YOKOSUKA, Japan - As the ball dropped in Times Square to usher in 2015, more than 300 Sailors aboard USS Sampson (DDG 102) were busy conducting search and recovery operations in the Java Sea, following the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 Dec. 28, 2014. Days later USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) also joined the...

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when 1,500 Airman implementers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- As an aircraft reaches a higher altitude, the air pressure decreases, sometimes leaving aircrews little air to breathe. When this happens, pilots and crew members are able to utilize the liquid oxygen provided by Airmen from the 36th Maintenance Squadron, thus...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron competed in a quarterly weapons load crew competition here, Dec. 30. teams composed of three Airmen raced against the clock, and each other, to arm an F-16 Fighting Falcon with three different weapons systems, all with...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea - The streets are still damp with rain left the night before as apartment lights begin to pierce the night sky, dawn is still hours away but the city of Busan is waking up. The routine is business as usual for the 3.4 million people who call the port city home, but for...

U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command scientists and engineers are stationed around the globe to explore international collaboration opportunities in scientific research and technology development, opportunities that will potentially close capability gaps for the U.S. Army. Three...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Hawaii's Governor David Ige visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Dec. 21 to learn more about the historic shipyard's national security mission and role as the state's largest industrial employer. During a tour of the shipyard's huge Inside...

JOINT BASE LEWIS- MCCHORD, Wash. - For the Soldiers of the 17th Field Artillery Brigade, months of hard work and preparation culminate this week with the execution of Yama Sakura 69 from Dec. 5 to Dec. 10, 2015. For the artillery brigade this means, conducting split operations between a team in...

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 23, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. The visit strengthened the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan...

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines stationed throughout Japan participated in the Far East Division Marksmanship Match Dec. 7 through Dec. 18 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The purpose of the competition is to enhance marksmanship skills and combat readiness by using incentives such as...