For a grueling five days, the 25th Transportation Battalion, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, headed to Warrior Base located five miles below the Demilitarized Zone on the Korean peninsula for their crew certification exercise as part of the live-fire crew gunnery exercise conducted by the...

Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Japan's Collective Self-Defense DecisionI welcome the Government of Japan's new policy regarding collective self-defense, which will enable the Japan Self-Defense Forces to engage in a wider range of operations and make the U.S.-Japan alliance even...

Sailors assigned to Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) participated in a community relations (COMREL) event at The Genesis School for Special Education, June 27.The school provides full-time and resource educational services to students with special needs, including...

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker is on a weeklong commercial diplomacy trip that demonstrates the Obama administration’s ongoing commitment to the Asia-Pacific region.Along with members of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and a delegation of U.S. CEOs, Pritzker is visiting Vietnam, the...

The Rim of the Pacific biennial maritime security exercise now underway is a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet said...

Partnering with the forces of other nations is a hallmark of the American military, and it will be even more important in the future than it is today, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here yesterday. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said at the...

The 20th annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines wrapped up with a closing ceremony on board the guided missile destroyer, USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), July 1st.The ceremony occurred a day after McCain, the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and the...

Hawaii-based Army watercraft assets, divers and sustainment troops are set to play major roles in surface/vertical lift, casualty evacuation, and Logistics over the Shore operations during the biennial Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise, June 26 through Aug. 1. The 8th Theater Sustainment Command...

The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) departed Singapore after a four-day, goodwill port visit, June 30. GWCSG Sailors enjoyed well-deserved liberty, took advantage of various local tours hosted by the ships' Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR), and participated in 11 community...

Staff Sergeant Donald Vaughn of the U.S. Marine Corps speaks with students at Santa Rita Elementary School in Subic Bay, Philippines, on June 27.The community relations event was held in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014.In its 20th year, CARAT is an...