WAIANAE, Hawaii -- During a Typhoon, flood or fire, is not the time to prepare for emergencies; the time is now, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Being prepared can reduce fear, anxiety, and losses that can accompany disasters which disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- Col. Brian M. Howlett passed command of III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MEF) to Col. Larry Jenkins, June 1, at the Camp Hansen theater.Howlett, who has spent the last 25 years leading Marines, will move on to become the chief of staff for U.S. Marine...

MANILA, Philppines -- The U.S. military provided new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Philippine Marine Special Operations Group (MARSOG) and Inshore Boat Battalion at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, on May 31.The 525 sets of ballistic vests, lightweight ballistic plates, tactical ballistic...

SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) arrived in Santa Rita, Guam, for a regularly scheduled port visit, June 5."It's always a pleasure to pull into Guam," said Cmdr. Leroy Mitchell, Benfold's commanding officer. "This is a chance for our Sailors...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, hosted 23 Iwakuni City council members for the air station’s first Sound of Freedom Campaign at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June, 1, 2018.The campaign...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) returned to its homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 4, after a seven-month Western Pacific deployment.O’Kane departed Pearl Harbor, Nov. 4, to conduct ballistic missile defense operations near the American territory...

FORT WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA -- Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, held a unit colors casing ceremony June 1 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska in advance of a routine nine-month rotational deployment to the Republic of Korea.1st Battalion, 25th Aviation will be...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), deployed several F-35B Lightning II’s for a regularly scheduled aviation training relocation to Misawa Air Base, May 9, 2018. Aircraft training relocations are designed to...

WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN -- The forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completed embarkation of Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW) 5 off the coast of Japan, June 3.The three-day fly-on and requalification of flight deck crew and aircrew involved more than 60 aircraft and included a...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Indo-Pacific regional leaders discussed security issues during a series of meetings at the 2018 International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, according to officials.Yesterday, Mattis met with Malaysian Minister of...