SAN DIEGO -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed San Diego, June 18, to participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.Carl Vinson is joining more than 50 surface ships and submarines from 26...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Trilateral maritime exercise Malabar 2018 was conducted off the coast of Guam from June 7 through June 16.Initiated in 1992 as an exercise between the U.S. and Indian Navy, Malabar 2018 is the 22nd rendition of the exercise and included the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Fourteen-year-old Erdenebileg's face betrayed the throbbing pain he described to U.S. Navy Lt. Ryan Davis, a general dentist with 3rd Dental Battalion.After tooth decay compromised Erdenebileg's molar, bacteria invaded the tooth's fleshy pulp and caused an infection...

SUAI, Timor-Leste -- To His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs Aurelio Guterres, Minister of Health Rui Maria de Araujo, Chief of Defense Force Major General Lere Anan Timur, Brigadier General Woodrow, our partners in local & national government, community members, and of course, the U.S...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- The Army's ongoing pilot to develop multi-domain capabilities that could one day be replicated across the service is slated to undergo further testing overseas for the first time next year.The Multi-Domain Task Force, which leaders envision to be a battalion-plus unit that...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka Site Marianas personnel and reservists participated in the annual Malabar exercise held for the first time in the waters off Guam, June 7-16.The trilateral exercise included U.S. Navy, Indian and Japan...

JOINT BASE ELEMENDOR-RICHARD, Alaska -- After a transition from the older C-130H Hercules model, the 36th Airlift Squadron are ready to provide tactical airlift throughout Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A)."It’s our first time flying the J-model in RF-A, so it’s really been a learning experience for us as a...

MANILA, Republic of the Philippines -- Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet personnel completed a month-long theater security cooperation (TSC) patrol in the Indo-Pacific, June 15.More than 40 members of the 7th Fleet staff, including U.S. 7th Fleet Band members and Marines from Fleet Antiterrorism Security...

FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia -- The typical adult human body contains five liters of blood. Responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients to the cells and removing waste on its return trip through miles of arteries, veins and capillaries, blood is life.Lose too much blood, and a person...

PATTAYA, Thailand -- The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and Royal Thai Navy began the 24th iteration of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series in Pattaya, June 14.The multi-nation exercise series is organized in bilateral phases with regional nations and is designed to...