WASHINGTON — The defense relationship between the United States and India is positive and has come a long way in two decades, Cara Abercrombie, deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, said today.Abercrombie discussed the defense and security relationship between the two...

PEARL HARBOR - The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Finn (DDG 113), was brought to life and into the fleet July 15 at Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor – a fitting commissioning venue, as the namesake’s Dec. 7, 1941 heroic actions 30 miles away at Kaneohe Bay - are the stuff...

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PEARL HARBOR -- Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) co-hosted the Joint Strike Fighter Sustainment Summit alongside Marine Corps Forces, Pacific at COMPACFLT Headquarters June 27-28.During the summit Rear Adm. John Palmer delivered remarks to more than 50 service members and civilians to...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- As years pass technology continuously progresses, including the F-16 Fighting Falcon avionics systems, a warfighting computer reaping the benefits of man’s technological advancements.The 35th Fighter Wing’s F-16 fleet began an avionics upgrade this week to further enhance...

CHENNAI, India -- Sailors assigned to Nimitz Carrier Strike Group participated in a community relations (COMREL) project at the YMCA College of Physical Education in Chennai, India, July 11 during Malabar 2017.The COMREL brought together U.S. Navy Sailors and Indian youth to further diplomacy and...

AT SEA -- As the dedicated force for Sea Dragon 2025 – a Marine Corps initiative to prepare Marines for the battlefield of the future – BLT 3/5 is using Talisman Saber to test state-of-the-art concepts and technologies. The concepts that prove successful may shape the way future Marines fights our...

COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2017.Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- More than 30 Airmen from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron participated in exercise Dragon Forge June 12-16, 2017, at Andersen South, Guam.Exercise Dragon Forge is a 164-hour training exercise designed to teach, train and build combat skills, while instilling...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Survey Team, responding to a temporary need for experienced surveyors, conducted project condition surveys for the Alaska District in June on the Aurora and Harris harbors in Juneau and the North Harbor in Petersburg.The Buffalo...