PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) Dive Locker hosted the newly established Contaminated Water Diving Exercise (CONDIVEX) through the month of June, 2019.Twenty-six representatives from the Department of Defense (DOD), private...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Emerging from the aquamarine waters of the western Pacific Ocean lies a chain of approximately 340 mushroom-shaped islands rich in biodiversity, culture, and history. The 84th Engineer Battalion, nicknamed “Never Daunted” is no stranger to these islands and the unique...

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- A group of students from the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the University of Hawaii and Whitman College recently wrapped up a summer internship on the Ebeye Atoll as part of the Pacific ALLIES Program.The Pacific ALLIES program brings together students...

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) arrived in the Port of Pago Pago, Saturday.The crew is participating in Operation Aiga to conduct fisheries law enforcement and strengthen partnerships in American Samoa and Samoa throughout August.“It was a good transit,...

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA -- The United States and Mongolian military leaders conducted airfield and emergency medical subject-matter expert exchanges to share cultural expertise, technical competency and vital training with Mongolian participants in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 22-26, 2019.The air...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) conducted a change of command aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Aug. 2.Capt. Michael Rovenolt relieved Capt. Forrest Young during an in-flight ceremony over the Nimitz-class carrier.Young expressed his...

KONGKOI CAMP, Malaysia -- While some college students enjoyed their summer break by taking vacations, cadets and midshipmen from the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Naval Academy traveled to Malaysia for a student leadership exchange at the National Defense University-Malaysia...

BRISBANE, Australia -- In the fight for air superiority during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019, the United States Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) met a major milestone in the airspace off the Queensland coast.For the first time in the Indo-Pacific region and during a combined exercise,...

SURABAYA, Indonesia -- The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, and the Indonesian Navy and Marine Corps began Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2019 during an opening ceremony at the Indonesian Navy’s 2nd Fleet Training Command in Surabaya Aug. 1.The Indonesian Navy,...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Red Flag-Alaska 19-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment, is scheduled to begin Aug. 1 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) and is...