BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, Northern Territory, Australia -- As the dust settled after thousands of rounds of ammunition were shot at targets on the foggy morning of August 18, 2016, Marines celebrated the end of the two week long Exercise Koolendong. The exercise took place in the heart of the...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- History was made Aug. 17, 2016 when all three of Air Force Global Strike Command's strategic power projection bombers, the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit, simultaneously took to the sky during their first integrated bomber operation in the...

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- The United States, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka began Operation Pacific Angel 16-3 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Aug. 15.Operation PACANGEL is a total force, joint and combined humanitarian assistance/civil-military operation led by Pacific Air Forces. Assistance through...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Richard A. Correll relieved Rear Adm. William R. Merz as commander, Submarine Group (COMSUBGRU) 7, Task Force 54 and Task Force 74, at the Fleet Activities Yokosuka Benny Decker Theater Aug. 17. Vice Adm. Joseph P. Aucoin, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, presided over...

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Fighter squadrons across the Korean Peninsula routinely participate in Buddy Wings to enhance the interoperability of U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces. For Buddy Wing 16-7, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 36th Fighter Squadron traveled to Daegu Air Base...

MV OCEAN GLORY, At Sea—Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) voyage-charter MV OCEAN GLORY rescued an Indonesian fisherman in the vicinity of the Straits of Bali while in route to Banyuwangi, Indonesia, Aug. 14.“I stepped onto the bridge fully expecting to take a routine arrival a few hours later into...

BEIJING -- Gen. Mark A. Milley, chief of staff of the U.S. Army, met with his Chinese counterpart Gen. Li Zuocheng on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Bayi building in China's capital. "On behalf of the entire American Army and my delegation, thanks so much for the warm welcome. I look forward to the...

KOROR, Palau (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership 2016 departed Palau Aug. 15 aboard JS Shimokita (LST 4002) after completing two weeks of medical and engineering initiatives designed to promote cooperation and knowledge exchange between local authorities and the multinational Pacific Partnership team.While...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Most civilians might not know it; in fact, most Soldiers might not know it either. But the Army has its own fleet of ships and its own cadre of mariners to run them. This month, 31 of those ocean-going Soldiers will set sail for Japan as part of a Pacific Pathways...

BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) -- U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Scott H. Swift recently established a six-part plan that aims to focus and align Sailors' efforts in preserving a resilient workforce, maintaining fleet readiness, reinforcing international order, leading in credibility, embracing...