09 December 2016 Navy's Most Advanced Surface Ship Arrives in San Diego SAN DIEGO, California - The Navy's newest and most technologically advanced surface combatant, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), arrived in its new homeport of San Diego, Dec. 8.The guided-missile destroyer Zumwalt, commanded by Capt. James A. Kirk, is the lead ship of a class of next-generation multimission...
09 December 2016 Pearl Harbor Survivors Pause to Remember Fallen at Wheeler Field WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- A lone bugler played taps as Pearl Harbor veterans saluted in silence, pausing to remember the more than 30 men killed here 75 years ago, as Japan began its attack on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.More than two dozen World War II veterans took part in the ceremony here...
09 December 2016 Interment Ceremony Aboard USS Arizona Honors Survivors and Victims on 75th Anniversary PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The first thing Lt. Patrick Zuchelli, from San Luis Obispo, California, notices is the silence out on the water of Pearl Harbor. It’s the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks and he’s waiting patiently for the boat that will take him and about 300 others to the USS...
09 December 2016 3rd MLG Marines Experience Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- Being combat ready in any clime and place makes the Marine Corps the United States’ ultimate commodity in war. The Marines of 3rd Marine Logistics Group conducted a command post exercise, in the Central Training Area, Kin Blue and Ie Shima Island in Okinawa, Nov. 29 -...
09 December 2016 WWII Veteran misses 75th Pearl Harbor ceremonies, meets with PACOM leadership CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – U.S. Army Sergeant George Emerson joined over 100 of his fellow World War II veterans on an Honor Flight to Honolulu. He was, however, unable to join them at the official ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. A vehicle with a...
08 December 2016 Republic of Korea, U.S. Navies Discuss Methods to Strengthen Partnership during 9th Strategic Dialogue BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Senior leaders from the U.S. and Republic of Korea navies met at Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea to discuss ways to increase the combined naval partnership.The Strategic Dialogue, a biannual conference which focuses on strengthening communication and improving...
08 December 2016 Thousands Commemorate 75th Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2016) – Thousands gathered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Kilo Piers Dec. 7 to witness the 75th Commemoration Event of the Attack on Pearl Harbor.The ceremony set to honor those who lost their lives during the attacks on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, included a moment of...
08 December 2016 Louisville Visits Changwon during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment CHANGWON, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) arrived at U.S. Fleet Activities Chinhae for a routine port visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, Dec. 8.With a crew of 131, Louisville will conduct a multitude of missions and...
08 December 2016 Media Availability with Secretary Carter enroute to Delhi, India SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER: I'll be -- I'll be brief. This is a really important stop because India is, I believe, destined to be a major strategic partner of the United States.(inaudible) -- yeah. Sorry. Do I need to start over? Okay. Sorry.So I -- as I said, I believe it is an important...
08 December 2016 Survivors, Friends, Families Remember Hickam Field Attacks in 1941 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- On the morning of Dec. 7th, service members and their friends and families gathered here to remember the fatal attacks on Hickam Field in 1941.The ceremony, which honored the 492 men and women killed and wounded on Hickam Field, came 75 years after the two...