LAUTOKA, Fiji -- The United States and Republic of Fiji Military Forces along with several nongovernmental organizations joined ranks to kick off Pacific Angel 2017 with humanitarian assistance and subject matter expert exchanges July 11 to 24.PACANGEL missions consist of several concurrent...

KAILUA, Hawaii -- With ongoing activity in the Pacific region, the need for increased readiness for the region's U.S. land forces has never been higher. Army engineers with the 561st Engineer Construction Company recently contributed to that mission by assisting the local Marine Corps Base Hawaii...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conducted emergency destruct training at Target Island, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 14, 2017.The training allows the Marines to prepare for unexpected...

HAWAII -- Whether bringing food and supplies to people in need or conducting a raid to remove a wanted individual from the battlefield, the MEU-ARG provides our nation with an on-call, forward deployed crisis response force.The training conducted in Hawai‘i will allow the Marines and Sailors to...

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, California – Three KC-10 Extenders flew from Hawaii and Wake Island Airfield to refuel five C-17 Globemaster IIIs carrying over 300 coalition paratroopers across the Pacific Ocean July 13, 2017. Having received the gas they needed, the C-17s continued to Australia to...

PEARL HARBOR -- The crew of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrived in Pearl Harbor for their first scheduled port visit of their 2017 deployment, July 14.The ship's arrival at its namesake location marks the first time Pearl Harbor has visited Hawaii since completing...

WASHINGTON — The defense relationship between the United States and India is positive and has come a long way in two decades, Cara Abercrombie, deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, said today.Abercrombie discussed the defense and security relationship between the two...

PEARL HARBOR - The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Finn (DDG 113), was brought to life and into the fleet July 15 at Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor – a fitting commissioning venue, as the namesake’s Dec. 7, 1941 heroic actions 30 miles away at Kaneohe Bay - are the stuff...

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PEARL HARBOR -- Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) co-hosted the Joint Strike Fighter Sustainment Summit alongside Marine Corps Forces, Pacific at COMPACFLT Headquarters June 27-28.During the summit Rear Adm. John Palmer delivered remarks to more than 50 service members and civilians to...