The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) arrived at its forward operating location of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, upon completion of its 2014 patrol, Nov. 25.Throughout the 2014 Patrol the GWCSG was made up of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and...

The Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the U.S. Government, through theU.S. Embassy in Manila today launched a new program that will help thePhilippines bring down the cost of power.  U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, Philip S. Goldberg joined SecretaryArsenio M. Balisacan, Director-General,...

Rear Admiral Pakorn Wanich of the Royal Thai Navy has assumed command of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-piracy operations from Commodore Tony Millar, MNZM, Royal New Zealand Navy, at a ceremony in Bahrain on 25 November 2014. The ceremony marked Thailand’s second command of Combined Task...

Military service members from across Oahu joined a total force of more than 1,800 volunteers participating in the bi-annual Special Olympics held Nov. 21 through 23 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.More than 12,000 athletes, family members, and coaches from various parts of Oahu and neighboring...

The New Zealand Defence Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and U.S. Army combined efforts during the main assault of Exercise Kiwi Koru Nov. 14.Kiwi Koru is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and New Zealand militaries on the North Island of New Zealand designed to enhance defense relations through...