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USS Greeneville and Emory S. Land host Philippine Delegates Aboard Ship, Submarine during Port Visit
December 11, 2018 — PUERTO PRINCESA, Republic of the Philippines – The crews of USS Greeneville (SSN 772) and the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) welcomed Philippine officials aboard today for a tour and... MORE

374th AMXS, The Airmen Behind Operation Christmas Drop
December 11, 2018 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Twenty-five tons of critical supplies airdropped to 56 Micronesian islands impacting more than 20,000 people. A tall task taken on by the servicemembers who take part... MORE

U.S. Airmen Share Holiday Spirit with Hirosaki Orphans
December 11, 2018 — HIROSAKI, Japan -- With children and adults alike counting down the days to Christmas, Team Misawa service members and families visited with orphans living in Hirosaki, Japan, bringing community and... MORE

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Pumped for New Fuel Facility
December 11, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 6, 2018.The... MORE

U.S. Indo-Pacific Forces Participate in Annual Operation Christmas Drop
December 10, 2018 — Santa 21 returned to the “north pole” of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam after delivering three bundles to the island of Nama in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on Dec. 10, 2018.Among the... MORE

Airmen from 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron position themselves to load Coastal Humanitarian Air Drop (CHAD) bundles on to a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2018. The 374 LRS Combat Mobility Flight work throughout the year to pack the parachutes and build the CHADS in preparation for OCD, supplying the 150 bundles used on training airdrops throughout the event.

Osan Tapped to Assist Balangiga Bell Return
December 10, 2018 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – Airmen assigned to the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron and 731st Air Mobility Squadron assisted in the return of one of three Balangiga Bells the U.S. is returning... MORE

Fijian Shiprider Joins Coast Guard Aircrew on Patrol
December 10, 2018 — SUVA, Fiji -- A Fijian navy shiprider flew with an Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew on patrol over the Fijian Islands, Saturday.“What we were tasked to do is to make sure we can... MORE

Koreans, Americans Join Together in Friendship, Honor Veterans at Annual Event
December 10, 2018 — CAMP HENRY, Rep. of Korea -- Remembering our shared past, honoring our Veterans of the Korean War, and joining together as a sign of friendship and cooperation -- that's what the 16th Chilgok... MORE

Dunford Discusses Near-Peer Competition, Keeping U.S. Military Edge
December 10, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Near-peer competition and the United States retaining its military competitive edge were among the issues the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed today in an interview with... MORE

New Type of Marines for a New Battlefield
December 10, 2018 — CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- The 7th Communication Battalion held the Activation of Command ceremony for the Defensive Cyberspace Operations Internal Defense Measures (DCO-IDM) Company on Camp... MORE

77 Years Later, We Remember
December 7, 2018 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Early Friday morning, as rain fell softly across the island, a crowd of approximately 2,000 people were focused on one man -- Mr. Everett Hyland. Seventy-seven years ago,... MORE

India's Minister of Defence Visits USINDOPACOM Forces in Hawaii
December 7, 2018 — Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), Adm. Phil Davidson, hosted India’s Minister of Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman, for her first visit to USINDOPACOM headquarters, Dec. 6. “I was... MORE

Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. Phil Davidson, hosts India’s Minister of Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman, on a barge tour of historic Pearl Harbor. India and the U.S. are global partners in defense and security and are working together to assure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

USS John C. Stennis Leverages Logistics Hub in Sri Lanka
December 7, 2018 — INDIAN OCEAN -- Taking advantage of a growing naval partnership with Sri Lanka, the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) established a logistics hub in Sri Lanka to receive support, supplies... MORE

Exercise Forest Light 19.1 Press Release
December 7, 2018 — OITA, Japan -- Approximately 260 Okinawa-based U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self Defense Force personnel will begin the semi-annual bilateral exercise Forest Light 19.1 from Dec. 7 - 19, 2018 in... MORE

Ronald Reagan Strike Group Conducts Cooperative Deployment alongside JMSDF in Philippine Sea
December 7, 2018 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) conducted a cooperative deployment while operating in the Philippine Sea,... MORE

Ronald Reagan Strike Group, JMSDF participate in cooperative deployment

America Bids Goodbye to President George H.W. Bush
December 7, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Eulogies hailed former President George Herbert Walker Bush as both a great and a good man at a state funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral here today.The nation’s 41st... MORE

Joint Task Group-Saipan Begins Redeployment of Forces
December 7, 2018 — SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands -- Service members supporting recovery efforts caused by one of the worst storm systems to ever hit U.S. soil since the 1930s began redeploying... MORE

USS Chief Completes Mine Warfare Exercise with Japanese, Australian Naval Forces
December 4, 2018 — SASEBO, Japan -- The mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) participated in Mine Warfare Exercise 3JA 2018, Nov. 24-27. 3JA is an annual exercise series that is designed to increase proficiency... MORE

USARPAC Commanders Conference; Competing in the Pacific
December 4, 2018 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Top U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) senior leaders and their spouses gathered at Fort Shafter, Hawaii for the biannual Commanders Conference, Nov. 28-29 2018.The two-day conference... MORE

Coast Guard, Honolulu City and County Complete Successful Response Exercise Off Oahu
December 4, 2018 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Honolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Police Department, and Oahu Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services concluded a successful two-day search and... MORE