ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --  The 64th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop will begin here Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. with an official “Push Ceremony” followed by U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force executing humanitarian airdrops to islands throughout the...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- Service members enrolled in the Marine Corps Instructor Course of Water Survival strive to achieve the title of a water survival instructor by completing a training program in the classroom and practicing those lessons at the base pool aboard Marine Corps...

SINGAPORE (NNS) -- U.S Navy Chaplains assigned to Singapore honored the 240th anniversary of the Chaplain Corps by reflecting on their heritage and service to Sailors and Marines stationed across the globe. The Navy Chaplain Corps was established on Nov 28, 1775. Lt. Russ Ferguson, chaplain for...

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) worked alongside caretakers of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) to disinter the last of the 388 unknown service members associated with the USS Oklahoma...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- The Japanese Defense Minister, Gen Nakatani, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2015, during his tour through the U.S. Pacific Command and its component commands.This visit provided Nakatani the opportunity to meet station officials...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 3, 2015) -- If a tsunami ever hits Oahu, Hawaii, where tens of thousands of troops are stationed, power would be knocked out across the island and military operations would be impacted because all of the electrical generators are located along the shore, Katherine...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The U.S. Air Force announced the comment period for Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Divert Activities and Exercises, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has been extended from Dec. 1 until Dec. 14. The Air Force published the...

POLARIS POINT, Guam (NNS) -- Key members of the U.S. Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) submarine forces met at Submarine Squadron 15 headquarters on Polaris Point, Guam, for the RMN and U.S. Navy Submarine Staff Talks 2015.The talks, presided over by Rear Adm. William Merz, commander, Submarine...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- The 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade hosted the Republic of Korea Air Force's Air and Missile Defense Command Nov. 30 during the annual US/ROK Patriot Technical Exchange to share the latest tactics, techniques and procedures involving Patriot missile system...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, (CFAY) after completing its 2015 patrol, Dec. 3.Ronald Reagan became the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier after a hull swap with USS George...