ROBERTSON BARRACKS, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia -- Marines and sailors with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, simulated casualty evacuations in a training area outside of Roberson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 20, 2016. “We were on...

SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Soto Dam is a vital source of water for Sasebo, Japan but it's a source that came at a high cost. On May 22, members of both the U.S. Navy and Japanese community of Sasebo came together to commemorate those who died building it. The construction of the dam was accomplished...

FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia - Fleet Marine Force (FMF) corpsmen from 3rd Medical Battalion and medics from the Hawaii National Guard taught a casualty control familiarization class to soldiers of the Mongolian Armed Forces, May 23, at the Five Hills Training Area in Mongolia during the...

ADM Harry B. Harris, Jr. spoke by phone with ADM Kawano, Chairman of the Japanese Joint Staff, on 23rd May. ADM Harris conveyed his sadness and his regret over the murder of a young woman in Okinawa and extended his sincere apologies to the victim’s family and friends. ADM Harris pledged that PACOM...

FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia - The Mongolian Armed Forces and U.S. Pacific Command are hosting the multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2016, which commenced May 22 with an opening ceremony at the Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.This year’s Khaan Quest, held...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- A primary benefit to participation in Pacific Pathways, said 1st Sgt. Christian E. Lopez, is that it provides for Soldiers ample opportunity to develop for the future."We set conditions at the Soldier level, and going into Pacific Pathways, it helps build future...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Easily identifiable by their blue berets, 35th Security Forces Squadron members are the first ones to welcome visitors to Misawa Air Base. Protecting and defending those who serve is their daily mantra, and sometimes it comes with the ultimate price. In recognition of...

SINGAPORE - The U.S. Navy and the Royal Thai Navy are conducting Exercise Guardian Sea in the Andaman Sea May 23-27. The bilateral naval training aims to enhance cooperation between the two navies in anti-submarine warfare and maritime domain awareness. "Guardian Sea provides our navies the...

PEARL HARBOR, HI, -- The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam May 20, after taking on supplies and additional mission members in support of Pacific Partnership 2016 (PP16). Pacific Partnership, in its 11th year, is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian...

SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The USS John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) is scheduled to begin a routine port visit to the Philippines May 20 in Subic Bay and 21 May in Manila. JCSSG consists of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21 embarked,...