In the second part of our series, we turn our attention from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to the Sailors that are getting her ready to take to the seas. One of the first steps of that process is completed by a group of Sailors with a tremendous...

A myriad of service members spanning multiple branches of military service and nationalities gathered in areas around Tokyo, Japan with one common goal in mind: to defend Japan from simulated contingencies.The event was Yama Sakura 67, the largest U.S. Army annual bilateral exercise in Asia-Pacific...

Over a dozen U.S. Marines and Singapore soldiers stood outside the walls of a combat simulation town and devised a reaction strategy in case of Improvised Explosive Device attacks. Inside the compound, instructors placed simulation IEDs under rocks and around debris, while the unsuspecting troops...

Military personnel, civic leaders and leadership throughout the Micronesian area of the Pacific gathered here to officially perform a push ceremony for the 63rd annual Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 9.The push ceremony marks the beginning of the annual humanitarian airlift mission that supplies...

Today we celebrate International Human Rights Day and commemorate the66th anniversary of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights.  In the United States, we use this day to reflect on theimportance of human rights, as outlined in the Universal Declaration.  WeAmericans know from our...