SEOUL, South Korea -- The cheerful sounds of classic American Christmas carols and the thunder of traditional Korean drums filled the Seoul Arts Center Dec. 6 as musicians from two nations performed for a crowd of thousands during the eighth Korean-American Friendship Holiday Concert.As much a...

Readout of Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr., Commander, UnitedStates Pacific Command Meeting With India Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar at Camp Smith, Hawaii                                PACOM Director of Media Operations, U.S. Army Major DaveEastburn provided the following...

Adm. Harry B. Harris, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command74th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HawaiiDecember 7, 2015"As Delivered" Let me begin by saying that I bring you best wishes from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus. SECNAV sends his regrets that he could not...

USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL, Hawaii (NNS) -- World War II veterans from the United States and Japan joined in silent prayer and poured bourbon whiskey into Pearl Harbor's hallowed waters during the Blackened Canteen ceremony in observation of Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 6.The annual commemoration provided a...

CAMP ITAMI, JAPAN --- An opening ceremony for Yama Sakura 69 was held at the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Middle Army Headquarters on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5, 2015.The ceremony marked the beginning of the annual bilateral training exercise between members of the United States Military and the...

CAMP ITAMI, Japan (Dec. 7, 2015) -- Female Soldiers assigned to various U.S. Army Pacific and I Corps units met with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, or JGSDF, Middle Army females at a women's mentorship meeting during Exercise Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5.The JGSDF Middle Army...

NEW DELHI, India -- Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, arrived in India Dec. 4 to meet with Indian defense officials and discuss mutual cooperation during the first PACAF commander’s visit to the nation since 2011. Robinson is visiting at the invitation of Air Chief Marshall Arup...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --  The 64th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop will begin here Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. with an official “Push Ceremony” followed by U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force executing humanitarian airdrops to islands throughout the...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- Service members enrolled in the Marine Corps Instructor Course of Water Survival strive to achieve the title of a water survival instructor by completing a training program in the classroom and practicing those lessons at the base pool aboard Marine Corps...

SINGAPORE (NNS) -- U.S Navy Chaplains assigned to Singapore honored the 240th anniversary of the Chaplain Corps by reflecting on their heritage and service to Sailors and Marines stationed across the globe. The Navy Chaplain Corps was established on Nov 28, 1775. Lt. Russ Ferguson, chaplain for...