OJOJIHARA MANUEVER AREA, MIYAGI, Japan -- 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment participates in the Artillery Relocation Training Program (ARTP) 18-4 from Jan. 31 to Feb. 26 in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. ARTP 18-4 provides the Marines with essential live-fire training to...

SUNDA STRAIT - Sailors from mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) attended a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait aboard the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) ship Kri Usman Harun (359), Mar. 1.The ceremony honored American and Australian crews who...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Patrolling the base just as they’ve always done. The sound of the rain a constant, the fog on the windows lingering. That’s when the call came. It may not have been from the same familiar voices. However, it came from the voice of an ally and that’s all that matters to the...

CARSON CITY, Calif. -- The Nevada National Guard and the Republic of Fiji hosted a signing ceremony Thursday at the country's capital of Suva to officially enter the island country into the State's Partnership Program. This new partnership was formally announced by U.S. Assistant Secretary of...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215) returned to Apra Harbor, Guam, following a multi-cutter patrol in response to Super Typhoon Wutip, Monday.Super Typhoon Wutip was the strongest February storm in the Western Pacific Ocean in 70 years. While underway the Sequoia...

SANTA RITA, Guam -- Cmdr. Richard Salazar relieved Cmdr. Steven Tarr as commanding officer of Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) in a time-honored change of command ceremony at Naval Base Guam, March. 1, 2019.Capt. Timothy Poe, Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen, was the...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Members from the 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) are back on the road again for COPE North 2019 (CN19), a field training exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, scheduled for Feb. 18 through March 8.More than 2,000 U.S. military members, approximately 850 service...

MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with President Rodrigo Duterte upon his arrival to the Philippines on Thursday, February 28. The meeting underscored our cooperation on bilateral and regional security issues.Secretary Pompeo arrived at the Villamor Air Base in...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of korea -- Founded November 22, 1950, the 303rd Intelligence Squadron, located at Osan Air Base, is one of the most historic units in the U.S. Air Force. The 303rd IS, commonly known as Skivvy Nine, has been on the Korean Peninsula providing timely cryptologic support since...

WASHINGTON -- Senior Defense Department officials testified on the department’s information technology, cybersecurity and information assurance efforts today at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee’s panel on intelligence, emerging threats, and capabilities.DOD’s Chief Information...