PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Using innovation, ingenuity and incentivized strategies, Navy Region Hawaii and its partners are achieving greater energy efficiency. The latest milestone will be recognized Dec. 15, as USS Preble wins an energy conservation award.On Dec. 15, Rear Adm. John Fuller, commander,...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --  Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, hosted the Japanese Minister of Defense, Gen Nakatani, Nov. 23, as part of Nakatani's tour of U.S. Pacific Command and its component commands.  Robinson and Nakatani met to discuss the ongoing...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A middle-aged North Korean woman sits in the Osan Community Activity Center with her hands wringing as she speaks to a small group of U.S. Army Soldiers."I was fooled by my country," she said. "When I was a kid, I was educated that the reason the North and South are not...

We, Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America, gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 21 November 2015 for the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Summit. Today, we elevated our relationship to the ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Partnership...

NAHA AIR BASE, Japan -- Approximately 40 Airmen from Kadena Air Base interacted with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts during an extensive tour of Naha Air Base Nov. 20, as part of a new wing exchange program.The tour entailed an overall mission briefing at the wing headquarters...

Earlier this year, the University of Washington introduced the first Asia-Pacific Military Fellowship program as part of a partnership between itself, Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the U.S. Army War College Fellows. The program is one of a variety of fellowship programs in different universities...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Gen Nakatani, the Japanese minister of defense, visited and toured the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73), and spoke with the ship’s commanding officer and personnel about the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile defense systems, Nov. 23.The ship tour was part of...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Nov. 24, for a port visit during its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. This was the first port visit for Charlotte's crew during its current deployment.Measuring more than...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Military representatives from the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China met at Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces, Nov. 21-24 for bilateral talks concerning  military air and naval safety.The overall goal of the long-standing bi-annual talks, known as the...

YOKOHAMA NORTH DOCK, Japan -- The Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast Asia (AFSBn-NEA) and the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade provided an operational update and tour of the Army watercraft capability at Yokohama North Dock (YND) to Gen. Kiyofumi Iwata, chief of staff, Japanese Ground...