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U.S. Marines train with Japan Law Enforcement
December 30, 2014 — Police officers and security guards participated in anti-terrorism force protection training here Dec. 24.The police officers, with the Urasoe Police Department, and the Marines and Japanese security... MORE

USS Fort Worth Arrives in Jakarta for First Southeast Asia Port Visit
December 22, 2014 — Littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 22 as part of a 16-month rotational deployment in support of the Indo-Asia-Pacific rebalance. The port visit is Fort... MORE

Forest Light 15-1 Marked Success at Closing Ceremony
December 22, 2014 — KUMAMOTO, Japan — Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members and U.S. Marines closed out Forest Light 15-1 with a ceremony Dec. 12 at Camp Kita Kumamoto in Kumamoto, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan.Forest... MORE

Arrival of Ship Tangible Symbol of US Rebalance to Asia-Pacific
December 22, 2014 — A new ship is coming to the region. The USS Fort Worth, a USNavy littoral combat ship (LCS), left its home port in San Diego last month,bound for Singapore, from where it will spend the better part of... MORE

Soldiers Escort Santa to Special Needs School
December 22, 2014 — Santa made a special appearance at Tsukushi-En, a localspecial needs school, Dec. 17 to spread holiday cheer to dozens of children,but instead of his usual entourage of elves and reindeer, St. Nick... MORE

Experiencing a Ride on the Marine Corps Osprey Firsthand
December 18, 2014 — NAGO, Japan - "I would like to describe the experience we had recently with flying in the MV-22B Osprey from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to northern Okinawa over water and around Ie Shima... MORE

PACFLT Commander Conducts All Hands Call in Singapore
December 18, 2014 — SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet conducted an all hands call at Commander Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC) in Singapore, Dec. 18, during a... MORE

Yokota brings holiday cheer to islanders
December 18, 2014 — ULITHI ATOLL, Micronesia (AFNS) -- More than 1,200 miles from the nearest western civilization, a man stands on a beach wearing only his lavalava. He lifts the bright orange flag with yellow... MORE

Pacific's harbormaster, watercraft Soldiers ensure readiness, synchronization
December 18, 2014 — KAWAIHAE PORT, Hawaii - The many ports, beach heads and other water terminals throughout the massive, Island-filled Pacific region are busy places. But "busy" doesn't do justice to their traffic... MORE

Navy develops 'GhostSwimmer' drone that looks like a shark. Seriously
December 18, 2014 — Washington — It is the latest offering in what the US military calls its science-fiction-turned-reality projects: the GhostSwimmer, a reconnaissance robot with an exterior shell built to look a lot... MORE

A new way to exercise
December 17, 2014 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- When 1st Lt. Matt Lavigne's phone rang late Dec. 10, he knew it was time to scramble into action. As a fighter pilot, preparedness is engraved into his DNA,... MORE

Operation Christmas Drop supplies islands with bundles of joy
December 17, 2014 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- The men and women from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and Yokota Air Base, Japan, dropped its last bundle of joy Dec. 13, to the Micronesian Islands as Operation... MORE

USS Vandegrift-Coast Guard Team Prevents Smuggling Attempt Off Central America
December 3, 2014 — PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (USCG LEDET) interdicted almost 2,000 pounds of... MORE

NORAD Prepares to Track Santa’s Flight
December 3, 2014 — PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s NORAD Tracks Santa website, http://www.noradsanta.org/ , launched today featuring a mobile version, a holiday countdown,... MORE

North Korea 'Volatile and Dangerous,' Pacom Nominee Says
December 3, 2014 — WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2014 – The nominee to become the next commander of U.S. Pacific Command told Congress today that North Korea is the most volatile and dangerous threat in the Asia-Pacific region... MORE