HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Navy Information Operations Command Hawaii (NIOC HI), held a remembrance ceremony in honor of the crew of the U.S. Navy EC-121M, call sign Deep Sea 129, April 15.This year marked the 50th anniversary of since North Korean fighter planes shot down Deep Sea 129 over the Sea of...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Jakarta for a port visit May 1, as the United States and Indonesia celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations in 2019.Seventh Fleet ships like Blue Ridge have visited Jakarta for decades as part of a strong partnership...

KOROR, Palau -- Following training exercises in Thailand and the Philippines, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, continued their tour of the Pacific as they landed in Palau to participate in Exercise Palau which ran from April 13-19, 2019.Exercise Palau consists...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Last year, the 35th Medical Group implemented a new continuous process improvement peer review program, providing literal and figurative transparency and improving patient care for all Team Misawa members.Master Sgt. Fredrick Gumm, a 35th Surgical Operations Squadron...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- More than 60 Soldiers from the 524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, were honored April 30, 2019 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii during a redeployment ceremony celebrating the successful completion of a 9-month combat tour in support of Operations Spartan Shield,...

PETERSBUG, Alaska -- Accurately capturing and recording an underwater ecosystem is a difficult task and one made more difficult when it involves the deep, cold and dark waters of Alaska. This is the challenge presented to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District and Matt Ferguson, a...

NAHA, Japan - Military Sealift Command (MSC) christened the high-speed transport USNS Guam (T-HST 1) during a ceremony at Naha Military Port in Naha, Japan, April 27.Key speakers were U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry B. Harris Jr.; Guam Rep. Michael San Nicholas; Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith,...

SAN DIEGO - For the first time in the littoral combat ship’s class history, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) conducted Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area or operations.The training, which concluded April 22, provided the crew of the...

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh – Rear Admiral Joey Tynch, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, presented five metal patrol boats to the Bangladesh Navy during a ceremony at the Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS) Headquarters in Chittagong April 25.Tynch, Joel Reifman, U.S. Deputy Chief of...

SUVA, Fiji - The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) arrived in Suva, April 30, for a scheduled port visit.The visit provides Sailors the opportunity to explore Fiji and deepen relationships with its people.“Stockdale is looking forward to visiting Fiji and exploring this beautiful...