24 January 2018 Coast Guard Cutter Sherman Returns Home from Bering Sea, Final Deployment HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Sherman (WHEC 720) returned home Tuesday after a 76-day patrol in the Bering Sea.This homecoming was the last time Sherman will return from deployment as the crew prepares to decommission the ship in March, after nearly 50 years of meritorious...
18 January 2018 Eielson's 168th and 354th work together to support Operation Noble Eagle EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Operation Noble Eagle is the extensive air defense effort designed to prevent Sept. 11, 2001-style air attacks in America, according to Otto Kreisher of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.Eielson Air Force Base houses the 168th Wing of the Alaska Air...
10 October 2017 75 Years Later, Eagles Still Soar in the Pacific PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 celebrated their 75th anniversary Oct. 10 aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) with a formation flight.VFA-115 is one of the oldest active aviation squadrons in the Navy, a legacy going back...
10 August 2017 Rear Adm. Fort becomes Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- With a reading of his orders to a packed "all-hands call" of Sailors, Airmen and DoD civilians, Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort became commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Aug. 9.Commander, Navy Region Hawaii has leadership...
22 June 2017 Back-to-Back Port Operations Inspire 599th Transportation Brigade Team PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- 599th Transportation Brigade teamed up with its partners for back-to-back, 24-hour port operations here June 10-13.The 836th Transportation Battalion from Yokohama North Dock, Japan, provided a deployment and distribution management team to lead the operation at the port...
01 June 2017 Dunford to Consult with U.S. Partners During Asia Trip ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT -- Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left Washington today for meetings in Asia, Joint Staff officials said.Dunford will visit Japan, Singapore and Australia on the trip, officials said.Dunford will attend the IISS Shangri-la...
05 May 2017 Shared Risk, Blood Cement U.S.-Australian Ties, Trump Says WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday that the U.S.-Australian alliance has been cemented by Australian and American service members who have shed their blood fighting common enemies for 100 years.The two men attended a dinner aboard...
28 March 2017 Ghost Brigade Tackles Cobra Gold, Foal Eagle CAMP CASEY, South Korea -- Beginning in February 2017, Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment ‘Tomahawks,’ have been in Asia training with our allies during this year's Pacific Pathways, demonstrating the commitment of the United States to the region and enriching engagement through a...
13 January 2017 Navy, Marine Corps ‘Significantly Stronger’ Today, Navy Secretary Says WASHINGTON -- Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said the Navy and Marine Corps is “significantly stronger” and “significantly different” today than they were when he took office nearly eight years ago.Mabus told the Defense Writers’ Group Jan. 11 that he is particularly proud of reversing the decline in the...
07 December 2016 On the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Remembering the Tragedy WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- In the decades that followed World War II, the attack on Pearl Harbor had faded somewhat in the American public's memory.The attacks of 9/11 changed all of that. "All those bad memories surged forward again," said James C. McNaughton, who served as command historian...