PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a change of homeport from Groton, Connecticut, Mar. 16.“[The crew of] Minnesota is excited to arrive in beautiful Pearl Harbor and add support to the Pacific...

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. Civil-Military Support Element-Philippines (CMSE-PHL) recently worked with Philippine partner organizations to provide free medical and dental care to more than 500 people affected by Typhoon Odette in Barangay Port Barton, San Vicente,...

WASHINGTON -- Deputy Secretary of Defense (DSD) Dr. Kathleen Hicks signed the Department of Defense Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) Implementation Plan on March 15, 2022.JADC2 is a warfighting necessity to keep pace with the volume and complexity of data in modern warfare and to defeat...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the South China Sea for multinational training which concluded March 15.The training was designed to address common...

GUAM -- In a first-ever operation, the air defenders of the E-3 Air Defense Battery used the newly developed Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, remote launch capability to expand their ability to defend the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).Over four days, E Battery in...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division drew equipment from Army Prepositioned Stock-3, also known as APS afloat, for use during Salaknib 22, which kicked off March 5. Salaknib is an annual bilateral exercise led by the Philippine Army and...

DARWIN, Australia -- The U.S. and Australian governments are set to continue a key component of their alliance with the 11th iteration of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D).The first wave of Marines and Sailors are arriving in the Northern Territory, and they will build upon the 100-year...

USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- Following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) recent increase of missile launch frequency in 2022 and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s enhanced ballistic missile defense directive, the 35th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade stationed in the Republic of...

TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) pulled into Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, for a port visit March 13, 2022.This visit is the first time a U.S. Navy ship has made port in Sri Lanka since the USS Charleston (LCS 18) visited in June of...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska Army National Guard’s (AKARNG) 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, rescued an injured skier and snowmachiner with a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter in separate incidents in Hatcher Pass March 12.The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC)...