WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 9, 2015) -- Exercise Rising Thunder kicks off for the 22nd time today at Yakima Training Center, Washington. The exercise annually brings Japanese soldiers to the United States to train alongside U.S. Soldiers. This year, the exercise runs Sept. 8-25, and involves about 300 soldiers from the 10th Division of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense … [Read more...]

September 9, 2015 - WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy's General Military Training (GMT) plan for fiscal year 2016 outlines reduced annual requirements and a redesigned program as detailed in Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 213/15 released Sept. 8. GMT is now in two categories, Standardized Core Training (SCT), which are annual training requirements mandated by higher … [Read more...]

MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) - September 8, 2015 -- USS Carney (DDG 64) departed her homeport of Mayport, Florida, Sept. 6 on her way to Rota, Spain, as the final of four Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to be forward deployed to Spain. To enhance the security of the European region, Carney will join USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Ross (DDG 71), and USS Porter (DDG 78) who … [Read more...]

MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) - September 4, 2015 -- Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)/U.S. 5th Fleet (C5F)/Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) held a change-of-command ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), in port here Sept. 3. Vice Adm. Kevin M. Donegan relieved Vice Adm. John W. Miller as commander of naval forces in the … [Read more...]

September 3, 2015 - PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- More than 400 service members, veterans, government employees, foreign leaders, and civilians attended the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II held aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on historic Ford Island, Sept. 2. The surrender took place on the wooden decks of the battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) … [Read more...]