PANCHKHAL, Nepal -- For many in developing nations, having clean water for everyday usage is a luxury, not the standard.To have clean water in these nations, it would have to be either purified for various usages or shipped from various locations, requiring the necessary logistics to get it to and...

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia -- U.S. Air Force Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, touched down at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, for Exercise Diamond Shield 2017.With a dedicated support team topping nearly 150 personnel, over 20 pilots assigned to...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The United States Armed Forces are at a crossroads, facing both institutional and operational challenges. The character of war continues to change at a quick pace, requiring military leaders to reassess some of their core beliefs. This situation has led to the testing and...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- “The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth,” said Thomas E. Ricks, author of “Making the Corps.”U.S. Marines...

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) provided assistance to 25 mariners in the early hours of March 19, after receiving a distress call from a civilian ship taking on water.Lake Erie deployed a rescue and assistance team aboard its rigid hull...

PANCHKHAL, Nepal – Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Shanti Prayas III officially kicked off March 20, 2017 with an opening ceremony at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas III is a Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) capstone exercise designed to...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 used new auxiliary fuel tanks to fly the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters farther than ever, during flights based from Okinawa, March 10-14.The helicopters demonstrated a 25% range increase, according to Capt...

WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Navy ships assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 30 and CTF 70 are scheduled to begin a series of exercises with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy March 21, 2017 to strengthen maritime interoperability and tactics, techniques and...

CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) navies are scheduled to begin combined mine countermeasures training during exercise Foal Eagle 2017.The combined training, scheduled to be held March 19-29, is designed to increase readiness and interoperability in mine...

MYANMAR -- The United States Navy expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4) will make a goodwill visit to Yangon, Myanmar March 21-25 to enhance friendship and cultural exchange between U.S. service members and the people of Myanmar. The ship is transiting between mission stops in...