CEBU, Philippines -- Combined Philippine-U.S. and Philippine-Australian exercise Sama Sama-Lumbas 2022 concluded Oct. 18 following eight days of in-person and at-sea engagements with military personnel from the Philippines, United States, Australia, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom in Cebu...

MALDIVES -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) and crew arrived in the Maldives, Friday, and this is the first Coast Guard ship to visit the Maldives since the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell did in 2009.Midgett’s crew will conduct professional in-port and at-sea exchanges with the...

SINGAPORE – The Command Surgeons for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Australian Defense Force (ADF) Joint Health Surgeon, and Singapore Armed Forces Surgeon hosted the second Military-Civilian Health Security Summit June 27-28, 2022, in Singapore. The summit focused on regional approaches to global...

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Japan Joint Staff will begin Keen Edge 22, a bilateral command post exercise, on Jan. 26, 2022, at various locations in Hawaii and Japan. Keen Edge, scheduled to run until Feb. 3, is an annual U.S.-Japan exercise series that alternates...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. --MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – (December 03, 2021) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing returned Friday from conducting their final integrated training cycle with Carrier Strike Group Three aboard USS Abraham...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii - On October 17, 1916, Woodrow Wilson was president and the average pay for an ensign in the Navy was $141.67 per month. The world was embroiled in World War I and the United States was preparing for the reality of having to join the bloody battle. The same...

During the recent Washington and Malaysian airmen to airmen talks held at Camp Murray, a tragedy occurred when Royal Malaysian Air Force Col. Hasnol Abu Hassan died after sustaining a medical emergency. His sudden passing was a shock to his friends and family and forced the remaining members of the...

The Defense Department operates a fleet of more than 250,000 tactical vehicles, which frequently operate in austere conditions. These vehicles often spend as much of their operational time stationary as they do in motion, said Ben Richardson, director of the Defense Innovation Unit's advanced energy...

IWAKUNI, Japan. -- U.S. forces with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet conducted a joint rehearsal of tactics and simulated strikes on naval targets off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 19, 2021. Between the two services, the participating aircraft platforms included the F/A-18...

The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted bilateral interoperability training with the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08) and embarked Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 8...