JOINT BASE MYER-ANDERSON HALL, Virginia --Army Gen. Mark A. Milley was sworn in Sept. 30 as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a rain-soaked ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia.President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and other...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Former President and Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower once observed, "You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics." Stated during World War II, Eisenhower's message is archaically imperative...

GUAM - Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in exercise Pacific Griffin 2019 sank the decommissioned ex-USS Ford (FFG 54) Oct. 1 in waters approximately 170 nautical miles off the coast of Guam.Units from the U.S. and Republic of Singapore Navy participated in the sinking exercise...

ULITHI ATOLL, Federated States of Micronesia -- At the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Kolonia, USCGC Kiska (WPB 1336) attended a remembrance ceremony Sept. 23, for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Ulithi from Japanese Forces during WWII.Along with the USNS Vadm K. R. Wheeler (T-AG 5001),...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Operation Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) concludes its series of humanitarian response and disaster relief missions for 2019.This year’s iterations provided medical care, engineering assistance and subject matter expert exchanges in Bangladesh, Mongolia, and...

SAINSHAND, Mongolia -- It's not often in life that someone can pinpoint an exact moment when his or her life instantly changed. For Melissa Becker, that moment came during an everyday ritual and helped foster her consecutive journeys back to Mongolia."Went to get a cup of coffee and came back with a...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force Immersion Day is a new community engagement program developed to teach local college and vocational students about Kadena’s mission and its role in supporting the U.S. and Japanese alliance. Eighteen students visited the base for a tour Sept. 23.The students...

WHITE BEACH, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines and Sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, worked with Okinawan military contractors to salvage a lost anchor off shore of White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, September 26, 2019.White Beach receives a high volume of ship traffic which often...

LAHAD DATU, Malaysia -- Members of the United States military and Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) come together for several days of training aboard USS Green Bay (LPD 20), on the beach, and in the jungle during the bilateral exercise Tiger Strike 19 in Malaysia from Sept. 30 - Oct. 5, 2019.“What a...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii-- What started out as a basketball recruiting trip to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, turned into a 38-year Army career for Gen. Robert B. Brown. Today on historic Palm Circle, Soldiers and Army Civilians bid farewell to Brown, who ends his assignment as commanding...