ARCTIC CIRCLE -- Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially kicked-off Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018 in the Arctic Ocean with the construction of temporary Ice Camp Skate and the arrival of two U.S. Navy fast-attack submarines and one U.K. Royal Navy submarine March 7.ICEX 2018 is a five-week...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) returned from deployment to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, March 7.Tucson successfully completed a six-month Western Pacific deployment while conducting operations in support of national...

FORT GREELY, Alaska -- Approximately 600 Guard members from the United States and Canada participated in training at the Donnelly Training Area as part of Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018, from Feb. 25 to March 8.The training allowed participants to exercise in cold weather and high-latitude environments,...

TOKYO, Japan -- Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, concluded a two-day trip to meet with Japanese military counterparts, March 7.“Our longstanding alliance with Japan draws strength from shared principles and that helps us explore ways to more effectively respond to shared challenges...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- U.S. Army-Pacific (USARPAC) is preparing to host its second iteration of the Regional Leader Development Program-Pacific, or RLDP-P.The program develops Pacific-based mid-level officers, noncommissioned officers and civilians with regional instruction and strategic leadership...

SYDNEY, Australia -- Warrant Officer Class One Craig Egan of the Australian Defense Force deals easily with American noncommissioned officers (NCO) -- they speak the same language, they go through many of the same schools, and they belong to militaries that have the same philosophy on the use of...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Whether rendering first aid at a car crash in Carlsbad, California, or stabilizing a wounded Marine in Karbala, Iraq, pain management from point-of-injury to the hospital, is a priority for both civilian and military emergency medical professionals alike.But due to a nationwide...

AIEA, Hawaii -- Soldiers from the 8th Special Troops Battalion (STB), 8th Theater Sustainment Command volunteered at Gustav H. Webling Elementary School to support the annual Jump Rope 4 Heart event February 21 in Aiea, Hawaii.Webling Elementary hosts Jump Rope 4 Heart to promote the importance of...

APRA HARBOR, Guam -- Units and personnel from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) are scheduled to participate in the annual bilateral training exercise MultiSail 2018, Mar. 8-14.MultiSail is an annual bilateral training exercise that improves interoperability between...

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- As temperatures plummeted into the negative 20s, warriors in 17 10-Soldier teams from across U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK) and the Canadian Army competed in a series of cold weather and mountainous warrior tasks Feb. 27 to March 2.A team from 5th squadron, 1st Cavalry...