BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- A senior official from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy visited one of Military Sealift Command's newest class of Maritime Prepositioning Force ships, the mobile landing platform USNS Montfort Point (MLP 1), Aug. 8.Vice Adm. Hyun-Seong Um, commander, ROK Fleet,...

With the Strait of Malacca as a backdrop, representatives from 24 nations stood before Malaysian and U.S. dignitaries at the Army Academy parade ground, Segenting Camp, Aug. 11 to celebrate the opening ceremony of the largest multinational peacekeeping exercise of the year, Keris Aman.Co-hosted by...

Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Saipan today to assist with typhoon recovery efforts after the island was hit by a typhoon.Approximately 600 Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU, aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group,...

Dirt clings to his face as he reaches his left hand in front of him, blindly probing the ground. Face down, he detects something."I'm feeling some loose dirt!" he yells.On a mountainous terrain at the edge of the Yellow Sea at Kunsan Air Base, Staff Sgt. Matthew Edge, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron...

Three B-2 bombers and approximately 225 Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7 to conduct familiarization training activities in the Pacific region.  This training deployment demonstrates continuing U.S. commitment to regular, global...

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Saipan on Aug. 8 and is providing disaster relief in the wake of Typhoon Soudelor.When the ship was tasked to go to Saipan earlier in the week, Ashland's Sailors and Marines quickly...

This weekend, Admiral Scott Swift, Commander of the U.S.Navy’s Pacific Fleet, will begin a three-day visit to New Zealand to meet withNew Zealand Navy leadership. TheCommander’s visit is part of a regional tour and he says that routine meetingsof this nature are invaluable.“The U.S. and New Zealand...

FOREIGN MINISTER MINH: (Via interpreter) Secretary JohnKerry, members of the press and media, first of all, I would like to welcome Mr.Secretary John Kerry back to Vietnam on his official visit. Your visit takeplace at very important moment when our two countries celebrate the 20thanniversary of our...

U.S. Soldiers from the 84th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), trained Aug. 4-6 alongside Filipino first responders with the Olongapo City Urban Search and Rescue Team in a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness seminar as part of Pacific...

Combat Logistics Company 36 Marines and augments returned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 4, from Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan.Throughout the monthlong exercise, service members participated in various live-fire exercises including:...