As Antiterrorism (AT) Awareness Month winds to a close, it's important to remember that vigilance is required year-round to protect ourselves from the global threat of terrorism. "The awareness month program presented an opportunity to highlight the seriousness of this important topic given today's...

PEARL HARBOR - Guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73), with an embarked detachment from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, and guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) will depart their homeport of Pearl Harbor for an independent deployment to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas...

BUSAN, South Korea—About 40 Military Sealift Command (MSC) reserve-component Sailors traveled to Korea and Singapore, and are participating in Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2016 (UFG 16), Aug. 24. Exercise UFG 16 is scheduled from Aug. 17 – Sep. 2 and is an annual, combined command and control exercise...

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AGUANA, Guam -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 took permanent ownership of two MK VI patrol boats at Naval Base Guam, Aug. 24. The MK VI patrol boats are now permanently assigned in two separate strategic areas of operations. In March, two MK VI patrol boats were delivered to CTF-56, based in...

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia -- Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 bustled around the ammunition storage point as the sun beat down around them, but movements were cautious as they concentrated on the job at hand; building hundreds of thousands of pounds of...

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — A shirtless Olympian adorned in traditional tribal dress wasn’t the only thing from Tonga grabbing headlines this month. The Nevada National Guard and Kingdom of Tonga completed their largest State Partnership Program (SPP) exchange here Friday in the partnership’s two-year...

WASHINGTON -- The chief of staff of the Army wrapped up a 10-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday, Aug. 23, with a troop visit in Hawaii. Gen. Mark A. Milley met with Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks and visited the division's Lightning Academy, where he...

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho (AFNS) -- The 366th Fighter Wing welcomed Singaporean Maj. Gen. Mervyn Tan, chief of Republic of Singapore Air Force, and Brig. Gen. Tommy Tan Ah Han, Republic of Singapore Air Force Air Combat Command commander, Aug. 17-20, to recognize the first graduates of...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), Lt. Gen. Nadja West, visited Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) in Hawaii. Command Sgt. Maj. Gerald C. Ecker, command sergeant major, MEDCOM, accompanied the Surgeon General to the Pacific...