SASEBO, Japan -- USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, successfully completed an integrated firefighting drill with base firefighters onboard U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, April 27.Working alongside Commander, Naval Region Japan (CNRJ) Fire & Emergency...

PERTH, Western Australia -- Sailors from the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) volunteered at Foodbank Western Australia (WA) during their regularly-scheduled port visit to Perth, Western Australia, April 27.The event ran from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., with Sailors working...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In northern Wasilla up a dirt road, dusty in the summer and slick with ice in the winter, there are two buildings belonging to the state of Alaska. In the smaller building, a uniformed group sits around a conference table with their laptops and notepads...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. Army Garrison Japan firefighters took part in their first downed aircraft scenario in more than a year Thursday, as part of an effort to ramp up emergency training at Kastner Airfield.A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by two pilots and a crew chief from the U.S. Army...

BANGKOK, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Thailand -- The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), continues to build upon its ongoing, robust COVID-19 response in Thailand. Coinciding with World Immunization Week, the...

ARABIAN SEA -- The U.S. and Indian navies concluded at sea bi-lateral operations off India's West Coast in the Arabian Sea, April 27.The operations included the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) and the Indian Navy’s guided-missile frigate INS Trishul (F 43), which focused on...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) completed underway return to flight operations of the Navy’s unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, in the Philippine Sea, April 20.The flights at sea were a conclusion of MQ-8 operational testing to return to...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard is prepared to answer the call of the state and nation, no matter the time, no matter the place.This paradigm might elicit thoughts of gray planes in the sky and boots on the ground. What it might not elicit...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- The fledgling partnership between Papua New Guinea and the Wisconsin National Guard has already proven to be rich in opportunities for initiatives in COVID-19 response, medical services and women’s health.Representatives from the Wisconsin National Guard traveled to...

CHENNAI, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- The U.S. Mission in India (comprising the Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates General in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad) has released a star-studded video message to celebrate 75 years of U.S.-India relations, with participation by some of the...