WASHINGTON (NNS) -- USS Chung-Hoon was recently awarded the fiscal year 2016 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Safety Excellence Award for the afloat unit category.This is a broad category which include every ship in the Navy - surface ships, submarines, and aircraft carriers. This recognition is a...

SYDNEY, Australia -- Senior leaders of the United States and Australia unfurled the Talisman Saber 2017 ceremonial flag in an at-sea ceremony aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) off the coast of Sydney Australia, June 29.This is the 7th iteration of Exercise Talisman Saber, which is a biennial...

YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, Japan -- Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety of shared threats to maritime security in the Indo-Asia Pacific.The exercise will feature both ashore and at-sea training off the...

WASHINGTON -- The critical nature of the U.S.-Australia alliance is defined by its storied past and is invigorated by its boundless future, U.S. Pacific Command commander Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. said at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Brisbane, Australia, today, June 28, 2017.The...

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii -- Say the word "Hawaii," and most people envision a relaxing environment with sparkling white beaches and crystal clear waters. For Soldiers from the maneuver elements of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, however, their recent tropical experience...

FORT Shafter, Hawaii -- More than 33,000 U.S. and Australian personnel will participate in the biennial military training exercise Talisman Saber 2017 in Australia, June 23 to July 25, 2017.Talisman Saber, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Headquarters Joint...

KUNSAN AIR BASE -- Kunsan Air Base -- U.S. Air Force Airmen of the 554th Red Horse Squadron assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, trained members of the 8th Civil Engineering Squadron on airfield damage repair and force bed down June 19-23, 2017, as part of Exercise Silver Flag at Kunsan Air...

BRISBANE, Australia -- Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Brisbane for a routine port call, June 28.The port call to Brisbane comes after a month of shipboard joint exercises while operating with Expeditionary Strike Group 7 flagship USS...

CAIRNS, Australia -- Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrived in Cairns for a routine port visit, June 28.The visit to Cairns comes after a month of shipboard joint exercises while operating with Expeditionary Strike Group 7 flagship USS Bonhomme...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- From June 21-24, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force senior enlisted advisors visited Eielson to learn about base operations, and exchange both military and cultural ideas with their American counterparts.During their visit, Warrant Officer Katsumi Yamazaki and Warrant...