LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines (NNS) -- Pacific Partnership 2016 held a Joint Disaster Symposium at Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital (BRTTH), June 30.The symposium gave Pacific Partnership personnel attached to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), members of the Armed Forces of the...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 07, 2016 — The biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise promotes cooperation that contributes to prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, top U.S. commanders said during a July 5 news conference here.Twenty-six nations, 45 ships, five submarines, more than...

TORII STATION, Okinawa -- The 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group assembled beneath the Okinawan sun on Border Landing Zone at Torii Station June 29 for a Change of Command Ceremony that bookmarked the latest chapter in the storied lineage of the unit.The Battalion's colors were handed over by...

OSAKA, Japan (NNS) -- Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) arrived in Osaka, Japan, July 6 for a regularly scheduled port visit during a summer patrol of U.S. 7th fleet area of operations.The port visit to Osaka is an opportunity for Sasebo-based Sailors to enjoy the culture...

IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- The Honorable Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni, Japan, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Garza, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, and Japanese government officials...