An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Official websites use .mil

A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.

Secure .mil websites use HTTPS

A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Sort By

Category

Show Advanced Options

Clear Filters |

U.S. Navy, JMSDF EOD Technicians Strengthen Ties during Mine Exercise

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy participate in a live bottom mine contact charge demonstration during IWOTO 2019. IWOTO 2019 is one of the largest live mine countermeasures exercises conducted in the entire world, providing personnel with the opportunity to conduct contact charges and FMRs against real mines without sensor packages.

Details Download

Public Hearing Held for Tinian Infrastructure Improvement Plans

Members of the Tinian government and local community meet with U.S. Air Force representatives at the Tinian Elementary School, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, during a public hearing discussing the impact of new fuel pipeline construction and their effect on the local environment and economy June 7, 2019. Discussions are being held and officially recorded regarding support or grievances to the efforts by the United States after Tinian was selected in 2016 for divert activities and exercises.

Details Download

US Navy, Royal Thai Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians Exchange Knowledge during CARAT 2019

Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chaiwat Chaisut, assigned to the Royal Thai Navy Diver and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Center, takes notes during a knowledge exchange about different types of explosives and disposal techniques as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2019. This year marks the 25th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

Details Download

Guam Military, Local Leadership Commemorate National Maritime Day

Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signs a proclamation in honor of National Maritime Day at the Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor's Complex in Hagatna May 22, 2019. During the signing, local and military officials, along with members of the maritime community, recognized the sacrifice and contributions of past and present merchant mariners and seafarers, who support the nation's commerce and military operations.

Details Download

Community Leaders Embark Blue Ridge as 7th Fleet Flagship Returns to Guam

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Jaquan Allen, from Elizabeth City, N.C., gives Guam community leaders a tour of the ship's forecastle during a distinguished visitor embarking as the U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives for a port visit. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy, and as 7th Fleet command ship, is responsible for fostering relationships within the Indo-Pacific Region.

Details Download

The 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Host Best Warrior Competition

Spc. Gary Shewmaker low crawls under an obstacle as part of the 94th AAMDC NCO/Soldier of the year competition on May 14, 2019 near Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Shewmaker is a patriot launching station enhanced maintainer operator assigned to 1-1 ADA.

Details Download

HSC-25 Supports Local, Federal Firefighters to Contain Guam Fire

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 drops water on a fire in Santa Rita May 9. Joint Region Marianas Fire and Emergency Services, the Guam Fire Department, the Department of Agriculture Forestry Division along with HSC-25 partnered to extinguish the blaze.

Details Download

Submarine Squadron 15 Sailors Volunteer with Sister Village in Local Festival

Chief Electronics Technician (Navigation) Benjamin Johnson of Commander Submarine Squadron 15 participates in Inarajan's parade during the 2019 Coconut Festival. The village's annual festival celebrates the bounty of the coconut and Saint Joseph the Worker.

Details Download

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Signs $21.9M 40 Year Lease with US DOD

Officials from the Department of Defense, Commonwealth Port Authority, and the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands signed a $21.9 lease agreement May 3, 2019, at Tinian Airport, CNMI. The $21.9 million lease deal is intended to allow the U.S. Air Force to divert aircraft to Tinian for training and operations, while also spurring economic growth on the island of Tinian.

Details Download

Misawa Rapidly Deploys during Resilient Typhoon

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Braxton Dalton, a 14th Aircraft maintenance squadron crew chief, runs preflight checks at A.B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam, April 24, 2019. Misawa Air Base Airmen and aircraft deployed to Guam for Resilient Typhoon, an exercise designed to strengthen airpower dispersal capabilities within the Indo-Pacific region.

Details Download

U.S., Allied Forces Launch Explosive Ordnance Disposal Exercise Hydracrab

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, jump out of a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, during a Cast and Recovery portion of the Naval Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique (HRST) course. EODMU-5 is assigned to Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces Pacific, the primary expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations, explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction, and underwater construction in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

Details Download

HSC-25 Rescues Two Fishermen From Sunken Watercraft

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class William Medlin lowers Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Robert Washington, both assigned to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, to rescue two local spear fishermen after their personal watercraft sank off the east coast of Guam. HSC-25 provides a multi-mission rotary wing capability for units in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations and maintains a Guam-based 24-hour search-and-rescue and medical evacuation capability, directly supporting U.S. Coast Guard and Joint Region Marianas. HSC-25 is the Navy’s only forward-deployed MH-60S expeditionary squadron.

Details Download

U.S. Air Force Bombers Fly Coordinated Missions from Indo-Pacific, Europe

A B-52 Stratofortress taxis down the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 18, 2019. The bombers from Andersen AFB along with B-52 bombers from Royal Air Force Fairford, England, conducted simultaneous theater familiarization training in the Indo-Pacific and Europe.

Details Download

USS Oklahoma City Conducts Mobile Logistics Demonstration with T-AKE

USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723), a Los Angeles-class submarine, prepares to moor next to USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) during an exercise in Apra Harbor, March 11. The exercise aims to assess the capabilities of USNS vessels to service submarines while in port and underway.

Details Download

U.S., Japanese and Australian Forces Conclude COPE North 2019 with Air Dominance

Aircraft from the United States and Japan participate in a COPE North 2019 airpower demonstration formation over the Pacific Ocean, March 6, 2019. CN19 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations amongst partner nations and includes humanitarian assistance and disaster relief airlift operations as well as large-force employment. Approximately 2,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors participated alongside approximately 800 Royal Australian Air Force and Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) members during the exercise.

Details Download

Distressed Cruise Passenger Rescued by HSC-25 in Pacific

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Brenden Pieszak hoists Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Ty Nichols, both assigned to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, from the deck of the MV Arcadia while providing emergency assistance to a cruise passenger in distress during a MEDEVAC. HSC-25 provides a multi-mission rotary wing capability for units in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations and maintains a Guam-based 24-hour search-and-rescue and medical evacuation capability, directly supporting U.S. Coast Guard and Joint Region Marianas. HSC-25 is the Navy’s only forward-deployed MH-60S expeditionary squadron.

Details Download

USS Topeka Changes Command

Cmdr. Richard Salazar smiles as he assumes command of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754), March 1. Topeka is one of four Guam-homeported submarines assigned COMSUBRON 15.

Details Download

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia Returns to Guam from Patrol

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215) conducts an Aids to Navigation Patrol in American Samoa, late January, 2019. The crew worked on floating and fixed aids throughout the region including buoys and navigation ranges.

Details Download

Army National Guard Director Visits Citizen-Soldiers of the Pacific

For the first time, the Guam ARNG took over a mission from the U.S. Army's 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command to provide security forces support for Task Force Talon, responsible for operating the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery at Andersen Air Force Base.

Details Download

Guam Army National Guard Soldier Makes History

In this file photos, Sgt. Gloria Babauta (left) demonstrates to one of her Soldiers how to properly clear a M249 as she conducts one of her many duties on February 4, 2019 at the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense site in Yigo, Guam. Babauta is team leader and part of her duties is to ensure her Soldiers are knowledgeable on their equipment.

Details Download