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Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Arrives in Malaysia following Training and Engagements in Indonesia
August 15, 2019 — LUMUT, Malaysia -- The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) arrived in Lumut August 13 following numerous exercises and engagements with the Indonesian navy and coast guard.While in Lumut, Stratton... MORE

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Soldiers, Airmen begin Joint Readiness Exercise
August 15, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Over the next two weeks, units from across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will participate in a Sea Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise that will... MORE

JBER Soldiers, Airmen begin Joint Readiness Exercise

Coast Guard, Partners Rescue 8 from Missing Fishing Vessel in the Pacific North of Palau
August 15, 2019 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force and good Samaritans aboard the AMVER (Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System) vessel Isl Star rescued eight mariners aboard the... MORE

NAVSUP FLC Pearl Harbor Supports DoD's Transportation Management System Prototype Deploying Army Cargo
August 15, 2019 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Pearl Harbor is serving as the first ocean terminal platform to test U. S. Transportation Command’s... MORE

US, Malaysia Kick-Off Maritime Training Activity 2019
August 14, 2019 — LUMUT NAVAL BASE, Malaysia -- The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) began Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2019 during an opening ceremony at Lumut Naval Base, Aug... MORE

U.S., Allied Forces Launch Explosive Ordnance Disposal Exercise Hydracrab
August 14, 2019 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- In a first-of-its-kind event, expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States arrived in Guam August 14 to conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)... MORE

Indo-Pacific Community Comes together for USARPAC Protection Symposium
August 14, 2019 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific hosted the 2019 USARPAC Protection Symposium at the Hale Koa Hotel, August 5-8. The Symposium brought more than 280 leaders from across the Pacific to discuss... MORE

Maintainers Maintain Mission Readiness
August 14, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Fighter jets and heavies can rule the skies, but they need to get there first. It takes strict attention to detail from aircraft maintainers to service... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard, Royal New Zealand Navy Conduct Professional Exchanges Amid Operations in Oceania
August 14, 2019 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The U.S. Coast Guard and Royal New Zealand Navy took time in early August to conduct professional exchanges while off Samoa and in American Samoa."New Zealand is a steadfast and... MORE

U.S. and Indonesian Marines Begin Bilateral Military Training Exchange
August 13, 2019 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The United States Marine Corps and the Indonesian Korps Marinir (KORMAR) have begun a month-long military exchange program taking place in Eastern Java, Indonesia, and at... MORE

Prepping the Battlespace for RED FLAG-Alaska
August 13, 2019 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- To most people Interior Alaska is known for its extreme temperatures, thick evergreen forests, and hunting and fishing seasons. But within the Department of Defense,... MORE

Navy Band Celebrates 50 Years of the Civic Action Team
August 13, 2019 — KOROR, Palau -- The U.S. 7th Fleet Far East Brass Band played four concerts to celebrate 50 years of the Civic Action Team (CAT) and the partnership between the U.S. and Palau to more than 1,500... MORE

Yokosuka Logistics Team Played Key Support Role During Talisman Saber 19 Exercise
August 13, 2019 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka (FLCY) again played a key support role during the biannual Talisman Saber 19 (TS19) exercise which took place... MORE

Coast Guard, Local Partners Save 2 from Disabled Vessel Off Guam
August 13, 2019 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Coast Guard, Guam Fire Department, and U.S. Navy rescued two people by locating and towing their disabled vessel into Hagåtña Boat Basin, Monday.“This is a great example of the... MORE

Repatriation ceremony brings brothers to final resting place
August 12, 2019 — PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - Two brothers, Seaman 2nd Class Calvin H. Palmer and Seaman 2nd Class Wilfred D. Palmer, were laid to their final resting places, more than three-quarters of a century after they... MORE

190809-N-SH284-0046 PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (Aug. 9, 2019) A Sailor salutes as the national ensign is unfurled over the remains of two brothers, Seaman 2nd Class Calvin H. Palmer and Seaman 2nd Class Wilfred D. Palmer, during a repatriation ceremony at Sunset Lane Cemetery. The Palmer brothers perished when their battleship, USS Oklahoma (BB 37), was attacked by Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Their remains went unidentified until they were exhumed for analysis from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)

Artillery Relocation Training Program 19.2
August 12, 2019 — U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participated in the Artillery Relocation Training Program 19-3 at Ojojihara, Japan from July 21 to August 4, 2019. ARTP is a... MORE

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, and Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, prepare to fire an M777 Howitzer during the Artillery Relocation Training Program in Ojojihara, Japan, July 30, 2019. ARTP is an exercise in Japan that provides artillery Marines an opportunity to train and enhance their capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christine Phelps)

VFA-102 CO Lands Trap Milestone
August 12, 2019 — SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 completed his 1,000th carrier arrested landing aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald... MORE

SOUTH CHINA SEA (August 6, 2019) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, piloted by Cmdr. Harry Evans, commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, lands on the flight deck of the Navy™s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). This was Evans™ 1,000th arrested carrier landing. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

SWRMC Participates in FMMS
August 12, 2019 — SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) supported Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) during the 2019 Fleet Maintenance & Modernization Symposium (FMMS) August 8-9 at the San... MORE

24/7 support, 24/7 response
August 12, 2019 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- With a 185 foot-wide-B-52 Stratofortress in front of him and a star-filled sky above, Senior Airman Dillain Lapolice, 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron... MORE

36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen install a ring cowl on a 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-52 Stratofortress on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7, 2019. The 36th EAMXS positions maintainers around the clock to respond at a moments notice in support of the Continuous Bomber Presence in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael S. Murphy)

7th Fleet P-8A Poseidon Visits New Zealand
August 12, 2019 — OHAKEA, New Zealand (NNS) – A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, the “Mad Foxes,” visited Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea, New Zealand, August 11. “We are... MORE

190405-N-VA915-012 MISAWA, JAPAN (April 5, 2019) A P-8A Poseidon aircraft assigned to the “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, taxis on the flight line of Misawa Air Base. VP-8 is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Pacific Command objectives throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson)