OKINAWA, Japan -- Rear Adm. John W. Korka, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and Force Master Chief Delbert Terrell Jr., Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), visited the U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 on board Camp Shields,...

GUAM - The Hawaii National Guard participated in the final Vigilant Guard disaster response exercise of the year in Guam in late November.Those making the trip included the 93rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) and the Medical Detachment 1 section of its Chemical, Biological,...

WASHINGTON -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell L. Smith presented the Delbert D. Black Leadership Award at the U.S. Navy Memorial to Command Master Chief Matthew Lashley, Nov. 20.“He is a leader who clearly empowers Sailors...

VISAKHAPATHNAM, India -- U.S. Marines and Sailors arrived aboard the USS Germantown (LSD 42) in Visakhapatnam, India, Nov. 13, 2019 to make history by participating in the first-ever tri-service exercise Tiger TRIUMPH between the U.S. and Indian. The exercise gave the U.S. and Indian forces the...

U.S. ARMY GARRISON HUMPHREYS, PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA -- Six military general surgeons (three Army, two Navy, and one Air Force) and an Air Force Physician Assistant performed surgeries together on the opening day of Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital (BDAACH) and Ambulatory Care Center on 15...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed their largest bilateral exercise, ANNUALEX, in the Sea of Japan Nov. 21.From CTF-72, the “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 worked alongside the “World Famous Pelicans” of VP-45...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The 599th Transportation Brigade partnered with multi-service elements here Nov. 12-14 to discharge 25th Infantry Division and Hawaii Army National Guard cargo and equipment from the USNS Mendonca.The equipment was returning from a two-month deployment to the Joint Readiness...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Editor's note: Due to operations security, Airmen are not fully identified in this story.Warm air suddenly whips throughout the aircraft, breaking the calm of the long flight above the Pacific Ocean just after midnight.Anticipation can be felt among the operators and...

VIENTIANE, Laos -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has completed phase one and two construction of the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), officially turning over major portions of the $4.9 million dollar medical and educational facility to Lao Ministry of Health leads in a ribbon...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Deciding your next phase in life can be a difficult decision to make. Like driving in traffic, every Active-Duty military member will one day encounter a career fork in the road.You can either ‘cruise control’ on a familiar route by remaining in the Active-Duty...