PACIFIC OCEAN - The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) held an at-sea refueling, Dec. 2, a first between a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and Independence-variant LCS.“Proving that we can do this evolution gives any...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The last glimmer of sunset has just fallen beneath the horizon on the shore. The yellow kiss from the sun has transformed to a white glow from the bulbs that illuminate the archways of the memorial. The faint sound of waves rhythmically lapping against the shores of Pearl...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers of the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, participated in a Junior Leaders Development Course Dec. 2 through 5 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER).Approximately 35 Soldiers participated in the course, a lead-in to...

TOKYO, TOKYO, Japan -- Hundreds of fists punched the sky, mingling with the warm wisps of breath in the cold morning air, as a resounding cry of “Together to the future!” roared across the band square in both English and Japanese.With that, U.S. Army I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Service members from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai), Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), and volunteers from the local community came together for a day of bundle building during Operation Christmas Drop...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and Singapore Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen met on the sidelines of the Reagan National Defense Forum where they discussed a range of issues on the bilateral defense relationship. They affirmed the importance of continuing to enhance our defense...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- As the seasons change, December often times leads to trees without leaves, snow, and frigid air signaling what is the holiday season. For the island of Guam and many others scattered throughout the Pacific, the holiday season is marked not by the arrival of the more...

SASEBO, Japan -- Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) joined the U.S. 7th Fleet forward-deployed amphibious force in Sasebo, Dec. 6, after transiting the Pacific Ocean from its former homeport of San Diego."America’s Sailors and Marines are ready to join the high-performing team of 7th Fleet...

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. -- Officers from the Royal Thai Army joined the Washington National Guard in a military-operations-other-than-war exchange, the Thai version of domestic operations."The Thai military has a significant role in domestic response operations in Thailand," said Maj. Jae Kim, executive...

MANILA, Philippines -- Representatives from the U.S. Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West), the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's counternarcotics task force in the Indo-Pacific region, and officials from the Philippine National Police – Maritime Group (PNP-MG) presided over a ribbon cutting...