JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- United States Air Force and Navy service members, aircraft and ships have arrived in Malaysia to take part in the biennial Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2019 from March 26-30.U.S. military participation is scheduled to...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- Capt. Zachary Schofield, assistant product manager with Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems, is training 8th Army Soldiers in South Korea how to set up and use the Combat Service Support Very Small Aperture Terminal (CSS VSAT) Inflatable Satellite Antenna (ISA).The...

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer named a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, DDG 131, in honor of Korean War veteran, and Navy Cross Recipient, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class George M. Neal.Neal, a native of Springfield, Ohio, served with Helicopter...

CAMP PENDLETON -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller visited Sailors and Marines participating in exercise Pacific Blitz (PACBLITZ) 2019 throughout the southern California operating area.PACBLITZ is a scenario-driven, amphibious...

LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) arrived in Langkawi, March 25, ahead of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition.U.S. Navy ships have visited Malaysia for decades, and this visit during...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- As we celebrate National Medal of Honor Day March 25, here at Osan Air Base we recognize U.S. Army Capt. Lewis Millett for his actions during the Korean War.On Feb. 5, 1951, Capt. Millett led Easy Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, through a rice paddy field toward...

TACLOBAN, Philippines -- Senior mission leadership, host nation and partner nation personnel attended the closing ceremony of the second Pacific Partnership mission stop in Tacloban, March 22. 2019.“Each Pacific Partnership line of effort – engineering, medical, host nation outreach, humanitarian...

SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines -- The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) arrived in Subic Bay, Philippines, for a port visit, March 21.Pioneer conducted mine countermeasures training in vicinity of Okinawa before proceeding to Subic Bay for its first port visit away...

YIGO, Guam -- Often times when we are young, we never fully understand the potential that lies within us. Sometimes that potential may lead us to the doorsteps of history. But with that power and potential comes trial and tribulation. At a young age, the fierce, brown-eyed, Sgt. Gloria Babauta...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) – For more than 45 years, the U.S. 7th Fleet’s Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) in Japan has included the most advanced warships in the U.S. Navy. This month, for the first time, those FDNF ships received the most advanced tactical training to prepare to win in blue water...