SAN DIEGO -- As part of the Navy’s aggressive response to the COVID-19 outbreak on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), the ship will arrive at Naval Base San Diego April 28 to provide medical care for its Sailors and to clean and disinfect the ship.“Sailors have called San Diego...

BREMERTON, Wash. - The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap, April 27.While underway, Nimitz will participate in a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is an intensive exercise designed to fully integrate units of a carrier strike group (CSG), while...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Air Force operations continue, with some modifications to keep Airmen safe and healthy.To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, service members traveling from outside of Oahu, are placed on a restriction of movement to monitor for...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- “It’s literally a place where everybody knows your name,” said Engineman 2nd Class Eric A. Torres, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). “Working on a littoral combat ship is similar to working with family; we all become so...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As experts search for vaccines, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages have become a critical issue during the outbreak of COVID-19. Many companies, individuals, and institutions have stepped up to fulfill this growing demand – Kadena Air Base is no exception.By...

WASHINGTON -- Military spouses can learn how to search for federal jobs, make a career change, polish their resumes and more at the fourth annual Virtual Military Spouse Symposium.The Department of Defense Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program will host the symposium April 29-30.This...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The will to win has been an unmatched factor for one squadron since their early World War II days. Whether flying over the Himalayan mountains into the foothills of China in the 1940’s, or staying mission ready today as the Korean Peninsula’s premier close air...

NAVAL BASE GUAM -- Sailors stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) voluntarily participated in a public health outbreak investigation from their various locations on Naval Base Guam, April 20-24.The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center in coordination with the...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Department planners are working on how to resume normal military operations following the coronavirus pandemic, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said.Because defense is a full-time necessity, the military cannot shut down, Hoffman said at a Pentagon news conference...

SAN DIEGO -- The Navy accepted delivery of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the Navy's next-generation of multi-mission surface combatants, on April 24.Following this delivery, the ship will transition from Combat Systems Activation to the next phase of developmental and integrated at-sea...