OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participated in the joint field training exercise Blue Chromite (BC) 2018, throughout the prefecture of Okinawa, Japan, October 23 – November 3, 2017.BC18 is a U.S.-only mission rehearsal which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expeditionary,...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 Detail Chinhae completed construction of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Clubhouse Facility at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet naval base in Busan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27.NMCB 4 Seabees...

MUARA, Brunei -- The armed forces from the United States and Brunei kicked off the 23rd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise Nov 6 at Muara Naval Base.CARAT Brunei features 5 days of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address shared maritime...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Japanese service members standing shoulder to shoulder have made Yokota Air Base one of the most capable operational bases in Japan and in the world, President Donald J. Trump said in a troop talk there, Nov. 5, 2017.The president has embarked upon an Indo-Pacific trip of...

WATERS TO THE EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA -- USS Chafee (DDG 90) will join ships from the Republic of Korea Navy and the Royal Australian Navy during a multilateral maritime interdiction operations (MIO) exercise in waters off the coast of the Republic of Korea, Nov. 6-7.This exercise is designed...

SEOJEONG, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services, and local Korean emergency medical services teamed up in a bilateral display of their response and rescue capabilities, Nov. 2, at Kookje College.The mass-casualty exercise simulated a plane crashing into a...

SINGAPORE -- The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) departed Singapore Nov. 4 after completing a 14-month rotational deployment to Southeast Asia.During the deployment, the ship and crew operated with navies of 16 partner nations, participated in 11 multilateral and bilateral exercises, and...

WASHINGTON -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Sri Lanka on the occasion of the second U.S.-Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue. Begin Text: Sharing a commitment to democracy, rule of law, and the prosperity and well-being of our...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS -- The Federal Fire Department recognized nine of its personnel in a small ceremony at Fire Station 15, here, Nov. 1, 2017.Maj. Gen. Susan A. Davidson, commanding general, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jacinto Garza, senior enlisted adviser, 8th TSC,...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), Hawaii's first Sentinel-class cutter, was commissioned into service at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Tuesday.Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony accepting the first of three...