Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii – Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West) held a change of command ceremony June 25 at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, where Rear Admiral Robert Hayes relinquished command to Rear Admiral Charles Fosse...

SEA OF JAPAN – USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) concludes a 5-day multi-domain maritime presence operation in the Sea of Japan, June 11–15. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer routinely operates across the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, maintaining the necessary readiness, flexibility...

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met virtually with his Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) counterparts, along with counterparts from the other ASEAN Dialogue Partners, at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting...

The U.S Army may celebrate its birthday on June 14, but the crew of a Military Sealift Command ship salutes the service of its Army namesake Soldier all year long.USNS Seay (T-AKR 302) is named for Army Sgt. William W. Seay, a driver with the 62d Transportation Company who served in the Vietnam War...

MANILA, Philippines —U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Bill Merz arrived in the Philippines on June 10 to engage with counterparts within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for a scheduled two-day visit. During his visit, Merz met with the Chief of Staff of the AFP, General Cirilito...