Communication Marines from 4th Marine Regiment are testing a portable solar power system on Camp Schwab Nov. 1-7 during exercise Blue Chromite 15.According to the Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office mission statement, the Ground Renewable Expeditionary Energy System is a step toward the Marine...

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg visited Guiuan, Eastern Samar on October 20 to break ground on a PhP9.5 billion (USD $214 million) U.S.-funded road rehabilitation project.“New and improved roadways not only aid the recovery efforts after Typhoon Yolanda, but they promote...

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) was presented the Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) by Rear Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Oct. 31, The award was presented during a ceremony at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, for "displaying...

Hundreds of U.S. Army Soldiers and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members headed for the mountains to defend sovereign territory and defeat a fictional enemy during a simulated combat field training exercise here, Nov 3-5.The 72-hour field exercise puts to the test what Soldiers from the 2nd...

The United States’ security and prosperity are closely and increasingly linked to the Asia-Pacific region, Secretary of State John Kerry told an audience in Washington on November 4, and a key component of the Obama administration’s rebalance to Asia is strengthening U.S.-China relations.Speaking at...