CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit unveiled its new insignia on Oct. 17th. The new crest adopts East Asian features aligning with the III Marine Expeditionary Force insignia. Further, the 31st MEU’s new crest boldly defines the Marine Air-Ground Task Force as a lethal...

SAN DIEGO, California -- Leaders from the Self-Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force (JMSDF SF) recently visited the Naval Surface Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) to discuss the Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) program and SMWDC initiatives.“These bilateral staff discussions...

CANBERRA, Australia -- As delivered by young Australian Eliza Cowley at the inaugural award for Leadership Excellence.We are here tonight because of one woman’s innate sense of what was right, just, and necessary, as well as her journey towards a more equal world.It was only in January 1940, the...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, represented the U.S. Navy at the ninth annual international maritime conference “Galle Dialogue” 2018 in Sri Lanka Oct. 22-23.Hosted by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), the two-day conference is one of the region’s premier venues to...

WASHINGTON -- Traditions underpin the Navy. The United States Navy sails state-of-the-art ships, flies fifth-generation aircraft and stalks threats with the latest hunter-killer submarines.But the customs and traditions of the service going back to John Paul Jones and Stephen Decatur still guide...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- To figuratively "tread water" means to be stuck in a perpetual state without making any progression, but ask the group that was doing that literally while wearing combat uniforms, and they would say they definitely learned something.Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Aviation...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, discussed total force integration (TFI) and innovation during a recent visit to the gateway of the Indo-Pacific.Although Brown calls Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, home, Oct. 19 was his first...

SAN DIEGO, California -- Vice Adm. John D. Alexander, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) hosted Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Gen. Park Han-ki, chairman of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff, at 3rd Fleet headquarters, Oct. 22.Park's first visit to C3F headquarters focused on building familiarity and...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene, USFJ and 5th AF command chief, visited here to observe the 18th Wing mission and engage the Airmen, spouses and families of Team Kadena Oct. 16, 2018.During the...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Major Gen. James Eifert, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), addressed the importance of partnership and integration at the 2018 Colombo Air Symposium in Attidiya, Sri Lanka, Oct. 19, 2018.This year’s theme, “Air...