POLARIS POINT, Guam (NNS) -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) returned to Guam after completing sea trials Dec. 19.The crew, comprising uniformed Sailors and Military Sealift Command civilian mariners, participated in more than three days of events and operations at sea to test the...

Naval Air Stations Lemoore and North Island, California (NNS) (NNS) -- The Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) hosted a two-day "Boots on Ground" (BoG) event here Dec. 17-18 to follow up on more than a year of implementing the Naval Sustainment System-Aviation (NSS-A)...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Members of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs visited Nome, Alaska, Dec. 17-18, as part of the department’s new rural operations hub concept to strengthen the department’s ties with Alaska’s rural communities, in an effort to grow upon...

CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Marcos A. Cordero relinquished his billet as 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Aaron C. Colling during a relief and appointment ceremony held at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2019.U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Andrew...

SESABO, Japan -- In the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), there are two occasions that are greatly celebrated, ribbon-cuttings and groundbreaking ceremonies. On Wednesday, Japan Engineer District (JED) was able to celebrate the groundbreaking for the renovation and replacement of E.J. King High...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- It doesn’t normally snow in Okinawa, but once a year Tinsel Town brings the magic of the holiday season to Kadena Air Base.Tinsel Town, held this year, is an annual event in which the local community and service members get together and share the holiday spirit with music,...

SASEBO, Japan -- U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Sasebo completed the construction repair of a seawall on board Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Nov. 27.Sasebo Public Works Department (PWD) requested Seabee repair support for an eroded section...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- With 2019 drawing to a close, Sailors and their families stationed in Japan spent time with their counterparts in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) exchanging culture and building friendships.The various events, held at Navy installations around Japan annually, help to...

SAN DIEGO - Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), along with an embarked detachment from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 “Easyriders,” returned to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 23, following an independent deployment to the...

SASEBO, Japan -- Two weeks ago the USS America (LHA 6) arrived at Commander, Fleet Activities (CFA) Sasebo bringing a new capability to the Indo-Pacific Region. Thursday, there was a ribbon cutting for the facility that made the homeport shift all possible. Representatives from Japan Engineer...