KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - Officials from the United States Air Force and Chatan City signed an agreement April 3 which allows local Okinawans access to Kadena Air Base in the event of a tsunami or other natural disasters.Effective immediately, and lasting four years after the signing, the agreement...

SANTA RITA, Guam - TO maintain mission readiness of the Navy and fleet assets, a ceremony was held to launch the Pacific Dry-Dock and Integrated Maintenance (PACDIM) Ship Repair Facility on U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) April 8. PACDIM's acquisition of the facility fulfills the Navy's principle...

DA NANG, Vietnam - The U.S. Navy and Vietnam People's Navy began the annual Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) April 7 with a welcoming ceremony for USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50) at the port of Da Nang.During the welcoming ceremony, Vietnamese officials from the Ministry of...