SAN DIEGO -- Tripoli’s deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations was particularly significant for its diplomatic and military engagements with regional partners and Allies, as well as successful integration with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to support maritime security...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The 71st iteration of the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian assistance mission kicks off Dec. 4, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, with participating Airmen from the U.S. and five partner nations.Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) is an annual...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, commander, U.S. Forces Japan, and Lt. Gen. SUZUKI Yasuhiko, vice chief of staff, Japan Joint Staff, co-hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell (BIAC) at Yokota Air Base, Nov. 29, 2022.The...

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia -- A United States Navy submarine and its 135-person crew has arrived in Perth, Western Australia for a joint interoperability training exercise with the Royal Australian Navy.The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi arrived at HMAS Stirling...

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Members of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, and Hawaii Air National Guard began a multi-faceted, training exercise alongside servicemembers from the Australian Defence Force at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 28 – Dec. 9.The exercise, PACIFIC EDGE, will provide effective and...

SPRATLY ISLANDS, South China Sea -- UPDATE 1358 local: The PRC's statement about this mission is false. USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conducted this freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in accordance with international law and then continued on to conduct normal operations in waters where high...

ZAMA, KANAGAWA, Japan -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Japan Engineer District’s (JED) commander, Col. Gary Bonham, made a visit to the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force’s (JGSDF) engineer school in Ibaraki, Japan, recently.The meeting was the first time for Col. Bonham to tour the school and...

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE AMBERLEY, Queensland -- Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF ) No.36 Squadron hosted U.S. Air Forces (USAF) 15th Wing and Hawaii Air National Guard personnel during Exercise Global Dexterity 22-2 at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland, Australia, Nov. 12-19.The RAAF and USAF...