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U.S. 3rd Fleet, Tactical Training Group Pacific Host Staff Exercise Ahead of RIMPAC 2022
April 6, 2022 — SAN DIEGO -- Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet and Tactical Training Group Pacific (TTGP) hosted Staff Exercise (STAFFEX), the last planning event for Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2022, at Naval Base... MORE

U.S. 3rd Fleet, TTGP Host Staff Exercise Ahead of RIMPAC 2022

Australian, U.S. Navies Conduct Group Sail in Eastern Pacific
April 2, 2021 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy joined forces for a Group Sail exercise in the waters off the coast of Southern California, March 31 and April 1.Group Sail exercises provide... MORE

Australian sailors launch Sea Hawk helicopters aboard USS John Finn

Navy Consolidates COVID-19 Prevention Policies in NAVADMIN 080/20
March 25, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- On March 21, the Chief of Naval Personnel issued NAVADMIN 080/20 which supersedes the previous stop-movement NAVADMINs, adds implementing guidance for the “authorized departure” and... MORE

Army Working to Develop COVID-19 Vaccines as Force Preps Its Response

USS Rafael Peralta, Russell Visit Sasebo, Japan
February 10, 2020 — SASEBO, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) and the USS Russell (DDG 59), arrived in Sasebo for a port visit, Feb. 8.During the port visit, Sailors... MORE

U.S., India Launch First Tiger TRIUMPH Exercise
November 15, 2019 — VISAKHAPATNAM, India -- Indian and U.S. armed forces kicked off the inaugural Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH with the arrival of USS Germantown (LSD 42), Nov. 13, 2019.“Military collaboration between India... MORE

Bulldog Brigade Service Members Walk to Remember
April 3, 2019 — CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea - Soldiers and Airmen with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team "Bulldogs," 1st Armored Division (Rotational) conducted a road march to honor fallen service members during... MORE

U.S., Philippine Navies Conduct Cooperative Deployment as Flagship Arrives in Manila
March 13, 2019 — MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, March 13, for the ship's first port visit to the Philippines in three years.The... MORE

Mattis Welcomes Japanese Counterpart, Discusses Regional Security
April 23, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera of Japan at the Pentagon today.In a statement summarizing the meeting, Pentagon officials said the two... MORE

Pacific Partnership 2018 Concludes in Palau, Heads to Malaysia
April 16, 2018 — KOROR, Palau -- Pacific Partnership 2018, the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) preparedness mission, concluded aboard expeditionary fast transport ship... MORE

USS Ashland Conducts Inspection and Survey Rehearsal Underway
November 13, 2017 — EAST CHINA SEA -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) conducted a rehearsal for Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) Nov. 7 as part of preparations for the ship's official... MORE

USS Ashland Conducts INSURV Rehearsal Underway

Ammo Company Disposes Ammunition
July 12, 2017 — TENGAN PIER, OKINAWA, Japan -- The Marines with Ammunition Company, 3d Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) loaded up... MORE

U.S. Marines conduct a movement of unserviceable ammunition from the Ammunition Supply Point on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan to a United States Naval Ship at Tengan Pier, Okinawa. The Marines with Ammunition Company, 3d Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force loaded up approximately 130 pallets of ammunition at the ASP to be transported and returned to the Naval Munitions Command on Sasebo Navy Base, Japan, for proper disposal. The experience of a ship-to-shore ammo movement is unique to the Marines with III MEF and benefits their forward deployed capabilities by simulating a realistic scenario that could happen during an operation.

Enduring Friendships Enable Future Success During Pacific Partnership 2017
May 31, 2017 — KHANH HOA, Vietnam -- Pacific Partnership 2017 missions to Da Nang and Khanh Hoa, May 8-29, marked the fourth consecutive visit and eighth visit in 11 years of Pacific Partnership missions to Vietnam,... MORE

Cmdr. Robert Sheu from Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton assists local doctors and nurses in providing physical therapy to a patient at Nha Trang Traditional and Rehab Hospital during Pacific Partnership 2017 Khanh Hoa, May 24. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and aims to enhance regional coordination in areas such as medical readiness and preparedness for manmade and natural disasters.

USS Sampson Departs Hawaii for Royal New Zealand Navy's International Fleet Review
November 4, 2016 — PACIFIC OCEAN - USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed Hawaii Nov. 3 to participate in the Royal New Zealand Navy International Naval Review in Auckland, New Zealand.Culminating a request extended by the... MORE

File photo - The San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit. USS Sampson departed for an independent seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean.

U.S., Philippines Fire Professionals Gather to Build Understanding
October 13, 2016 — BRIGADIER GENERAL BENITO N EBUEN AIR BASE, LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines -- United States Air Force fire prevention specialists gathered with Filipino military and civilian fire professionals for an... MORE

Philippine Air Force and civilian Federal Aviation Administration firefighters await under the wing of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules for their turn to receive instruction on flight deck engine shutdown procedures from U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists during a subject matter expert exchange as part of the current iteration of U.S. Pacific Command’s Air Contingent at Brigadier General Benito N Ebuen Air Base, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines, Sept. 26, 2016. The Air Contingent is helping build the capacity of the Philippine Air Force and increases joint training, promotes interoperability and provides greater and more transparent air and maritime situational awareness to ensure safety for military and civilian activities in international waters and airspace. Its missions include air and maritime domain awareness, personnel recovery, combating piracy, and assuring access to the air and maritime domains in accordance with international law.

Commander of Pacific Air Forces Visits the Wolf Pack
March 18, 2016 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The commander of Pacific Air Forces met with Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing during her visit to Kunsan March 17 to see firsthand how the Wolf Pack maintains its... MORE

Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, shakes hands with Senior Airman Kimberlee Kutt, 8th Force Support Squadron fitness center journeyman during her visit to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 17, 2016. Robinson had the opportunity to see firsthand how Kunsan Airmen contribute to deterring aggression on the Korean Peninsula during her visit to Kunsan.

Guardsmen Participate in Cold Weather Exchange with Mongolian Armed Forces
March 14, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — A five-man team from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1-297th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron has returned from Mongolia after a cold weather... MORE

Alaska Guardsman Staff Sgt. Cody Tirpak, 1-297th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron, demonstrates proper glissading during a cold weather subject-matter-expert exchange with the Mongolian Armed Forces Feb. 22-26 at the Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Training events included equipment briefs, cold weather injury classes, field demonstrations of the effects of cold weather on equipment and operations, and avalanche safety and skiing. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Dayton Will)