MANILA, Philippiines -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila today for the ship’s first port visit to the Philippines since 2016.The Blue Ridge and 7th Fleet team have longstanding ties with the Philippines and this port visit offers...

KORAT, Thailand -- Airmen from the United States, Thailand, and Singapore visited a local school as part of a cultural exchange during Exercise COPE Tiger 2019 at Korat, Thailand, March 13, 2019.The U.S. Air Force, Republic of Singapore air force and Royal Thai air force are participating in a large...

MANILA, Philippines -- Multinational forces began humanitarian and civic assistance projects as part of exercise Balikatan 2019 on March 12.Philippine, U.S., and Australian forces attended ground-breaking ceremonies for the renovation of three elementary schools in Orani, Bataan Province; Pangil,...

SINGAPORE -- U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy diving and salvage experts began Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2019, March 13.The bilateral exchange is focused on combined diving and salvage operations and subject matter expert...

SAN DIEGO -- Navy leaders up and down the chain of command need to prepare their crews to fight and win in blue-water, fleet-on-fleet combat. That was the message Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivered during a series of discussions with waterfront leaders in San Diego,...

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Wreckage from USS Wasp (CV 7) was discovered Jan. 14, 2019, by the expedition crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen’s research vessel (R/V) Petrel.Wasp was sunk on Sept. 15, 1942, by four Japanese torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-19 while escorting transports carrying the...

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- The hot sun beat down on the players as they ran from one end of the court to the other, a bright orange ball bouncing towards a hoop before the other team steals it. It is the Philippine Army versus the U.S. Army. Soldiers sit on the sidelines cheering their team on...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The 15th Wing and several partner units recently joined forces with the 366th Component Maintenance Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to deploy one of two Air Force Rapid Assistance Support for Calibration, or RASCAL, at Joint Base...

MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, March 13, for the ship's first port visit to the Philippines in three years.The Blue Ridge and 7th Fleet team undertook a cooperative deployment with Philippine Navy (PN) landing...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are quickly approaching the second anniversary of their assignment from the 3rd Wing to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard.Now, the 176th Wing and numerous mission...