward. The Navy has our orders and we are executing them.As I write, we have thousands of Sailors on mission, above, under, and on the seas as well...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU)) and the 80th AMU squared off against one another in this year’s first 8th Maintenance Group Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter Competition at Kunsan Air Base, April 3, 2020.Each AMU selects one team comprised of three...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- In the same way that the ships of the USS America Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) patrol the seas to provide safety and maritime security against any threat, so too do the Marines of Defensive Cyberspace Operations-Internal Defensive Measures (DCO-IDM) in the cyber realm,...