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CNO Visits Indonesia, Affirms Commitment to Strategic Partnership
October 31, 2018 — JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visited Indonesia Oct. 30, reaffirming the U.S. Navy’s commitment to the strategic partnership.During the visit, Richardson... MORE

Army Reserve Answers Call for Typhoon Yutu Disaster Support Relief
October 31, 2018 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- On Oct. 30, the 9th Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve mobilized approximately 300 Soldiers from Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Pacific area. It supports relief... MORE

VP-16 Aircrew Conducts Subject Matter Expert Exchange with Indian Navy
October 31, 2018 — GOA, India -- Representatives from Patrol squadron 16 (VP-16) met with Indian Navy counterparts of Indian Naval Squadron (INS) 312 for a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) in Goa, India on Oct. 22... MORE

Mattis Shares Threat Pictures Behind New National Defense Strategy
October 31, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis shared the thinking behind the new National Defense Strategy during a discussion at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington yesterday. The... MORE

Regional Health Command-Pacific Supports Blood Safety Program in Cambodia
October 31, 2018 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- A team of medical professionals from Regional Health Command-Pacific's medical treatment facilities and units, in partnership with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the... MORE

U.S. and Japan Kick Off Exercise Keen Sword
October 30, 2018 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Units from the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) began exercise Keen Sword at military installations throughout Japan and surrounding waters, Oct. 29.The... MORE

U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to conduct Annual Exercise

Chief of Naval Operations Visits Philippines, Highlights Importance of U.S.-Philippine Alliance
October 30, 2018 — MANILA, Philippines -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John M. Richardson visited the Republic of the Philippines Oct. 28 and 29, highlighting the importance of the U.S.-Philippine alliance to... MORE

USS Shoup Arrives in American Samoa as Part of Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Deployment
October 30, 2018 — PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) arrived in Pago Pago October 27 as part of the ship’s Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) deployment.OMSI is a... MORE

USS Shoup Arrives in American Samoa as Part of OMSI Deployment

Coast Guard Responds to Report of Sinking Vessel off Ewa Beach, Oahu
October 30, 2018 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard responded to a report of a sinking charter-fishing vessel off Ewa Beach, Sunday.A Station Honolulu 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew was able to evacuate the three... MORE

7th Fleet Commander Joins Royal New Zealand Navy's Fleet Warfare Forum
October 30, 2018 — AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, represented the U.S. Navy at the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) annual Fleet Warfare Forum at Devonport Naval Base Oct... MORE

Statement from the U.S. Forces Japan Commander, Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez Commencement of Exercise Keen Sword 19
October 29, 2018 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Today marks the start of Exercise Keen Sword ’19, the largest and most complex U.S.-Japan bilateral field training exercise. This biennial event is designed to increase the... MORE

U.S. military, Japan Self-Defense Force prepare for exercise Keen Sword

U.S. Successfully Conducts SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test
October 29, 2018 — KAUAI, Hawaii -- Sailors aboard USS John Finn (DDG 113) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully conducted an intercept of a medium-range ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3... MORE

Crew Chief Green-Lights Career
October 29, 2018 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Extreme temperatures, dwindling daylight hours, and the looming threat of snow is the best way to describe his current working conditions. The job itself is so... MORE

Sentinel Radar Operators Participate in Combined Avenger Training Event
October 29, 2018 — RODRIGUEZ RANGE COMPLEX, Republic of Korea -- Air defenders from The 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade maintain readiness through constant training.E/6-52 Air Missile Defense (AMD) Battery from Camp... MORE

INDOPACOM Navy Civilian Uses Disability Achievement Award to Raise Parkinson's Awareness
October 29, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Jerry Boster had mild left-hand tremors when he was on active duty at U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) in fall 2012. The following year, he retired and ignored it all until his wife and a... MORE

From New York Central Park Zoo to Fuji Japan
October 29, 2018 — SHIZUOKA, Japan -- No one knows where life’s path will lead them, which is why it’s worth taking chances. Lance Cpl. Jacob Brown, a field artillery Marine, with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment,... MORE

Rush the Enemy | Marines with 3rd MLG Execute Fire and Movement Range
October 26, 2018 — CAMP HANSEN. OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group traversed through slippery mud and grass while heading toward wooden walls for cover during a fire and movement range Oct. 24,... MORE

Installation Management Command -- Pacific Strategic Forum Enhances Readiness Across Directorate
October 26, 2018 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Leaders from Army garrisons across the Pacific gathered in Honolulu 16 -- 18 Oct. to discuss trends, identify opportunities and develop strategies to enhance organizational and... MORE

IMCOM -- Pacific strategic forum enhances readiness across directorate

Navy Wounded Warriors Demonstrate Athletic Prowess at 2018 Invictus Games in Australia
October 26, 2018 — SYDNEY, Australia -- Months of training toward healing have paid off for fourteen Navy wounded warriors representing the nation and Team USA at the 2018 Invictus Games, an international adaptive... MORE

Arctic Anvil Executes Multi-domain Operations on a Large-scale
October 26, 2018 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- During the last RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) exercise of the year, forces banded together for Arctic Anvil, a military training exercise which took place Oct. 9-21 at the... MORE