MANILA, Philippines -- This week, U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) and members of the Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Group (PCGSOG) participated in a combined information exchange and diving survey on the sunken vessel MV Captain Ufuk in Manila Bay’s South...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Security Forces Airmen and the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron joined forces to increase base defense capabilities across the Pacific Air Forces area of operations, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, July 31-Aug. 4.Throughout the week, Security Forces Airmen...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Andersen Air Force Base is scheduled to participate in Citadel Pacific (CP), an annual Anti-Terrorism Exercise here, July 31 through Aug. 4.During Exercise CP17, expect elevated Force Protection Conditions (FPCON), Residents and patrons are advised that during the...

Secretary Tillerson met with the new Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 6.Secretary Tillerson also participated in the East Asia Summit Ministerial, the U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial, and the Lower Mekong Initiative Ministerial. During these...

Following is the text of a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the Australia-Japan-United States Trilateral Strategic Dialogue Ministerial:Begin text:The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, Julie Bishop, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Taro Kono, and the Secretary of State...

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron THREE (MPSRON 3) successfully conducted an underway multi-ship training exercise, Group Sail, Aug. 2-3, off the coast of Saipan.For the first time in 10 years MPSRON 3 conducted its largest successful multi-day Group Sail...

NAVAL BASE GUAM , Guam -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 successfully completed communications systems tests using high-frequency (HF) radio waves to broadcast voice and data 6,050 miles from Naval Base Guam to Port Hueneme, California, July 27, 2017.The assessment tested the capabilities of...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Having a language barrier can be challenging for service members while being stationed in a foreign country. Fortunately, Yokota’s Airman and Family Readiness Center is here to help its members overcome this barrier by creating the Survival Japanese Course.The six-day...

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- On Aug. 3, Richard V. Spencer, a native of Connecticut, was sworn in as the 76th secretary of the Navy. The following is his opening statement:Sailors, Marines and Civilian Teammates,It is with great excitement and humility that I take on the role of your 76th secretary of the...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Six B-1B Lancers and 350 Airmen with the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, deployed to Andersen AFB, at the end of July in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission.The 37th...