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...

DONG HA, Viet Nam -- Soldiers from across U.S. Army Pacific, including EOD technicians from the 303rd Ordnance Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, in conjunction with Golden West Humanitarian Foundation held a closing ceremony and certificate presentation for 11...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Three F-16 Fighting Falcons, or more commonly known as Vipers, assigned to the 176th Fighter Squadron, 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard taxi at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 8, 2017.The 176th arrived at Kunsan to support the U.S...

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Richard V. Spencer was sworn in as the 76th secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Aug. 3.The ceremony was conducted in the Pentagon by William O'Donnell, Department of the Navy administrative assistant.Spencer, a Connecticut native, graduated from Rollins College in 1976 with a Bachelor...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Since Sept. 18, 1947, the Air Force has been providing critical air power to defend the United States. We have strived to protect the freedoms afforded to us and have made advances in technology and airframes.From the Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis aircraft to the F-35A...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military is today the most powerful and technologically advanced fighting force on the planet, and reorganization within Department of Defense (DoD) aims at ensuring the military maintains its competitive advantage well into the future, said Deputy Defense Secretary Pat...

WASHINGTON, DC -- The United States and Australia held their sixth annual Counterproliferation Dialogue in Canberra on August 2-3. The annual meeting is one of several exchanges held by the United States and Australia each year to strengthen bilateral cooperation to address the threat posed by the...