CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- The commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan was invited to visit one of Sagamihara City’s premier museums for the rare opportunity to view asteroid samples brought back during the six-year “Hayabusa2” mission.Escorting Col. Christopher L. Tomlinson and his wife, Amaya, during their...

OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. soldiers from Maneuver Advisor Team 5310, Force Package 22-1, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) reinforced 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) during exercise Yama Sakura 81 as they worked with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Amphibious Rapid...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. --MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – (December 03, 2021) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing returned Friday from conducting their final integrated training cycle with Carrier Strike Group Three aboard USS Abraham...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. --Marines from both I and III Marine Expeditionary Force conducted a littoral mobility exercise to test new technology and tactics with a focus on mine countermeasure and engineer reconnaissance from shallow water to the objective, November 1-19, 2021.During the exercise,...

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh - As part of the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series, CARAT Bangladesh 2021 concluded Dec. 9, following nine days of virtual, in-person, and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration between the Bangladesh Navy and U.S. Navy and focused on...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), Dec. 8, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.More than 1,000 guests including service members, veterans, and their families witnessed as the Navy’s 69th Arleigh Burke-class...

SAVU SEA -- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) and Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) partnered in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise in the territorial waters surrounding Port Hera, Dec. 6-7.The CARAT exercise series,...

CLEAR SPACE FORCE STATION, Alaska -- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) held a ceremony at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, declaring the initial fielding of the Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), December 6, 2021.The ceremony marked the completion of military construction as they finished...

OKINAWA, Japan -- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) is taking part in Exercise Yama Sakura 81 alongside 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), at Camp Ainoura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.During Yama Sakura 81, an annual command post exercise, the ARDB...

WASHINGTON -- There's no time to spare when it comes to getting the tools in place to defend Guam — a U.S. territory, home to 168,000 Americans, and a centerpiece of America's defensive abilities in the Pacific region."Guam represents the region's most critical node for not just command and control...