HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter homeported in Honolulu, recently completed a 10-day patrol of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Hawaiian Islands region. They conducted six boardings on Hawaii-based, U.S.-flagged...

SINGAPORE - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Singapore, Jan. 2.Pearl Harbor’s visit to Singapore will not only allow the ship to conduct routine maintenance but it will give Sailors and Marines the...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 2.Frank Cable is currently in route to its homeport at Naval Base Guam, following more than eight months in a scheduled dry-dock phase maintenance availability (DPMA) in...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, and a good Samaritan assisted a 62-year old Australian mariner in his homemade sailing vessel three and a half miles west of the Keehi Harbor, Maui, Sunday.A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Maui safely towed the 30-foot sailing...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Tripler Army Medical Center, or TAMC, has made significant developments throughout the 2017 year.THE BEST OF THE BEST AT TRIPLERTo begin, TAMC and the U.S. Army Health Clinic at Schofield Barracks were recognized in the Army patient satisfaction "Best of the Best" report, for...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) senior enlisted leader (SEL), made his first visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20 and 21.To kick off his two-day visit, Spadaro experienced an interactive mission brief from 35th Fighter Wing,...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 departed from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to MCAS Futenma, Dec. 20, 2017.VMM-262 began training out of MCAS Iwakuni, Dec. 9, 2017, as the aviation combat element for exercise Forest Light.During their stay,...

SINGAPORE -- The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a port visit to Singapore, Dec. 28.During the first port visit after their return to 7th Fleet, the crew had the opportunity to embark on tours and events organized by the...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 22 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.The visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan through the crews'...

INDIAN OCEAN – Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) just completed their final portion of the Law Enforcement’s Non-Lethal Weapons Course, which is a three day course in proper non-lethal weaponry handling and usage.“This course teaches Marines how to properly implement the weapon...