SOUTH CHINA SEA -- After conducting its fourth routine transit through the Taiwan Strait this year, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) returned to South China Sea, Nov. 21, to conduct maritime security operations and promote peace and stability in the region.“A continued...

OKINAWA, Japan -- Since late March, the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa has been implementing strict safety measures including restricting activities off base to minimize the spread of COVID-19. After the infection surged in early July, with two clusters of infections discovered on Marine Corps Air...

INDIAN OCEAN -- Maritime forces from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States completed Phase II of the multi-lateral naval exercise, Malabar 2020, November 20.The exercise improved integration between Australian, Indian, Japanese, and U.S. maritime forces and provide an opportunity to conduct...

WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, the department released the Holiday Season Guidance to Minimize Spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019, which supplements existing guidance in DOD Force Health Protection Supplements, military installation orders, and Combatant Command disease prevention guidelines, as well...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Water and Fuels Systems Maintenance Flight, commonly known as the Dirt Boyz, conducted Rapid Utility Repair Kit (RURK) training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) airmen, teaching them to make repairs to fuel lines in an emergency...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) 6th Field Investigations Region Special Missions Branch in Guam hosted a virtual subject matter expert exchange with members of the Federated States of Micronesia (FMS) National Police and Pohnpei State Police to discuss...

WASHINGTON -- Space Force Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, chief of space operations, spoke today about the Space Force at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference."We anticipate adversaries will try to degrade or destroy our space capabilities, denying the advantages that they...

USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- United States Forces Korea and United Nations Command hosted several members of South Korea’s National Assembly Defense Committee with roundtable discussions, a base tour and a luncheon with service members from each command at USAG Humphreys today.Gen. Robert B...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Security is important on a military installation, from gates and guards to fences and ID checks, but another aspect of base security involves communications and cyberspace.The 747th Communications Squadron (CS) Plans and Resource Flight ensures that...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Two paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” received the U.S. Army’s Safety Guardian Award here November 12, 2020. Staff Sgt. Joseph Kellogg and Sgt. Cody Grant provided life-saving actions to a 12-year-old...