MANILA, Philippines -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), with embarked 3rd Marine Division Marines, arrived in Manila, Philippines, for a scheduled port visit, March 4.More than 2,500 Sailors and Marines aboard Bonhomme Richard are visiting Manila to enhance the strong ties...

Admiral Harry Harris, along with Ambassador Scott Brown, New Zealand Minister of Defence, Hon. Ron Mark and Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Lt. Gen. Tim Keating participated in a mauri stones ceremony at the site of the United States Memorial, which will be installed at Pukeahu National War...

APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) arrived in Guam for a scheduled port visit, March 3."We are always happy to pull into Guam," said Cmdr. Warren D. Smith, Mustin's commanding officer. "The sunny weather is a nice retreat from the cold winter of...

FLEET ACTIVIES YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Mar. 2 for a visit as part of its Indo-Pacific region deployment.The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crew's...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron have exercised a new refueling capability during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 (CN18) at Tinian U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Feb. 26.The Helicopter Expedient Refuel System (HERS) allows the...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) arrived at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone March 1 for a routine port visit during its deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.The visit highlights the strong partnership between the United States and the Republic of...

U.S. Embassy in Laos -- The United States Embassy and United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) formally presented three new District Hospitals and one village clinic to the following three districts: Toumlan and Samouey Districts of Salavan Province and Thataeng District in Xekong Province. The...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- With two days' supply of food and a few more days' supply of water, Japanese climber Masatoshi Kuriaki found himself in dire straits at 8,600 feet up Mount Hunter in Denali National Park.He was 75 days into what was originally planned to be a 65-day...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Okinawan and military first responders hosted a bilateral natural disaster exercise at Kadena Air Base Feb. 28, 2018, to test and improve evacuation procedures between members of Team Kadena and the local community.Approximately 50 residents participated in a simulated...

KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands -- Fifteen Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) Marshall Islands (MHL) deployed from Gulfport, Mississippi to the Marshall Islands to relieve NMCB 133 and execute construction tasking for six months in support...