FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 23, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. The visit strengthened the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan...

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- It’s a scene that has played out in real life and on Hollywood’s silver screen countless times. Service members are deployed to a country, tasked with distributing food, water and other emergency supplies to victims of a disaster. The people are hungry, thirsty,...

KIN TOWN, OKINAWA, Japan – Members of the Hikariga Oka Nursing Home hosted a Christmas party for Marines with 7th Communication Battalion at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2015. The nursing home hosts the party annually to thank the battalion for their continuous community...

Members of the newly-established Republic of Korea (ROK) – U.S. Alliance Biological Defense Cooperation Joint Working Group (JWG) visited the Biological Identification Capability Set (BICS) training facility in Osan Air Base as part of their ongoing review of the Alliance biological defense programs...

A chaplain's role in many Hollywood movies is often depicted during the most trying times for the Soldiers, often providing "combat ministry" to those in need. In these moments, which sometimes play out on the battlefield, chaplains and their assistants areexpected to perform the difficult task of...