WASHINGTON -- Joint South Korean-U.S. military exercises have been “deconflicted” with the Winter Olympics, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said here today, Jan. 4, 2018.The secretary also discussed the demonstrations in Iran during an impromptu news conference with Pentagon reporters.The military...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Sailors hoisted the colors crisp and promptly to start the New Year Jan. 1. Throughout 2018 the First Navy Jack will rise under Old Glory, renewing a culture of tradition and resolve at Pearl Harbor.Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort, commander, Navy Region Hawaii, ordered the flying of...

INDIAN OCEAN - The guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) entered the 7th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 4.Hopper will conduct evolutions involving theater security cooperation, building partner capacity, and performing routine operations within the area.Hopper is a multi-mission ship with...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a final port call en route to her new homeport of Sasebo, Japan, Dec. 28.Following its return from the Wasp's first deployment in more than a decade,...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter homeported in Honolulu, recently completed a 10-day patrol of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Hawaiian Islands region. They conducted six boardings on Hawaii-based, U.S.-flagged...

SINGAPORE - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Singapore, Jan. 2.Pearl Harbor’s visit to Singapore will not only allow the ship to conduct routine maintenance but it will give Sailors and Marines the...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 2.Frank Cable is currently in route to its homeport at Naval Base Guam, following more than eight months in a scheduled dry-dock phase maintenance availability (DPMA) in...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, and a good Samaritan assisted a 62-year old Australian mariner in his homemade sailing vessel three and a half miles west of the Keehi Harbor, Maui, Sunday.A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Maui safely towed the 30-foot sailing...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Tripler Army Medical Center, or TAMC, has made significant developments throughout the 2017 year.THE BEST OF THE BEST AT TRIPLERTo begin, TAMC and the U.S. Army Health Clinic at Schofield Barracks were recognized in the Army patient satisfaction "Best of the Best" report, for...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) senior enlisted leader (SEL), made his first visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20 and 21.To kick off his two-day visit, Spadaro experienced an interactive mission brief from 35th Fighter Wing,...