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Coast Guard, good Samaritans Rescue Crew of Dismasted Sailing Vessel Southwest of Hawaii
December 31, 2019 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard two commercial vessels located and rescued the crew of the 42-foot white dismasted sailing vessel Coco Haz III 656 miles west southwest... MORE

Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Hosts Thai Military Officials
December 31, 2019 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, embarked on flagship USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), hosted leaders from the Royal Thai Army, Navy, and Air Force, Dec. 23.Top Thai military... MORE

PACAF’s Largest Multi-Service Unit Supports JBER Resiliency
December 31, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Pacific Air Force’s largest multi-service unit (MSU) supports installation resiliency by caring for people.At the hospital on Joint Base... MORE

Air Defenders Participate in Japan Co-op Program for the First Time
December 31, 2019 — SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- Two air defense members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force concluded a 10-week cooperative work program Dec. 13 alongside 38th Air Defense Artillery Soldiers at Camp Zama,... MORE

Sub Tender Frank Cable Completes Sea Trials
December 30, 2019 — POLARIS POINT, Guam (NNS) -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) returned to Guam after completing sea trials Dec. 19. The crew, comprising uniformed Sailors and Military Sealift Command civilian mariners, participated in more than three days of events and operations at sea to test the readiness of the ship... MORE

ilitary Sealift Command civilian mariners man the lines of a rigid-hull inflatable boat while participating in a man overboard drill aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) during sea trials, Dec. 17, 2019.

Aviation Leaders Engage Sustainment Teams in West Coast 'Boots on Ground'
December 30, 2019 — Naval Air Stations Lemoore and North Island, California (NNS) (NNS) -- The Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) hosted a two-day "Boots on Ground" (BoG) event here Dec. 17-18 to follow up on more than a year of implementing the Naval Sustainment System-Aviation (NSS-A). ... MORE

Vice Adm. DeWolfe Miller, III, commander of Naval Air Forces, provides a readiness update to Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Robert Burke during a visit to Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.

Alaska’s Adjutant General Continues Rural Hub Visits to Grow National Guard Capacity
December 27, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Members of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs visited Nome, Alaska, Dec. 17-18, as part of the department’s new rural operations hub... MORE

3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Relief and Appointment Ceremony
December 27, 2019 — CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Marcos A. Cordero relinquished his billet as 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Aaron C. Colling during a relief and... MORE

Building the King High School in Sesabo
December 27, 2019 — SESABO, Japan -- In the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), there are two occasions that are greatly celebrated, ribbon-cuttings and groundbreaking ceremonies. On Wednesday, Japan Engineer District... MORE

Tinsel Town Delivers Snow, Festivities to Okinawa
December 27, 2019 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- It doesn’t normally snow in Okinawa, but once a year Tinsel Town brings the magic of the holiday season to Kadena Air Base.Tinsel Town, held this year, is an annual event in... MORE

U.S. Navy Seabees Deployed with NMCB-5’s Detail Sasebo Conduct Critical Repair to Seawall
December 27, 2019 — SASEBO, Japan -- U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Sasebo completed the construction repair of a seawall on board Commander, Fleet Activities... MORE

American, Japanese Sailors Exchange Culture
December 26, 2019 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- With 2019 drawing to a close, Sailors and their families stationed in Japan spent time with their counterparts in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) exchanging culture... MORE

USS Wayne E. Meyer Returns Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment
December 26, 2019 — SAN DIEGO - Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), along with an embarked detachment from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 “Easyriders,” returned to its... MORE

Powering the Fleet
December 26, 2019 — SASEBO, Japan -- Two weeks ago the USS America (LHA 6) arrived at Commander, Fleet Activities (CFA) Sasebo bringing a new capability to the Indo-Pacific Region. Thursday, there was a ribbon cutting... MORE

3rd Munitions Squadron Airmen Build New Bombs, Lethality
December 26, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen of the 3rd Munitions Squadron (MUNS) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are becoming vastly more effective and lethal due to a regimen of... MORE

Army Pacific Commander Concludes Visit to Japan
December 26, 2019 — FORT SHAFER, Hawaii -- For his first visit to the Indo-Pacific region as Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific, Gen. Paul LaCamera reaffirmed the U.S. Army's steadfast commitment to the defense of... MORE

Joint, Bilateral Exchange Conducted as Part of Exercise Tiger Triumph
December 26, 2019 — VISAKHAPATNAM, India -- The United States Marine Forces Pacific and Pacific Air Forces command surgeons and Indian Air Force, Army and Navy members participated in TIGER TRIUMPH, a bilateral... MORE

Eighth Army Chaplain Directorate celebrates 110 years of religious affairs specialist MOS
December 23, 2019 — Eighth Army chaplains and religious affairs specialists held both a holiday party and a birthday party Dec. 19 at U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys, South Korea. The birthday party celebrated 110 years of the religious affairs specialist Army career field... MORE

Members of the Eighth Army Chaplains Directorate prepare to cut a cake during a unit function that focused on the 110 years of the religious affairs specialist career field in the U.S. Army at U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys, South Korea, Dec. 19.

Alabama Native Searches for Missing Service Member from Vietnam War
December 23, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Across the U.S., all walks of military life are attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)... MORE

25th Anniversary of CARAT Comes to an End
December 20, 2019 — SINGAPORE (NNS) – The close of 2019 marks an end the 25th Anniversary of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series, the U.S. Navy’s oldest and longest running regional exercise in South and Southeast Asia. ... MORE

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), top, the Philippine navy frigates BRP Gregaorio del Pilar (PF-15) and BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16), and the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) are underway in formation during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014. In its 20th year, CARAT is a bilateral exercise series between the United States and the armed forces of nine partner nations in South and Southeast Asia. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh/Released)