EAST TRAINING RANGE CENTER, Hawaii – If you asked 1st Lt. Joseph Ross, Alpha Company, 29th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, what influenced his decision to join the military he would probably bring up his heritage.Ross grew up in York, Pennsylvania with two generations before him having...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) held a change of command ceremony at the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Ford Island, Hawaii, March 30.Commander John C. Roussakies, from Homosassa, Fla., properly relieved Cmdr. William A...

The last surviving member of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) helped paved the way for today's female aviators...

1.  Today in Washington, D.C., on the occasion of the fourth Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), we, the United States and China, declare our commitment to working together to foster a peaceful and stable international environment by reducing the threat of nuclear terrorism and striving for a more...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea –Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment partnered with aviators from B Company, 2-2 Assault Helicopter Battalion, during sling load training, March 30, 2016, at Camp Carroll, South Korea. Sling load operations are a source of aerial transport...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The 2015-2016 Antarctic research season concluded March 12 following the redeployment of U.S. Air Force C-17 Globmaster III aircraft to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, and LC-130 Skibird aircraft to the...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (NNS) -- Senior military leaders from U.S. 7th Fleet and the Sri Lanka navy and air force met to discuss operational topics aboard the Fleet's flagship USS Blue Ridge, March 29. Sixteen officials from Sri Lanka attended the bilateral meeting hosted by 7th Fleet, designed to...

This engagement involved sharing best practices and visiting with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s Ports and Harbors Bureau to observe the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code at two port facilities in Hakata, Japan: the Hakata Chuo...

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2016 — The Defense Department’s future course is competitive and demanding of America's leadership, values and the military’s edge, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said here yesterday at the World Affairs Council's Annual Honors Global Education Gala. “But in our overall approach...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) -- Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons saved three individuals near the Marcus Baker Glacier on the night of March 29. According to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the individuals were scouting a...