YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) for the first time as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, Oct. 1.Ronald Reagan's arrival to CFAY highlights her role as the fifth U.S...

Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next week to Japan, the Republic of Korea, and China, October 5–10, to discuss key political, economic, and security issues with a wide range of government officials and non-governmental experts. This is his second trip to...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, headquartered at Yokota Air Base, set aside time to reconnect with the courageous Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members who saved his life over two decades ago,...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam  -- RED HORSE Airmen are part of a uniquely trained unit capable of providing rapid response and independent operations in remote environments to support worldwide contingencies and special operations.Although the Airmen assigned to the 554th RED HORSE Squadron are used...

SECRETARY KERRY: Minister Swaraj and Minister Kishida, thank you very much for being here. This is the first-ever meeting trilaterally of Japan, India, and the United States here in – here in New York or elsewhere. We have not had this kind of a trilateral meeting. And so this is significant because...

CAMP KINSER, Japan - The Battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific and the last battle during the island hopping campaign in World War II. Although anticipated not to last more than a few weeks, the battle ended up lasting 82 days. In order to get a clearer picture of what...

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Military Sealift Command's USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) is currently participating in Exercise Koa Moana 15-3, a four-month exercise that involves embarked Marines and will make stops at locations in the Pacific Island Nations of Oceana: French Polynesia, Fiji, Kiribati,...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, participated in their annual training exercise, Island Viper, at the Boondocker Training Area aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2015.The purpose of Island Viper is to help companies within the battalion...

The U.S. Embassy supported a three-day intensive counter narcotics trainingfor the Lao Counter Narcotic Police Departments from four southern provinces. The training began on Wednesday September 16, 2015, at the Provincial ConferenceHall in Attapu province.The instructors from the Lao Counter...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - Every year, Soldiers from across the Pacific Theater come to Hawaii to compete for the title of Paralegal of the Year.Nineteen Soldiers competed for this year's U.S. Army Pacific 2015 Paralegal Warrior Challenge, Sept. 21-25, at several locations on Oahu. Of those 19, only two...