PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Aug. 18 local time.The Mustin conducted the routine transit from the East China Sea to the South China Sea in accordance with international law. U.S. Navy ships...

SUVA -- The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 50 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Fiji, Kiribati, and Nauru to assist their fight against COVID-19.U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, Nauru and Kiribati Joseph Cella said, “The United States of...

MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a new project that will support the education, employment, and livelihood needs of at least 180,000 out-of-school youth across the Philippines.Through the five-year, Php1.9...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Ten nations, 22 surface ships, one submarine, multiple aircraft, and approximately 5,300 personnel will participate in an at-sea-only iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled Aug. 17-31, in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands.The at-sea-only...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Demonstrating airpower, bomber and fighter aircrew assigned and deployed to Pacific Air Forces launched four B-1 Lancers, two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers, and four F-15C Eagles and conducted Bomber Task Force (BTF) missions simultaneously with joint and...

KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) Marines conducted a Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team rapid deployment drill in support of continued Alert Contingency Marine (ACM) Air Ground Task Force training here Aug. 18, 2020.The drill was conducted to ensure...

EAST CHINA SEA -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) joined Japan’s Akizuki-class destroyer JS Suzutsuki (DD 117) to conduct integrated operations in the East China Sea, Aug. 15, as part of ongoing shared commitments to regional stability through cooperation.Arleigh...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- The old Army saw is “If it ain’t rainin’, we ain’t trainin’.”Accordingly, the sappers of Company A, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conducted team-level training Aug...

CAMP ZAMA Japan -- At Camp Zama, securing joint Army and Air Force training can be as easy as an Airman seeing Soldiers outside working and walking up to ask them.That is what Air Force Tech. Sgt. Roger Alvarez, a Radio Frequency Transmissions Systems supervisor assigned to the 374th Communications...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- In an effort to return more Airmen to duty quicker, the Air Force is rolling out a new medical model to restore the overall readiness of our military.The 354th Medical Group (MDG) will be reorganized in the upcoming weeks, with the official activation scheduled for...