SATTAHIP NAVAL BASE, Thailand (NNS) -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) completed their third phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Sattahip, Thailand on Sept. 2.From July to September, Germantown traveled to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand...

The130th Engineer Brigade hosted an activation and deployment ceremony forthe engineers of Task Force Ready and 95th Engineer Company, Sept. 2, atHamilton Field, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in preparation for the theirnine-month deployment to Korea as part of U.S. Army Pacific's Korean...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka after concluding a three-month patrol Sept. 2.During the summer patrol, Blue Ridge visited five ports in four different countries, strengthening...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A C-5 Galaxy is the largest aircraft in the U.S. military, big enough to transport boats, helicopters and army tanks. When a C-5 stops by Yokota, on its way to deliver a boat to a Pacific Navy installation, who marshals in the 380,000 pounds aircraft? Who replaces the...

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The sixth annual Pacific ResilienceDisaster Response Exercise & Exchange, or DREE, between U.S. Army Pacific,or USARPAC, and the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division, or AFD, kicked off inDhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 30.An opening ceremony included remarks fromMaj. Gen. Gregory Bilton,...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A bilateral Emergency Management Exercise took place at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 2, 2015.The EME assessed the U.S. Air Force and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's ability to respond to an emergency situation. The annual exercise was conducted prior to Misawa AB's...

ATSUGI, Japan (NNS) -- Each year since the Great East Japan earthquake of 2011, the government of Japan and the U.S. military have participated in disaster preparedness and emergency response drills to ensure a swifter and stronger response to future natural disasters. During the Big Kanagawa Rescue...

WAHIAWA, Hawaii – Combat engineers of the 65th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division; Company C, 3rd Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Regiment, 25th ID; and engineers assigned to the Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment participated in the Pfc. Gaviola Expert...

ANGAUR, Palau-- After completing 60 construction projects and more than 100community relations events within six months, a team of 13 Army engineersreturned to Hawaii from a humanitarian assistance operation in the Republic ofPalau, Aug. 24.This mission was part of a joint, rotational...

NORHTERN TERRITORY, Australia -- Exercise Talisman Sabre is a biennial, multinational, exercise designed to enhance bilateral collaboration in support of future combined operations, natural disasters and humanitarian emergency response. This year, the exercise featured approximately 33,000...