SANTA RITA, Guam -- In a first-of-its-kind event, expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States arrived in Guam August 14 to conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training in exercise HYDRACRAB.HYDRACRAB brings together more than 100 Sailors from four...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific hosted the 2019 USARPAC Protection Symposium at the Hale Koa Hotel, August 5-8. The Symposium brought more than 280 leaders from across the Pacific to discuss protection related topics and best practices across the Indo-Pacific.Previously, the symposium was...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Fighter jets and heavies can rule the skies, but they need to get there first. It takes strict attention to detail from aircraft maintainers to service aircraft in order to launch them to the battlefield.Airmen from the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The U.S. Coast Guard and Royal New Zealand Navy took time in early August to conduct professional exchanges while off Samoa and in American Samoa."New Zealand is a steadfast and key partner with significant operational expertise and strong identity as a Pacific nation. The U.S...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The United States Marine Corps and the Indonesian Korps Marinir (KORMAR) have begun a month-long military exchange program taking place in Eastern Java, Indonesia, and at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay from August 6 to August 29, 2019.The exchange program,...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- To most people Interior Alaska is known for its extreme temperatures, thick evergreen forests, and hunting and fishing seasons. But within the Department of Defense, Interior Alaska is also known as the home of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the largest...

KOROR, Palau -- The U.S. 7th Fleet Far East Brass Band played four concerts to celebrate 50 years of the Civic Action Team (CAT) and the partnership between the U.S. and Palau to more than 1,500 students at schools throughout Palau, starting Aug 12.The brass band is in Palau to help celebrate the...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka (FLCY) again played a key support role during the biannual Talisman Saber 19 (TS19) exercise which took place in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area near Rockhampton, Australia June 1 through July 31.The bilateral...

SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Coast Guard, Guam Fire Department, and U.S. Navy rescued two people by locating and towing their disabled vessel into Hagåtña Boat Basin, Monday.“This is a great example of the importance of local agency training and partnerships,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon...

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - Two brothers, Seaman 2nd Class Calvin H. Palmer and Seaman 2nd Class Wilfred D. Palmer, were laid to their final resting places, more than three-quarters of a century after they perished in the attack on Pearl Harbor, during a repatriation ceremony at the Sunset Lane Cemetery,...