YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka (FLCY) again played a key support role during the biannual Talisman Saber 19 (TS19) exercise which took place in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area near Rockhampton, Australia June 1 through July 31.The bilateral...

SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Coast Guard, Guam Fire Department, and U.S. Navy rescued two people by locating and towing their disabled vessel into Hagåtña Boat Basin, Monday.“This is a great example of the importance of local agency training and partnerships,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon...

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - Two brothers, Seaman 2nd Class Calvin H. Palmer and Seaman 2nd Class Wilfred D. Palmer, were laid to their final resting places, more than three-quarters of a century after they perished in the attack on Pearl Harbor, during a repatriation ceremony at the Sunset Lane Cemetery,...

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participated in the Artillery Relocation Training Program 19-3 at Ojojihara, Japan from July 21 to August 4, 2019. ARTP is a regularly scheduled training event, which enhances the combat readiness of U.S. Marine forces and...

SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 completed his 1,000th carrier arrested landing aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) August 6.Cmdr. Harry Evans made the landing, or trap, in an F/A-18F Super Hornet.“A trap...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) supported Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) during the 2019 Fleet Maintenance & Modernization Symposium (FMMS) August 8-9 at the San Diego Convention Center.FMMS is an annual event of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE)...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- With a 185 foot-wide-B-52 Stratofortress in front of him and a star-filled sky above, Senior Airman Dillain Lapolice, 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, was beginning his shift at the start of dusk. Moths were...

OHAKEA, New Zealand (NNS) – A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, the “Mad Foxes,” visited Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea, New Zealand, August 11. “We are honored to have the opportunity to visit New Zealand to strengthen our relationship with the RNZAF,” said...

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and the University of Hawaii (UH) held a conference Aug. 6, 2019, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, regarding U.S. government support of health and healthcare in Oceania. The conference, held at the University of Hawaii campus and the USINDOPACOM headquarters,...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing attended a Continuous Process Innovation course covering the first three steps of practical problem solving.During the course, Airmen learned how to clarify and validate the problem, break it down and set an improvement...