MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii -- The Soldiers of Comanche Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment “Raiders,” 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducted fast rope insertion extraction system (FRIES) techniques with their Marine Corps and Air Force counterparts, here,...

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Navy completed a 33-day joint mission in the Central and South Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative to combat transnational crimes, enforce fisheries laws and enhance regional security March 11.A Coast Guard law enforcement detachment, from Coast...

The U.S. Navy announced March 22 that USS Chosin (CG 65) will change its homeport from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Diego to begin the cruiser modernization program in San Diego. The move supports the Navy’s plan to modernize select cruisers to extend their service lives to 40 years, as well as...

WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA (NNS) -- U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy ships commenced the maritime portion of exercise Foal Eagle 16, March 22.Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), and USS Benfold (DDG 65) operated with...

The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) will arrive in Colombo for a port call March 26, the first visit by a U.S. Navy ship since October 2011. The visit builds upon last month’s Partnership Dialogue in Washington D.C., where both nations pledged to strengthen maritime security...

(March 23, 2016) (left to right) Dr. James P. Delgado, director of Maritime History for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Dr. Robert V. Schwemmer, regional coordinator of Maritime History for the NOAA Office of National Marine...

KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand -- Months of planning and two weeks of flying and working side-by-side, came to an end for the participants of the 22nd iteration of Exercise Cope Tiger 16, during a closing ceremony, held here March 18.Cope Tiger is an annual multilateral aerial exercise...

Ninety-five years ago, the World War I era Navy tug vanished with 56 crewmembers aboard.Today, NOAA and the U.S. Navy announced the discovery of the USS Conestoga (AT 54) in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary off San Francisco, 95 years after the Navy seagoing fleet tugboat disappeared...

U.S. ArmyArmy Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody salutes the flag during her retirement ceremony on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.We are reminded every day that our nation’s freedom and justice is fought for and secured by the heroes of our military. It is the character of many individuals who display an...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, was the guest speaker for a female officer mentorship session at Naval Base San Diego, March 22. As the first female commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, Tyson constantly gets asked the question if there are any differences or challenges...