A two-day conference focused on threats to the ocean has garned commitments from maritime governments to increase efforts to stop illegal fishing, to promote greater efficiency in sustainable fishing and to designate more territorial waters as marine protected areas.By stepping up their conservation...

A group of just 23 Airmen manage 5,800 pieces of equipment, 119 work centers and control $10.2 million worth of equipment assets.The unit must simultaneously execute Pacific Air Force-wide lateral support requests and ensure compliance with Air Force meterology and calibration standards, Air Force...

Representatives of Japan and the United States assessed progress on a range of nuclear power issues and agreed on specific activities for the coming year at the third meeting of the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Cooperation in Tokyo during the week of June 9.U.S. Deputy Secretary...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks at a Pacific Day event at 6 p.m. on June 18 [EST] at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington.The Pacific Day celebration will also feature remarks from the President of the Republic of Palau Tommy Remengesau, the Prime Minister of New Zealand...

The Hawaii-based Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returned June 16 from a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific.This is the last time the ship and crew of Lake Erie returns home to Pearl Harbor as they are scheduled to change homeports."Capt. Banigan and his team...

SECRETARY KERRY:  Well, welcome back, everybody. Good morning to you all. And thank you, Mr. President, for that announcement. And I think many of you saw the sneak preview in the newspaper this morning, in The Washington Post, about a major announcement that John Podesta will share at lunchtime on...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (June 8, 2014) - A HC-130P refuels a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise at Donnelly Training Area near Fort Greely Sunday. The exercise was part of a three-day, joint forcible-entry exercise to train on airfield seizure...

The U.S. Government provided assistance to families in Barangay Campo Islam, Zamboanga City who lost their homes during a fire that gutted the community on June 4.  More than 1,200 individuals from 288 families were affected.  The U.S. Embassy Manila’s United Agency for International Development...

 The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH19) departed for the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise in Hawaii, June 16. RIMPAC, officially scheduled for June 26 to Aug. 1, is the world's largest international maritime exercise. This year, 23 countries, 47 ships, six submarines, more than 200...

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) visited Victoria, British Columbia, June 13 to June 16 to support community relations in the area.While in port, Nimitz Sailors participated in a variety of activities, including a reception held for civilian and military dignitaries, community service...