JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Chaplains from the 25th Infantry Division visited Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on March 29, in an effort to better understand the process of bringing lost American service members back home.The DPAA's mission is...

WASHINGTON: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis announced today that the president has made the following nomination:Navy Adm. Philip S. Davidson for reappointment to the rank of admiral, and assignment as commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Honolulu, Hawaii. Davidson is currently serving as...

EAST CHINA SEA -- Ships of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sailed together with the amphibious transport dock JS Shimokita (LST 4002) in a bilateral formation, April 9.The navigational maneuvers were held as part of an enduring commitment of...

WASHINGTON -- Mining the advantages of artificial intelligence is in the best interest of national security, a senior Pentagon official said today at the New America Future of War Conference here.Michael D. Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, spoke about the involvement...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Sailors from USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) met with local officials while the ship was operating off the coast of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), April 7.During the event, the ship hosted officials from FSM for a tour and discussion with Michael Murphy's senior...

WANAKA, New Zealand -- “Hosting U.S. demonstration teams in New Zealand helps build country-to-country relations,” said Scott Brown, the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. “It is a superb way to enhance the working relationships between our militaries.”After his personal tour, Brown traveled...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), along with the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), sailed in formation with the Republic of Singapore Navy frigate RSS Supreme (FFG 73) and corvette RSS Valiant (PGG 91), April 6.The event was a traditional naval...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet hosted the final planning conference (FPC) for Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2018 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, April 3-6.The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard recognizes 406 MHz Day and the importance of the use of emergency positioning indicating radio beacons in our maritime environment to save lives, Friday.406 MHz Day is a national campaign run by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to increase awareness...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Friends and families of the crew gathered on the pier at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to welcome back the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) as she returned from deployment, April 6.Bremerton successfully completed a six-month deployment while...