SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), along with the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), sailed in formation with the Republic of Singapore Navy frigate RSS Supreme (FFG 73) and corvette RSS Valiant (PGG 91), April 6.The event was a traditional naval...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet hosted the final planning conference (FPC) for Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2018 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, April 3-6.The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard recognizes 406 MHz Day and the importance of the use of emergency positioning indicating radio beacons in our maritime environment to save lives, Friday.406 MHz Day is a national campaign run by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to increase awareness...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Friends and families of the crew gathered on the pier at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to welcome back the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) as she returned from deployment, April 6.Bremerton successfully completed a six-month deployment while...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Misawa’s 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team, ranked one of the best in Pacific Air Forces, created opportunities to share their wealth of knowledge with their host nation EOD partners March 29 and 30.The 35th CES EOD flight worked...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. -- Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, visited Recruit Training Command (RTC) April 5-6, to experience how recruits develop character and professional competence during basic training.The new hands-on learning curriculum at RTC focuses on the warfighting skills of...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In Alaska, suddenly changing and often disruptive inclement weather isn't a bug, it's a feature.In a matter of minutes, a thick pall of fog can descend on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson airfield, making landing aircraft under visual approach...

WASHINGTON -- This year's U.S. Navy Information Warfare (IW) pavilion at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space (SAS) Exposition will demonstrate the Navy's commitment to warfighting in the information age through the use of speakers, panels, subject matter experts and capability displays April...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- When an Airman gets into a government owned vehicle, the assumption is the vehicle will start up with zero issues and be able to help the Airman get from point A to point B. What may not be known is when there’s a flat tire or dead battery, the 18th Logistics Readiness...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen of the 3rd and 176th maintenance squadrons combined their diverse skillsets to complete one common mission, the home-station check (HSC) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, the week of March 26, 2018.An HSC is an in-depth, four-day scheduled...