Sailors from the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington's (CVN 73) medical team celebrated the 67th birthday of the Navy Medical Service Corps, Aug. 4. Congress enacted the Medical Service Corps in 1947 where 251 "plankowners" were commissioned as Medical Service Corps...

Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) completed the second Underway Recovery Test (URT-2) for NASA's Orion Program, Aug. 5.URT-2 is the second at-sea testing of the Orion crew module using a well-deck recovery method. The first testing was conducted on board USS San Diego (LPD...

Four C-130 Hercules' and more than 70 personnel assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base Japan arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska this week to undergo joint-aerial training with paratroopers from the 725th Brigade Support Battalion.The training takes place one week...

Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Naypyitaw, Burma; Sydney, Australia; Honiara, Solomon Islands; and Honolulu, Hawaii August 8-13, 2014.On August 9, Secretary Kerry will arrive in Naypyitaw to meet Burmese government leaders and to attend the U.S.-ASEAN, Lower Mekong Initiative, Friends...

Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) departed Naval Base San Diego to conduct the second Underway Recovery Test (URT-2) for NASA’s Orion Program, July 31-Aug. 2.URT-2 is the second at-sea testing of the Orion crew module using a well-deck recovery method. The first testing was conducted...

The Korean Defense Intelligence Command displayed a North Korean special operation forces infiltration van, Aug. 1, staged in front of the headquarters of the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command for more than 130 Soldiers, here. During senior leader development for Team 19, the KDIC's SOF...

Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 picked up paintbrushes and rollers to spruce up one of their sister schools during a community relations (COMREL) event in Dededo Aug. 2.Several Sailors from EODMU-5 and family members were at Wettengel Elementary School as part of a...

Thirty-six Sailors from the George Washington Carrier Strike Group participated in a community relations (COMREL) project at Kainan-so Nursing Home in Sasebo, Japan, August 2.Sailors from the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Ticonderoga-Class...

 U.S. Air Force, Royal Australia Air Force, New Zealand Defence Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, French Armed Forces in New Caledonia, Royal Thai Air Force, and United Arab Emirates Armed Forces will conduct Exercise Pitch Black 2014 at RAAF Base Darwin, RAAF Base Tindal, Delamere Air Weapons...

The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a scheduled port visit, August 1. More than 5,500 GWCSG Sailors will have the opportunity to volunteer their time and efforts to help make a difference in various Japanese communities by participating in community...