SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) was awarded the fiscal year 2016 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy and Water Management Award for large amphibious ship, Oct. 19, for superior energy efficiency management.Nearly 110 Navy and Marine Corps commands were recognized as...

AT SEA -- During the two-day course, Marines from across the 31st MEU learned emergency medical response techniques to respond to casualty situations, according to Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Watts, a hospital corpsman and course instructor with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU.“CLS gives...

SAN DIEGO -- Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and the "Blue Tails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 completed the first west coast aircraft carrier underway period with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Oct. 21.VAW-121 and their upgraded Hawkeye got underway Oct. 14 to complete...

WASHINGTON — The United States remains concerned about North Korean provocations, and is committed to defending its allies with the "full spectrum of American military might," Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today in a news conference with his South Korean counterpart, Han Min-koo.Carter hosted...

SANTA ANA, Philippines — Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Antonio, a corpsman now attached to the community health engagement group in Cagayan Valley, the Philippines, is happy to be back in his homeland.“II was originally scheduled to go to South Korea for some training,” he said, “but then I was...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Officers from the U.S. Air Force hosted a dozen of their naval, army, and air force counterparts from the People’s Republic of China here Oct. 18 to share perspectives and discuss mechanisms to maintain peace and stability throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific...

Commanders of the U.S. Army's 2nd Infantry Division ROK/US Combined Division and the Republic of Korea's 26th Mechanized Infantry Division signed memorandum of understanding October 21, 2016 outlining a training model for combined fires training and missions.Maj. Gen. Ted Martin, 2ID/RUCD commander,...

WATERS OFF THE KOREAN PENINSULA -- In the midst of a demanding U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 is maintaining a high level of excellence by participating in joint exercises and projecting power across multiple warfare areas, while operating with Korean and...

WASHINGTON -- The rapidly evolving security environment, including the persistent North Korean threat and maritime issues in the East and South China Seas, highlighted a meeting at the Pentagon today between Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work and Tetsuro Kuroe, Japan’s administrative vice defense...

WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA – U.S. mine countermeasures units commenced training with Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy and regional partner counterparts for the first-ever multilateral iteration of the mine countermeasure exercise Clear Horizon 2016, Oct. 16. Clear Horizon, an annual...