CAMP SENAWANG, Washington -- Exercise Keris Strike 2018 lasted from July 23 through Aug. 3, 2018, and was focused on improving interoperability between the U.S. and Malaysia, which focused on bilateral disaster relief efforts.“Both our organization and [the Malaysian Military] discovered some really...

Guam -- Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 and members of the Australian Army began the biennial unit level training event, Pyrocrab, on U.S. Naval Base Guam August 6, 2018.The training focuses on building closer relationships...

BARBERS POINT AND PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade performed another fast turnaround in missions as they worked both Pearl Harbor and Barbers Point Harbor operations July 19 and 21.The first mission was executed at Pearl Harbor, where U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft were...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement, signed by the United Nations Command, the Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, implemented a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War.The conflict resulted in the deaths of more...

MARSHALL ISLANDS -- The Revenue Cutter Lawrence safely escorted in by Native Hawaiians in outrigger canoes, made history as the first Coast Guard crew to sail into Honolulu Harbor in 1849. This entry and escort not only exemplifies local customs but also demonstrates the Coast Guard's effort in...

WASHINGTON -- Deployed service members may have to ditch their fitness trackers in response to a new memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan prohibiting the use of GPS functions in deployed locations.This includes physical fitness aids, applications in phones that track locations, and...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- More than 38,000 people braved Japan’s summer heat to visit U.S. Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka for the installation’s annual Friendship Day festival, Aug. 4.This year marked the 42nd time this base, just 36 miles miles south of Tokyo, opened its gates for the summer...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard Captain of the Port has set Port Condition WHISKEY for Hawaii County (Ports of Hilo and Kawaihae) as of 11 a.m. Sunday in advance of Hurricane Hector.These ports and facilities are currently open to all commercial traffic, and all transfer operations may continue...

SASEBO, Japan -- Vice Adm. Rich Brown, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), met with waterfront Sailors in Sasebo, Japan, in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 1 to discuss his command philosophy and vision for the Surface Force.Brown held an...

Onboard Airplane En Route to Kuala Lumpur -- MODERATOR: On background, senior State Department official. [Senior State Department Official] has covered this region for many, many years. (Inaudible) spent some time together in Burma and Bangladesh, has a real interest in Cambodia as well. I know some...