WASHINGTON -- In North Korea, Kim Jong-un bragged this month about launching a missile from a submarine. "That'll make 31 launches in four years," said Gen. Robert B. Brown, commander of U.S. Army Pacific Command, speaking at an Aug. 24 media roundtable. He said the former regime had nine launches...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 26 to continue its independent deployment to the Western Pacific.The ship's departure follows participation in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016, in which the ship successfully...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, composed of Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers and Alaska Air National Guard Airmen, hosted an exercise in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 23 for different agencies in the area including Eielson Air Force Base and...

CEBU, Philippines -- The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrived in Cebu, the Philippines Aug. 28 for the ship’s second port call on their transit back to homeport in San Diego.While in Port at Cebu, sailors on board the USS Fort Worth will get the opportunity to enjoy a few days of rest...

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE, Darwin -- Airmen from the 14th Fighter Squadron are on their way home after their successful participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2016 held at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin and RAAF Tindal, July 29 through Aug. 19.As the RAAF’s biennial capstone...