SANTA RITA, Guam -- Two Mark VI Patrol Boats assigned to Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1, Detachment (Det.) Guam, completed a 500 nautical mile long-range transit, Dec. 28-29.The successful transit helped gauge the operational reach of the MK VI Patrol Boats to provide reliable planning factors and...

NEW YORK, OKINAWA, Japan -- Bullets and shells bounce off the cold hard steel of the F-4 Phantom II aircraft. Tensions are high and the two Marines inside are on edge. There is something unsettling about being stuck in a flying metal object around 20,000 feet in the air with bullets flying past...

INDIAN OCEAN -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a cooperative deployment with Indian Navy destroyer INS Rajput (D51), Dec. 26.The at sea training followed a port visit to Visakhapatnam, India, Dec. 22-26.During...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Following the Nov. 30 earthquakes rocking the Anchorage, Alaska area, team Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) immediately leapt into action evaluating, cleaning up and repairing damages sustained.Despite the upheaval of earth, and magnitude of damages a...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- "Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series designed to highlight innovative efforts, large and small, that are improving infrastructure at Kunsan Air Base. These both save the Air Force money and improve mission readiness for generations of Airmen to...

Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Visakhapatnam for a port visit, Dec. 22.During the visit, Sailors and Marines will hold professional exchanges with their Indian Navy counterparts and have opportunities to explore the...

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Dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a scheduled port visit Dec. 21.During the visit, Sailors and Marines will have opportunities to explore the local area and visit historical sites in Sri Lanka.Part of a...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- “The long-standing partnership between the United States and Indonesia serves as an indicator of the many opportunities we can further cooperate in our shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” said U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- In an effort to maintain air superiority, the Air Force requires uninterrupted manning and vigilant eyes at all times a necessity that spreads to multiples jobs across the forces.The 607th Air and Space Operation Center (AOC) plans, commands, controls, executes...