Story by 1st Lt. Brady Atwal | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 09.08.2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – The U.S. Marine Corps deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils”, an F/A-18 Hornet squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program (UDP) on Sept. 8, 2025. The fighter squadron joins Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Aircraft......
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Haley Wilson | USS Frank Cable (AS 40) | 07.26.2025
BRISBANE, Australia – The forward-deployed U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived in Brisbane, Australia, for a scheduled port visit July 26, 2025. Frank Cable is currently on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, providing critical maintenance and logistics support to sustain undersea forces across the Indo-Pacific region....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 08.13.2024
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in its new homeport of Naval Base Kitsap, in Bremerton, Washington, following a three month underway, on August 13....
Story by Nije Hightower | 301st Fighter Wing | 08.08.2024
The 301st Fighter Wing received its first F-35A Lightning II at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, on Aug. 8. This arrival marked a new era in air power for the unit and Air Force Reserve Command....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet | 12.16.2022
The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) visited Limón, Costa Rica for a scheduled port visit from Dec. 14-16, marking the longest stay in the city by any U.S. Navy ship in years....
Story by Ensign Ronan Williams | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 06.13.2022
The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), arrived at its homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam June 13, after completing its maiden voyage from Charleston, South Carolina where the ship was commissioned....
Story by Capt. Thomas deVries | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 02.06.2021
CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan – The U.S. and Australian governments will continue the tenth iteration of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 2021 rotation as scheduled....
Story by 1st Lt. Heather Chairez | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South | 07.30.2020
Approximately 20 U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command arrived to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, July 31, 2020....
