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USS Emory S. Land trains with Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service
September 20, 2019 — FREMANTLE, Australia -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) participated in a bilateral training evolution with the Australian Collins-class submarine HMAS Sheean (SSG 77), Sept. 13, as... MORE

Spencer, Secretary of the Navy, Visits Sailors, Marines in Arctic Exercise
September 20, 2019 — SEWARD, Alaska -- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Karl Schultz visited military forces participating in Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise... MORE

Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest in Kansas After 78 Years
September 20, 2019 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- Almost 78 years after he died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur Clayton Barrett was finally laid to rest... MORE

Papua New Guinea Dentist Mentors Local, US Medics
September 20, 2019 — LAE, Papua New Guinea -- Forty-four years ago, Bais Gwale was a young captain serving in the Australian Army as a dentist. In September 1974, Papua New Guinea declared its independence and just like... MORE

U.S. and Indian Armies Complete Yudh Abhyas 19
September 19, 2019 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 7th Infantry Division and the Indian army concluded its 15th year iteration of exercise Yudh Abhyas 19 with a closing ceremony at the... MORE

2019 Thunder Field Training Exercise aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa
September 19, 2019 — OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, practiced a command and control during exercise, Thunder Field Training Exercise, aboard Camp Hansen’s Central Training... MORE

Navy Cargo Handling Bataillon 1 Conducts Training in Saipan
September 19, 2019 — SAIPAN HARBOR, Saipan -- Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Bataillon (NCHB) 1 conduct training operation on the Military Sealift Command’s maritime prepositioning force container,... MORE

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Conduct DSCA Training During AECE 2019
September 19, 2019 — SEWARD, Alaska -- Forces from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 and Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Alaska began crises response training in Seward, Alaska, Sept. 16.The event marks the... MORE

Spanish Navy Frigate Visits U.S. Naval Base Guam as Part of 500-Year-Old Voyage
September 19, 2019 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Spanish Navy Frigate Mendez Nunez is re-tracing the voyage of the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation of the world 500 years ago as part of their current deployment that brought... MORE

Eielson Hosts 10 F-35s from Luke AFB to Enhance Training Efforts
September 18, 2019 — LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- The 61st Fighter Squadron sent seven U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and three Royal Australian Air Force F-35s to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for a training... MORE

Welcome to the Jungle
September 18, 2019 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Throughout the Pacific Theater, U.S. military units must overcome jungle terrain riddled with cliffs, poisonous creatures, dense foliage yielding mere yards of visibility,... MORE

USS Antietam Holds Change of Command Ceremony
September 18, 2019 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) held a change of command ceremony, Sept. 17, while operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.Capt. Russell... MORE

Coast Guard Rescues 7 Mariners from Vessel on Fire off Oahu
September 18, 2019 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Six crew and an NOAA observer are safe following a Coast Guard rescue eight miles off Ko'Olina, Tuesday."We are so pleased to have this crew safe in less than an hour after the... MORE

Security Forces Career Field Manager Visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
September 18, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tamala Hartz, Air Force security forces career field manager, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9-12 to... MORE

25th ID Tests New Combat Focused Marksmanship Qualification
September 17, 2019 — SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Similar to the implementation of the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), the Army is now changing how Soldiers qualify with their weapons, making individual weapons... MORE

51st Civil Engineer Squadron Conducts Airfield Damage Repair Training
September 17, 2019 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Generally, at the center of Air Force installation operations is the airfield and the runway, heavily guarded by law enforcement and surveillance to keep people and... MORE

51st CES Conducts Airfield Damage Repair Training

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Arrives at 3rd Marine Division
September 17, 2019 — OKINAWA, Japan -- 3rd Marine Division has received the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) on Okinawa, Japan, which will replace the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) currently... MORE

Low Cost Low Altitude Aerial Delivery
September 17, 2019 — SCHOFILED BARRACKS, Hawaii -- 25th Sustainment Brigade, 25th Infantry Division partnered with 8th Theater Sustainment Command, United States Indo-Pacific Command, 3-25 Aviation Regiment GSAB, and... MORE

Greywolf Brigade Conducts Complex Combined Breach Training with ROK Army Partners
September 17, 2019 — RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, Republic of Korea -- The Soldiers of Task Force Charger consisting of elements from 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 7th Cav. Regt.; and 3rd Engineer... MORE

Hawaii Summit Addresses Importance of Global Integrated Air, Missile Defense
September 16, 2019 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Center hosted a summit to collaborate and raise awareness of global IAMD issues, Sept. 10-12.The purpose... MORE