MISAWA, Japan -- Two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems returned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, following a deployment to NAF Misawa.The deployment of VUP-19 and their two MQ-4C Triton to Japan helped to develop the concept of operations, including expeditionary basing, and fleet learning...

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The chief of the National Guard Bureau told senators June 7 that continued investments in the National Guard mean it will be able to effectively support the Joint Force while quickly responding to the needs on the home front.“Today’s National Guard would not be possible without...

DILI, East Timor — The chief of the National Guard Bureau visited Timor-Leste last week to underscore the Rhode Island National Guard’s budding security cooperation ties with the island nation through the Department of Defense State Partnership Program...

Over the past week, In the remote jungles of the Nausori Highlands of Fiji, National Guard Soldiers retraced the steps of history in the South Pacific during Exercise Cartwheel – a military training event that echoes its namesake, the pivotal World War II Operation Cartwheel...

Senior military, diplomatic and defense officials converged to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Department of Defense and National Guard State Partnership Program Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, July 17-18...

Assessing how the National Guard might support U.S. and Republic of Korea forces at a time of deepening U.S. and ROK defense and security ties was top of mind for Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson during his recent visit here...

YIGO, Guam -- Guam National Guard members make vital contributions to the Joint Force team executing the nation's National Defense Strategy, the National Guard's most senior general told Soldiers and Airmen during a recent visit."Guam is strategically important to our national defense," Air Force...

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) recently sponsored a three day Operational Value Added Assessment (OVAA) exercise with 13 participating and supporting organizations in the Chesapeake Bay. The OVAA focused on validating technical capabilities...

Ninety-five years ago, the World War I era Navy tug vanished with 56 crewmembers aboard.Today, NOAA and the U.S. Navy announced the discovery of the USS Conestoga (AT 54) in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary off San Francisco, 95 years after the Navy seagoing fleet tugboat disappeared...

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark surface of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian island of Kiska, where it sank after being torn off by an explosion while conducting an anti-submarine patrol...