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Navy Sets Coronavirus Transfer and Travel Rules: What You n=Need to Know
March 16, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- In the wake of the rapidly expanding world-wide coronavirus outbreak, the Navy has issued two administrative messages outlining new travel and transfer rules in effect until May 11.The... MORE

Navy Sets Coronavirus Transfer and Travel Rules: What You Need to Know

Alaska National Guard’s Exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 Wraps Up
March 13, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, a two-week biennial exercise organized by the Alaska National Guard, came to an end Mar. 7. The exercise included about 1,250... MORE

Airman’s Innovative Idea Grants New Capability to Refueling Truck
March 13, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A R-11 Refueler 6,000-gallon tanker hose adapter, primarily developed from cannibalized parts, could potentially save the Air Force thousands of man-hours each year... MORE

Commander Task Force 72 Concludes Exercise with Royal Australian Navy
March 13, 2020 — AUSTRALIAN COAST -- Commander Task Force (CTF) 72 wrapped up its participation in the Australian navy’s Fleet Certification Period 2020 (FCP20), March 7.CTF-72 dispatched a P8-A Poseidon maritime... MORE

Sailors Contribute During Vietnam Port Call
March 13, 2020 — Vietnam -- Visiting Vietnam is something not many Sailors will experience in their Navy career. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is only the second carrier to visit Vietnam in more... MORE

Relief and Appointment: 31st MEU Welcomes New Sgt. Maj. In wake of Cobra Gold Success
March 13, 2020 — LAEM CHABANG PORT, Kingdom of Thailand -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit welcomed Sergeant Major Douglas Gerhardt at a relief and appointment ceremony aboard... MORE

Sixth Annual Bersama Warrior Exercise Kicks Off in Malaysia
March 12, 2020 — KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The sixth annual Bersama Warrior exercise commenced here March 11, 2020, with an opening ceremony officiated by Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters Chief of Staff... MORE

Army Guardsman’s First Alaska Exercise brings Him to the Top of the World in Support of Arctic Eagle 2020
March 12, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELEMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Staring out the window of an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter onto a endless sheet of ice, Staff Sgt. Jeremy Maddox finds himself in... MORE

Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Completes Port Visit to Da Nang to Commemorate 25 Years of Diplomatic Relations
March 12, 2020 — DA NANG, Vietnam -- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) successfully completed a scheduled five-day port visit to Da Nang, Vietnam on March 9. The visit, which commemorated 25... MORE

Alaska Guardsmen Gain Lethality with Arctic Survival, New M17 Pistol Training in the Arctic
March 12, 2020 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson took part in arctic survival, helicopter-hoisting exercises,... MORE

USAF Stratotankers Provide Air Refueling Capabilities for Exercise Cold Response 20
March 11, 2020 — ØRLAND AIR STATION, NORWAY -- The air refueling capabilities for exercise Cold Response 20 are fully operational at Ørland Air Station, Norway, with the arrival of KC-135R Stratotankers assigned to... MORE

Center for Surface Combat Systems Leadership Visits Japan to Discuss CSCS' Impact to the Fleet
March 11, 2020 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Capt. Dave Stoner, Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) commanding officer, recently visited local leadership to discuss mission readiness and CSCS’ role in ensuring all Sailors... MORE

Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety Rescue 4 Divers off Hawaii
March 11, 2020 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services rescued four divers a half mile off Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Tuesday.“We often work closely with the... MORE

Coast Guard Interdicts Illegal Foreign Fishers in Pacific, Turns Cases Over to NOAA OLE

US, Royal Thai Marine Corps Breach, Clear Obstacles Showcasing Combined Arms Firepower during Final Exercise
March 11, 2020 — BAN CHEN KHREM, Kingdom of Thailand -- Explosions and bullets rain past obstacles as the Royal Thai Marine Corps and U.S. Marines clear ground in a bilateral assault March 5, 2020, as part of exercise... MORE

815th Flying Jennies Deliver Airlift Ops in Cope North 20
March 10, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Broken bones, shards of glass and internal bleeding. When a school bus with no seatbelts rolls over, dozens are left injured, some with life-threatening injuries. The... MORE

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka Reserve Sailors Support Keen Edge 2020
March 10, 2020 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka (FLCY) Navy Reservists provided key logistics support to forward deployed naval forces during Keen Edge 2020,... MORE

Keen Edge 2020 tests 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade’s Ability to ‘Fight Tonight’

Capturing the Moment: From One Start to a New Beginning
March 10, 2020 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --Throughout time, photographers are responsible for capturing images that are burned into the fabric of history. From the images of the infamous Iwo Jima flag raising... MORE

25th ID Crowns Best Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear Warrior
March 10, 2020 — SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – A 12-mile ruck march, an obstacle course, and a combat water survival test: these are just a few of the events that the competitors of the Best Chemical, Biological... MORE

Soldier-centered Approach Helping Lead Ground Modernization Efforts
March 10, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Nearly two years into its largest modernization overhaul in four decades, the Army looks to continue its momentum of developing new ground systems centered on input from... MORE

Thai, US Marines Strengthen Bonds for Another Year
March 9, 2020 — SATTAHIP, Kingdom of Thailand -- The 39th iteration of exercise Cobra Gold concluded March 6, 2020, wrapping up another year of bilateral cooperation between Royal Thai and U.S. Armed Forces.While the... MORE