KHANH HOA, Vietnam -- Pacific Partnership 2017 departed from Nha Trang, Vietnam on May 29 after completing 10 days of disaster response training, medical and engineering subject matter expert exchanges, cooperative health engagements, and community relations events.This year marks the fourth...

BANGLADESH -- Partners across the Pacific, including Regional Health Command-Pacific, other service member components, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) met with Bangladesh participants from the military's Director General...

SINGAPORE -- Medical professionals and leaders from across the Department of Defense engaged with partner nation colleagues while participating in the Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange 17 (APMHE) in Singapore May 23-26.The APMHE is a multilateral military health cooperation forum that brings...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The U.S. Coast Guard transferred a high endurance cutter to the Vietnam coast guard during a ceremony in Honolulu, Thursday at 10 a.m.The ship, which will be renamed CSB 8020, is expected to improve the Vietnam coast guard’s maritime domain awareness, increase its capacity to...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members from the 51st and 8th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadrons participated in weapons training at Camp Rodriguez, Republic of Korea, May 23-24, 2017, ensuring the Defenders are vigilant and ready to Fight Tonight.During the training, Defenders qualified on...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Six Tongan fishermen are safe today following a joint rescue effort between the U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime New Zealand and the Tongan navy.The men arrived safely to Tongatapu aboard a Tongan naval patrol boat after they were initially located by a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules...

HONOLULU – The 2017 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium and Exhibition concluded a three-day conference May 25 in Honolulu with representatives from more than three-quarters of the U.S. partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, including many chiefs of armies, in attendance.“What a tremendous...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The forward-deployed Areligh Burke guided-missile cruiser USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), aka ‘Big Bad John,’ passed all readiness requirements for a materiel assessment conducted by the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), May 25.INSURV was established by Congress to...

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWAK, Japan -- Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 replaced VMM-262 as the aviation combat element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) May 26, 2017.“Having VMM-265 reunited with the 31st MEU will benefit all of the Marines greatly,” said Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham, sergeant major...

HANOI, Vietnam -- Ambassador Osius visited Khanh Hoa province from May 23 to 24 to highlight Pacific Partnership 17’s (PP17) collaboration with the province. During the two-day visit, Ambassador Osius met with Khanh Hoa People’s Committee Chairman Le Duc Vinh, visited PP17 personnel from the United...