TOKYO, TOKYO, Japan -- The commander of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) military police, accompanied by Western Army, Eastern Army and Military Police School leaders, met with U.S. Army and JGSDF MP personnel during Yama Sakura 77 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 13, 2019.JGSDF Maj. Gen. Susumu...

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- When Tropical Cyclone Gita devastated American Samoa in February 2018, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, residing in American Samoa, took immediate action to aid in the recovery efforts. Under the direction of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Soldiers assisted in...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Three midshipmen, Midshipman 1st Class Jaqueline Ramos, Midshipman 2nd Class Aidan Palmer, and Midshipman 2nd Class Alexander Rudison, from the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) recently attended Japan’s National Defense Academy (NDA) in Yokosuka under its 1-semester (4 month)...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Greg Slavonic visited Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, to speak personally with shipyard workers at an all-hands call and make public remarks at the USS Oklahoma Memorial on the anniversary of the World War II...

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Marines and sailors aboard Marine Corps Base-Camp Smedley D. Butler took part in the Security Augmentation Force Training from Dec. 2 to Dec. 12 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.Camps Foster, Plaza and Lester requires a SAF in order to adequately protect the...

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- Tutuila, the largest and the main island of American Samoa, measures only about 21 miles across and about three miles from north to south. Yet this island is home to over 200 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 9th Mission Support Command, headquartered in...

SASEBO, Japan -- Capt. Richard Lebron relieved Capt. Jim McGovern as commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 during a change of command ceremony aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Dec. 11.“The success of the ship is enabled by my staff,” said McGovern to PHIBRON 11, “I look...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- “Santa 31 is headed your way!!”For those on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia and other islands throughout the FSM and the Republic of Palau, it’s radio calls like that from the North Pole at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, that make Christmas...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) held a change of command ceremony on the ship’s main deck, Dec. 12.Capt. Craig C. Sicola relieved Capt. Eric J. Anduze as commanding officer in front of a crowd of distinguished visitors, guests and crew.The ceremony marked the end...

ULITHI, Micronesia -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) visited Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands, Dec. 7.Administered by Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, Ulithi Atoll consists of 40 small islands, with only four of them being inhabited, and all of the islands surround one...