The forward deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) departed Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Thursday, for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.Germantown will deploy as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (PEL ARG). During the patrol,...

A large part of the U.S. – Japan alliance is the Defense Policy Review Initiative agreements. The DPRI redefines roles, missions and capabilities of alliance forces and outlines key realignment and transformation initiatives, including enhancing interoperability and communication between the two...

Paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division were introduced to jungle warfare training as they took part in "Aurora Monsoon," the first-ever platoon-level bilateral exchange between soldiers of the U.S. Army and...

Operation Rising Thunder roared to a start with an opening ceremony yesterday, at Yakima Training Center, here. Soldiers with 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and their counterparts in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, referred to...

The U.S. Army's III Corps announced today, the rotational deployment of Fort Hood's 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, to Camp Hovey and Camp Stanley, in South Korea, in October.The 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, brings approximately 800...

A Pacific nation itself, the United States not only shares the same values as its neighbors, it understands their hopes and aspirations and seeks to assist the peoples and nations of the Pacific as they strive to realize them. The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference in Apia, Samoa marks...

The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 29, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. "Key West is excited to be here working with our allies to ensure the security and stability of the region. We look forward...

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 arrived in Alaska to take part in unit level training aboard Eielson Air Force Base, August 25, 2014.Alaska is the final stop for VMFA-122 before heading home to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. For the past six months, VMFA-122, nicknamed the “Werewolves,”...

Hawaii-based service members, veterans, government leaders and civilians attended a ceremony of the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial Sept. 2.Now moored on Ford Island, the location where Sailors first witnessed the attack that brought America to...

Soldiers with the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Army (TNI-AD) and U.S. Army stood side-by-side at the parade square of Dodiklatpur here, in an opening ceremony to officially mark the beginning of the 8th annual Garuda Shield exercise, Sept. 1, 2014Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division...