JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Friends and family members gathered pierside to cheer the return of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) following the successful completion of her six-month Western Pacific deployment on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A sunny afternoon turned tragic when - out of nowhere - a car sped off a busy road landing nose-down, its velocity flipping it upside-down before finally scraping to a halt off the side of the road.Senior Airman Ja’Mesha Pratt, 18th Operations Support Squadron airfield...

SASEBO, Japan -- Ships from the Indian navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy departed U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo to conduct the at-sea phase of Exercise Malabar 2016, June 14.A trilateral maritime exercise, Malabar is designed to enhance dynamic cooperation between...

SATTAHIP, Thailand -- The 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the Royal Thai Armed Forces is scheduled to begin June 16 with opening ceremonies at the Royal Thai Naval Base in Sattahip.CARAT Thailand 2016 will consist...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- The United States Naval Ship (USNS) Sacagawea will visit Port Moresby from June 17 to 24 as part of Exercise Koa Moana 16.2, a bilateral exchange between the U.S Marine Corps and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force.In addition to working with Papua New Guinea, U.S...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Maj. Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces chief of staff, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson June 9 to 12 as part of RED FLAG-Alaska's Executive Observer Program.During the visit, Schneider and 13 other leaders from 12 different nations' air forces...

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2016 — The biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise that begins at the end of June will boast participation from 27 nations and 25,000 service members, 45 ships, five submarines and more than 200 aircraft, Defense Department Press Operations Director Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Rear Adm. John Fuller, commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, sent a third Red Hill "stakeholder letter" to business and community leaders and elected officials Friday, June 10. Fuller shared the latest news about the fuel storage facility,...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Joint Terminal Attack Controllers worked through multiple missions integrating with Soldiers to find, fix and finish targets, which pose threats to troops on the ground June 8-10 in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.RF-A 16-2, the largest exercise of it’s kind...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- In observance of the Army's 241st birthday, and 118 years presence in the Pacific, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) celebrated at its Army Birthday Commemoration Friday evening.This year’s theme was "The American Soldier--Always Ready, Always Leading." Gen. Robert B. Brown,...