PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) led a Surface to Air Missile Exercise (SAMEX) during MultiSail 18 with U.S. forward-deployed naval forces and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) March 10, in the Philippine Sea.This SAMEX builds...

SASEBO, Japan -- The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed Sasebo, Japan for an amphibious certification assessment and follow-on patrol in the Indo-Pacific, March 8.Ashland is deploying after several months of maintenance and training in preparation for a Board...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18), March 10.PP18 is scheduled to have more than 800 U.S. military personnel stationed worldwide, working side-by-side with host...

TRAT PROVINCE, Kingdom of Thailand -- U.S. Marines worked alongside Royal Thai Army and Navy personnel in Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold 18 as part of a subject-matter-expert exchange to dispose of unexploded ordnance and explosive remnants of war.In four days, Explosive Ordnance Disposal...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126), Hawaii's second Sentinel-class cutter, was commissioned into service at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Friday.Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony accepting the second of three...

DA NANG, Vietnam -- The Carl Vinson Strike Group departed Da Nang, Vietnam, March 9, completing a historic visit that marked the first time a U.S. aircraft carrier has visited the country in more than 40 years.The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Several U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, honed joint-integration tactics with Misawa Air Base’s F-16 Fighting Falcons across Northern Japan skies, Feb. 28.Falcon and Super Hornet pilots...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A foreign, radioactive satellite falls to earth, smashing through the airspace above Valdez, Alaska. Toxic Chemicals release from the satellite debris while compromised networks lead to cyber-attacks and panic ensues throughout the local communities.The...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hi -- Marines and Sailors returned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii Feb. 21-25, 2018 from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms after finishing Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-18.The exercise joined 3d Marine Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 3d Marines; 1st...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- While most firefighters across the world prepare for the day they come face-to-face with the extreme heat, firefighters at Eielson AFB are also challenged by the extreme cold.Located less than 200 miles from the Arctic Circle, the base experiences harsh temperatures...