JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska Federation of Natives hosted a naming ceremony honoring U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas Bussiere for his service and active engagement with the Alaska Native community on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2019.Bussiere, commander,...

CAMP CASEY, Republic of Korea -- The 2nd Infantry Division/Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Division hosted a rigorous train up for the U.S. Army Best Warrior Competition at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, August 27-28.The train up was held to give USARPAC Best Warriors, Sgt. Jeremy Kimbrough, an...

YAKIMA, Wash. - The midday sun glistens off the transport buses as they roll to a stop. Moving with purpose, dozens of men disembark and retrieve their gear and baggage. Even out of uniform, these troops wear coordinated civilian attire in the form of matching white dress shirts and black trousers...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departed the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Sept. 4 as part of a scheduled homeport shift.Wasp, which replaced USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in January 2018, operated with U.S. Marine Corps...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Had the Sagamihara City Disaster Drill been a real disaster, it would have been a great example of how several incidents can unfold at once.The drill included fires, injured people trapped in buildings and thrown from overturned vehicles, power lines in need of restoration, a...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- About 3,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel are participating in Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019 in the Aleutian Islands, South Central Alaska and Southern California Sept. 1-28.AECE is one in a series of 2019 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises to...

DARWIN, NT, Australia -- U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin in collaboration with Australian Army Soldiers completed Exercise Koolendong 2019 in the Northern Territory of Australia in August.Exercise Koolendong, conducted at Mount Bundey Training Area from 21-29 August, was a...

CAMP FOSTER, Japan -- CAMP FOSTER, Japan -- September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. Marine Corps Community Services Behavioral Health Branch Community Counseling Program on Marine Corps Installation Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler will be hosting a variety of events...

SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) – Expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States completed Exercise HYDRACRAB 2019, Aug. 31. HYDRACRAB was a first-of-its-kind quadrilateral exercise with key partner nations, which began Aug. 19 and spanned two weeks. The exercise aimed to...

SATTAHIP, Thailand (NNS) - The U.S. Navy and maritime forces from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will begin the first ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX) with opening ceremonies at Sattahip Naval Base, Thailand Sept. 2...