OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff pulled into Okinawa, May 24, making the ship’s first port visit in more than 70 days.While on liberty, Sailors will have limited access to specific designated areas on the pier and neighboring beach. This...

WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump came to ''the noble fortress'' of Fort McHenry in Baltimore to pay tribute on Memorial Day to those who fought and died to keep Americans free.Fort McHenry was the site of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812, when American patriots stood their...

POINT MUGU, Calif. -- The Army is hunting for top talent to fill the ranks of specialized units for multi-domain operations, following the first one standing up last year in Washington state.In 2019, a mixture of the Army’s space, cyber, and electronic warfare capabilities was activated as a...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 on May 16.LWSD is a high-energy laser weapon system demonstrator...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Wolf Pack Defenders paid tribute to the Air Force’s fallen security forces heroes by recognizing National Police Week at Kunsan Air Base, May 18-22.National Police Week pays special recognition to law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of...

PHILIPINE SEA -- The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) got underway May 21, marking a major milestone in its return to an operational status, however, Theodore Roosevelt’s helicopter squadrons attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 were flying missions from the ship two weeks earlier,...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 36th Airlift Squadron, 459th Airlift Squadron and the 21st Special Operations Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, came together to complete a 17 aircraft Samurai Surge training exercise, May 21, 2020.The Samurai Surge exercise involved 17 aircraft for an...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --In continued demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers flew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and conducted training in Alaska and Japan May 21.In Alaska, the B-1s were joined by F-22s and F-16s...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Virtual meetings between key leaders may be more frequent and create even closer partnerships after the pandemic, U.S. and foreign military officials across the Indo-Pacific region said during an online forum this week.The Indo-Pacific Landpower Conference 2020 -- held online...

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and representatives of the U.S. military’s Indo-Pacific Command handed over essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) Director of Training, Planning, and Development LTC Zulfiker...