Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia -- When people think about Talisman Saber, they envision amphibious assault vehicle landings, combined airborne operations and U.S Soldiers and Marines feeding koalas. Few think about the man hours required to manage what keeps combined training going besides...

SINGAPORE - The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) arrived in Singapore for a port visit, Aug. 6.The port visit is an opportunity for Sailors and Marines aboard America to experience the country by volunteering their time to various community service projects and experiencing the rich...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan -- The Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving team completed embark today aboard HMAS Melville to commence recovery operations near the site where an MV-22 Osprey entered the water on Aug. 5. Dive team members finalized planning in conjunction with the...

NAVAL BASE GUAM -- Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) arrived in Guam Aug. 4 for a scheduled port visit.Sterett Sailors will be conducting routine shipboard maintenance and exploring the local area during one of the final port visits of the ship’s...

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...