PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- Forces from the U.S. Pacific Command are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2016 Sept. 12-23, in Guam and around the Marianas Island Range Complex. Participants include USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), nine surface ships, the Bonhomme Richard...

YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A little rain could not stop Rising Thunder’s 23rd annual opening ceremony, Sep. 6 at Yakima Training Center, Wash. Soldiers with the 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, and the 12th Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force came together as they...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2016 — While attending a regional summit meeting today in Vientiane, Laos, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye reaffirmed their countries’ long-standing alliance and condemned North Korea’s nuclear program and missile launches, according to a White...

ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM -- Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Combat Logistics Company 36 and other elements of Marine Aircraft Group 12 assigned to Marine Corps...

SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Navy and Coast Guard representatives from 11 countries came together for dialogue and information sharing during a Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC) conference in Singapore, Aug. 29-Sept. 2. Conference participants represented Great Britain,...

HAWAII -- In February 2016, the 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment (2-25 AVN), 25th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 25th Infantry Division, participated in Lightning Forge, a home-station decisive action training exercise that took place throughout the Hawaiian Islands. The exercise was...

YOKOSUKA, Japan, Sept. 7, 2016 — Hours before the USS Barry headed out to sea today, the highest ranking U.S. military officer paid a visit to this forward-deployed ship. As enlisted sailors in their dress whites saluted, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,...

CAMP RED CLOUD, South Korea – As the only U.S. Army permanently forward-stationed unit, the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-US Combined Division maintains peace and stability on the peninsula. The goal to preserve its units readiness remains its number one priority. They train to remain proficient in...

Readout of Admiral Harris' Meeting with Chinese Adm. Sun Jianguo USPACOM Press Operations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release No. 002-16Sept. 7, 2016U.S. Pacific Command public affairs officer Lt. Col. Derrick Cheng provided the following readout: The Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, Adm. Harry B...

GUAM (NNS) -- USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrived in Guam Sept. 6th for a routine port visit while en route to homeport in San Diego. Sailors aboard Fort Worth are looking forward to a port call after completing the longest leg of her transit back home since departing Singapore in August. While in Guam,...