ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 conducted a search and rescue (SAR) operation and retrieved two distressed mariners off the coast of Saipan, Feb. 25. Upon the request of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam, a Navy MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter from HSC-25 launched...

CAMP BAN CHAN KREM, Thailand -- U.S. service members and Thai Marines participated in jungle survival training Feb. 16-17, 2017 at Ban Chan Krem, Thailand as a part of Cobra Gold 17. Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Transport Support Battalion and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, as...

The first of 14 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules transports that will be assigned to the U.S. Air Force installation at Yokota Air Base, Japan, departed the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility on Feb. 24, 2017. This marks the first U.S. Air Force combat delivery C-130J-30 to be permanently...

SASEBO, Japan -- Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Sasebo, Japan, for a regularly-scheduled patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Feb. 27.Bonhomme Richard is scheduled to finalize shipboard certifications and conduct joint force operations with...

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, NT, Australia -- U.S. and Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron leaders discussed interoperability and tactical integration here Feb. 24 as their combined Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) training continues.EAC is a combined training activity initiative...

WASHINGTON, DC -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Japan, and the Republic of Korea at the conclusion of their trilateral meeting.Begin Text:Today, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Joseph Yun, Japanese Ministry of...

BENGALARU, KA, India -- U.S. aircraft, crew and support personnel, as well as members of the Department of State and other U.S. representatives returned home this week after a strong showing at Aero India 2017 at Air Force Station Yelahanka, India Feb. 20.On the heels of the recently announced Major...

ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- Each duty day of exercise Cope North begins with the calming glow of a golden sunrise, as dozens of Airmen line up side-by-side across the Andersen Air Force Base flight line to sweep their workspace of debris, clearing space for F-15 Eagles to taxi.Among the line of...

CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore (NNS) -- Following a port visit in Muara, Brunei, and routine operations in the Sulu Sea and South China Sea, littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) pulled pier side at Changi Naval Base in Singapore, Feb. 25.After completing the four-day port visit in Brunei,...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – Exercise Beverly Herd 17-1 kicked off on Feb. 26, during which the 51st Fighter Wing Mustangs and their partner units will train on a variety of different objectives.The exercise, which is scheduled to last through March 3, will see an intensification of flying...