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7th Fleet 2015 Wrap Up: A Year of New Technology and Thriving Partnerships
December 31, 2015 — YOKOSUKA, Japan - As the ball dropped in Times Square to usher in 2015, more than 300 Sailors aboard USS Sampson (DDG 102) were busy conducting search and recovery operations in the Java Sea,... MORE

Green Dot to Roll Out Across the Air Force
December 31, 2015 — WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when 1,500 Airman implementers attend one of 22 Green... MORE

Into Thin Air: Liquid Oxygen Keeps Pilots Flying
December 31, 2015 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- As an aircraft reaches a higher altitude, the air pressure decreases, sometimes leaving aircrews little air to breathe. When this happens, pilots and crew members are... MORE

Senior Airman Laenya Maze, 36th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental technician, releases built up pressure from a liquid oxygen cart Dec. 1, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Before a cart is transported to a jet, all built up pressure is released and the cart must pass inspection.

Load Crew Airmen Race Against the Clock
December 30, 2015 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron competed in a quarterly weapons load crew competition here, Dec. 30. teams composed of three Airmen raced against the... MORE

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (Dec. 30, 2015) - U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Mekai Stewart, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons team chief, awaits the alignment of a weapons system. Stewart and his team were competing in a weapons load crew competition. Normally, teams of three Airmen are challenged to quickly install upwards of three types of armaments to a stationary F-16 Fighting Falcon in the quickest time possible.

US Navy Families Make New Home in Busan Korea
December 30, 2015 — BUSAN, Republic of Korea - The streets are still damp with rain left the night before as apartment lights begin to pierce the night sky, dawn is still hours away but the city of Busan is waking up... MORE

U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command-Pacific Collaboration Efforts throughout the Asia-Pacific Region
December 29, 2015 — U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command scientists and engineers are stationed around the globe to explore international collaboration opportunities in scientific research and... MORE

Capt. Kantima Niweswan, with the Royal Thai Army Chemical Department, demonstrates the Smart-DART Platform during Operation Crimson Viper 2014, to test for water purity at Chao Samran, Thailand, Sept. 23, 2014.

Hawaii Governor Ige Thanks Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard During Tour
December 29, 2015 — PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Hawaii's Governor David Ige visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Dec. 21 to learn more about the historic shipyard's national security... MORE

17th Field Artillery Brigade Participates in Yama Sakura 69
December 29, 2015 — JOINT BASE LEWIS- MCCHORD, Wash. - For the Soldiers of the 17th Field Artillery Brigade, months of hard work and preparation culminate this week with the execution of Yama Sakura 69 from Dec. 5 to... MORE

USS Charlotte visits Yokosuka during Western Pacific Deployment
December 28, 2015 — FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 23, for a visit as part of its deployment to... MORE

Marines Stationed throughout Japan Participate in Marksmanship Match
December 28, 2015 — CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines stationed throughout Japan participated in the Far East Division Marksmanship Match Dec. 7 through Dec. 18 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The purpose of... MORE

Shooters fire pistols during the Far East Division Marksmanship Match Dec. 17 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The competition consisted of classes, practice, and qualifications for both pistol and rifle marksmanship. Marine Aircraft Team 36 won the pistol marksmanship competition and 4th Marine Regiment won the rifle marksmanship competition.

Emory S. Land to be Stationed in Guam
December 28, 2015 — PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy announced Dec. 23 that submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) will shift its homeport from Diego Garcia to Naval Base Guam. Emory S. Land will join USS Frank... MORE

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Trains for Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief Mission
December 28, 2015 — CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- It’s a scene that has played out in real life and on Hollywood’s silver screen countless times. Service members are deployed to a country, tasked with distributing... MORE

Capt. Albert Bellamy, far left, the commanding officer of Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, points to where he wants a security checkpoint setup at Camp Courtney in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 15, 2015. The battery was training to distribute food and water as part of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation when the crowd, played by other Marines, became unruly. A quick reaction force was called to help restore order and continue to distribute supplies. The HADR training was conducted as part of the 31st MEU’s Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise. Capt. Bellamy is from Wadsworth, Ohio.

Maritime Raid Force Breaches into INTEROP 16-1
December 28, 2015 — CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- It’s the middle of the night helicopters fly overhead, Marines surround a house and the loud crack of a flashbang goes off while a voice booms through a megaphone... MORE

Second Submarine Tender to be Homeported in Guam
December 24, 2015 — PEARL HARBOR – The U.S. Navy announced today that the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) will change its homeport to Naval Base Guam.As part of the U.S. Navy’s long range plan to put the most... MORE

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PHUKET, Thailand (May 14, 2015) The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) conducts a tended mooring with the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) alongside while anchored outside of Phuket, Thailand as part of Guardian Sea 2015, an annual exercise with the Royal Thai Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caine Storino/Released)

Reminder to U.S. Citizens To Exercise Caution While Traveling During the Holidays
December 24, 2015 — As we approach the holidays, the U.S. Department of State reminds U.S. citizens of our Worldwide Travel Alert, issued on November 23, and the continuing need to exercise caution during the holiday... MORE

Hikariga Oka Nursing Home Hosts Christmas Party for 7th Communication Battalion
December 24, 2015 — KIN TOWN, OKINAWA, Japan – Members of the Hikariga Oka Nursing Home hosted a Christmas party for Marines with 7th Communication Battalion at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2015... MORE

Marines with 7th Communication Battalion sing Christmas carols to the residents at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home during a Christmas Party thrown by the nursing home for the Marines at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2015.The nursing home hosts the Christmas party annually to pay thanks for the battalion’s continual community relations projects. Since 1994 Marines with the battalion regularly volunteers regularly to help maintain the home’s grounds of the home and conduct organize routine cleanups and maintenance. The Marines are with 7th Comm. Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.

Republic of Korea - U.S. Alliance Continue Progress through Transformation and Force Relocation
December 24, 2015 — USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea – Lt. Gen. Bernard S. Champoux, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea chief of staff and commander Eighth U.S. Army, held a... MORE

Okinawa Service Members Bring Christmas Joy to Okinawa Residents
December 24, 2015 — OKINAWA, Japan - Okinawa residents at the Enobi No Sato home for the mentally disabled received a visit from Santa Claus and his helpers Dec. 19 in Uruma City.Status of forces agreement personnel... MORE

Misawa, Kadena Airmen Strengthen Bilateral Ties
December 23, 2015 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- Aircraft and personnel from Kadena Air Base, Misawa AB and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force participated in Aviation Training Relocation Dec. 1-18 here.The... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Anderson, 67th Fighter Squadron pilot, prepares for a flight mission at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2015. Pilots demonstrated interoperability during this Aviation Training Relocation by conducting fighter aircraft combat training with their Japanese Air Self-Defense Force counterparts.

Alaskan Soldier is a Face of the Guard in His Small Rural Community
December 23, 2015 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON - More than 400 miles west of Anchorage lies Bethel, Alaska’s largest western community. Although only accessible by air and water, approximately six thousand... MORE