MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii -- In today’s interconnected global arena, deployment readiness is contingent on Soldiers’ ability to work in partnership with other joint services and allied nations. In the summer of 2018, the Soldiers of 561st Engineer Construction Company (ECC), 84th...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Engineers and technical experts from Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) conducted systems operability testing in January aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, in support of 31st Marine Expeditionary...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- As a critical partner in the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific region, the Army National Guard must be an expeditionary force, according to Director of the Army National Guard Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy."The Army National Guard is a vital partner in America's Army of...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Honolulu County Fire Department located a 56-year-old male kayaker who went missing near Haleiwa Beach Park, Monday evening.The missing kayaker had made his way to shore after becoming separated from his friend. Good Samaritans reported seeing a kayaker...

IWAKUNI CITY, Japan -- The Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau hosted the 9th annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Feb. 23, 2019.The purpose of the concert was to strengthen understanding and collaboration with local residents within the vicinity of...

MANILA, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Army Pacific will participate in Exercise Salaknib 2019, which will be conducted in and around Fort Magsaysay, Palayan, and Nueva Ecija, Philippines from March 4 to 24, 2019. The U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 26, for a port visit.Chief is visiting Jakarta while operating in U.S. 7th Fleet to work with their Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) counterparts to strengthen regional security and...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Wreckage of World War II destroyer USS Strong (DD 467) was discovered, Feb. 6, resting 300 meters (nearly 1,000 feet) below the surface of Kula Gulf, north of the island of New Georgia, in the Solomon Islands, according to a release from the expedition crew of Paul G. Allen’s...

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Maj. Frederick Cruz from the Hawaii Air National Guard, pins down fellow Airman on shallow ocean waves as water splashed after each body hit. Sparring with Airman 1st Class Christian Torres they alternated control with each movement. Both...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- For some, responsibility may not be the first thing on the mind of a child. Some are able to enjoy their youthful years without much worry within their household. Growing up in a single parent household, Staff Sgt. Paul Navarrete was introduced to responsibility early,...