MINISTER SWARAJ: Secretary of State Mr. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mr. James Mattis, my esteemed colleague Nirmala Sitharaman, Excellencies: I extend a very warm welcome to you to India. We are delighted to have both of you here for the very first meeting of Indo-U.S. 2+2...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Fire rose above the trees and sirens rang across the field from fire trucks, police vehicles and ambulances starting the 2018 Annual Air Show Emergency Management Exercise, Aug 29.Lt. Col. Bradley Brough, the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, said security forces,...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1-207th Aviation Battalion rescued three individuals shortly after 10 p.m. Sept. 3 about 20 miles northwest of St. Mary’s after their plane crashed.The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at JBER was contacted by...

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Navy Region Hawaii hosted a Joint Services Suicide Prevention Proclamation signing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sept. 5 in support of National Suicide Awareness Month.Hawaii Governor David Ige, Hawaii-based service members from every branch of service, DoD...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron (MPSRON) 3 successfully conducted their third underway multi-ship group sail training exercise, Aug. 19-24, off the coast of Saipan and Guam.Although this was the third group sail event, this was the first time many of the ship’s captains and...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCord, Washington -- If you look at a map, you probably won't see too many commonalities between Malaysia and Washington. Malaysia, a country just shy of the equator, remains hot and humid throughout the year. Washington, a state that just shy of Canada, experiences multiple...

YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, Japan -- A Walton, Kentucky native and Walton-Verona High School graduate is currently serving in Yokosuka, Japan as part of Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG 7).Information Systems Technician (Submarine) Christopher Simpson joined the Navy in October 2006. He is in a unique...

KEAUKAHA, Hawaii -- While maintaining the response to the Island of Hawaii's latest volcanic threat from Fissure 8, the newest rotation of the Hawaii National Guard's Task Force Hawaii was bombarded by Hurricane Lane and persevered as they stretched their resources to meet the demands of a second...

DARWIN, Australia -- Sailors from guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft joined opening ceremonies for exercise Kakadu in Darwin, Aug. 31.Hosted biennially by the Royal Australian Navy, Kakadu is a key multilateral...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Strike Group and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Escort Flotilla 4 Battle Group participated in bilateral training while underway in the South China Sea, Aug. 31.During the training, units from the two maritime forces sailed in formation, participated in...