COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 11 to support humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of severe flooding and landslides that devastated many regions of the country. The United States Pacific Command...

CAM RAHN, Vietnam -- USS Coronado (LCS 4) is conducting an Expeditionary Preventive Maintenance Availability in Cam Ranh, Vietnam June 11-15 as part of a technical visit to the international port.The technical port visit marks the first demonstration of expeditionary maintenance capabilities for the...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Maj. Gen. Mark J. O'Neil, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), was honored during a Flying "V" ceremony held at historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, June 9.The Flying "V" ceremony was held to honor O'Neil for his distinguished service as he prepares to depart...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Officers and enlisted personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense-Force (JMSDF) embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to conduct collaborative training and combined operations with staff members of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and Commander,...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Service members completed a joint combat search and rescue exercise to practice survival, evasion, resistance and escape procedures in a controlled combat environment.Airmen assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force (CMSAF) Kaleth O. Wright spoke with 35th Fighter Wing Airmen addressing their concerns and critical roles in the Indo-Asia-Pacific during his theater immersion tour, June 9.The 18th CMSAF learned about the “Wild Weasel,” Koku-Jieitai, or...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) is scheduled to depart Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for an independent deployment to the Western Pacific and South America, June 13.Chafee has a crew of nearly 350 officers and enlisted Sailors and is a multi-mission ship...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan at the Pentagon yesterday to discuss maritime security challenges and defense cooperation, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.Mattis and Pandjaitan exchanged views...

AT SEA -- Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked aboard the ships of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group at Naval Facility White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2017. The regularly-scheduled deployment is designed to increase regional security, maintain...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Clad in gas masks and Airman Battle Uniforms, four Airmen sprinted a half mile around the track outside the Elmendorf Fitness Center.I could barely stay in front of them – without a gas mask.The four Airmen chasing me down were from the 673d Security Forces...