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U.S. 7th Fleet Units Complete Advanced Training
March 22, 2019 — YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) – For more than 45 years, the U.S. 7th Fleet’s Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) in Japan has included the most advanced warships in the U.S. Navy. This month, for the first... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Leads PP19 SAR Training
March 22, 2019 — Pacific Partnership 2019 and Republic of the Marshall Islands government officials began a search and rescue exercise (SAREX), March 20. The three-day exercise began with a planning meeting that was... MORE

U.S. and Thai Army Engineers share best practices in combat engineering
March 22, 2019 — RATCHABURI, Thailand -- U.S. and Thai Army Engineers met to enhance defense professionalism by sharing best practices in combat engineering during the “2nd U.S.-Thai Field Engineering Subject Matter... MORE

Top Navy and Marine Corps Leadership Visit Exercise Pacific Blitz 2019
March 22, 2019 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller visited Sailors and Marines participating in exercise Pacific Blitz... MORE

USS Chief Sails with Philippine Navy
March 22, 2019 — SOUTH CHINA SEA – The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) conducted a maritime cooperative activity with Philippine Navy (PN) vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF 16) March 21.This... MORE

Thousands more soldiers will deploy to Pacific to increase Army footprint
March 21, 2019 — In a move to bolster U.S. troop presence in the Pacific, the Army has plans to deploy thousands of soldiers to the region for ongoing rotations. The new deployments could include as many as 5,000 to... MORE

Dunford Describes U.S. Great Power Competition with Russia, China
March 21, 2019 — WASHINGTON -Russia and China are competitors to the United States and both nations are looking to overturn the current rules-based international order, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said... MORE

Clearing the field
March 21, 2019 — Heavy construction equipment rumbles up and down the mock runway on Andersen Air Force Base’s Northwest Field, vibrating the ground as many tons of steel and hydraulics forces the world into a new... MORE

NMCB-3 Provides Engineering Support to Japan Fleet Concentration Area
March 21, 2019 — YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, Det. Yokosuka completed three construction readiness operations (CRO) projects in support of naval... MORE

Marine Corps, Navy improve crisis response capabilities with Pacific Blitz exercise
March 21, 2019 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Forces from I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and U.S. 3rd Fleet are conducting exercise Pacific Blitz 2019 in and off the coast of Southern California... MORE

U.S., Japanese Military Dental Professionals Meet for 65th Tri-Service Dental Symposium in Tokyo
March 20, 2019 — TOKYO, Japan -- Dental and orthodontic specialists from the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as the Japan Self-Defense Forces, recently learned about currently pressing topics in their field and... MORE

U.S. Air Force Bombers Fly Coordinated Missions from Indo-Pacific, Europe
March 20, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers launched from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, England, March 18 to conduct... MORE

Ambassador Donovan’s Remarks at the Dedication Ceremony of the New U.S. Embassy in Jakarta
March 20, 2019 — JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Thank you all for being here today. Selamat datang! I am delighted to welcome you to the new US Embassy building and am privileged to have the honor of dedicating our new home... MORE

The Washington National Guard Strengthens Bond with Malaysia in Bersama Warrior and Keris Strike
March 20, 2019 — KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Members of the Washington National Guard recently traveled to Malaysia to participate in two major U.S. Indo-Pacom exercises with their Malaysian counterparts. Exercise... MORE

Osan Logisticians Support Presidential Movement
March 20, 2019 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- While all eyes were on the world’s stage, U.S. Air Force logisticians helped pave the way for the successful execution of the second U.S. and Democratic People’s... MORE

US, Philippine Navies Sail from Manila Bay
March 19, 2019 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a maritime cooperative activity with Philippine Navy (PN) vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF 16), March 19.Following Blue Ridge’s... MORE

Pacific Partnership 2019 Introduces Enroute Medical Care Helicopter Exercise
March 19, 2019 — TACLOBAN, Philippines -- Pacific Partnership personnel partnered with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine emergency responders to train in enroute medical care helicopter... MORE

USS Preble Visits Thailand during Indo-Pacific Deployment
March 19, 2019 — TACLOBAN, Philippines -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) arrived in Phuket for a scheduled port visit, March 18.During Prebel’s visit, her crew will take in local... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Enforces North Korea Sanctions in the East China Sea
March 19, 2019 — SASEBO, Japan -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf pulled into Sasebo March 3 following a deployment in the East China Sea where the crew assisted in United Nations Security Council Resolutions... MORE

Pacific Partnership Supports Community Health Engagement in Tacloban
March 19, 2019 — TACLOBAN, Philippines -- U.S. servicemembers, Philippine servicemembers and Tacloban city health care professionals working collaboratively as part of Pacific Partnership 2019 hosted a community... MORE