Story by Cpl. Jessica Collins | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 05.15.2016
Okinawa residents and Status of Forces Agreement personnel alike flocked through the gates of Camp Schwab, May 14-15 to attend Schwab Fest 2016....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Liz Dunagan | USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) | 05.06.2016
SHANGHAI -- The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), arrived in Shanghai for a regularly scheduled port visit May 6, during its 2016 patrol season....
Story by Spc. Travis Terreo | United States Air Forces Central | 04.22.2016
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Air Forces Central Command Galaxy band returned to Afghanistan for the first time in more than a year with three performances in front of audiences of Afghan, coalition and American service members at Hamid Karzai International Airport April 16....
Story by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 04.07.2016
FORT LEE, Va. (April 7, 2016) -- As it stands, Sgt. 1st Class Felicia Griffin is required to provide roughly four hours of Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention training to 600 or so Soldiers monthly in her position as the victim advocate for the 262th Quartermaster Battalion....
Story by Joshua Karsten | Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet | 03.05.2016
Leaders from U.S. 7th Fleet, the Philippine Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force met March 6 aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a scheduled port visit. The trilateral talks aim to grow and strengthen relationships between the three nations....
Story by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.26.2016
The Marine Corps is often referred to as the nation’s 9-1-1 force because they are ready to take on any challenge at a moment’s notice. This readiness includes not only weapons and equipment proficiency, but also stability on the homefront. Cmdr. James Johnson, the chaplain for I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, presented pre-marital training at Marine Corps Base Camp......
Story by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.12.2016
The Marine Corps is known for finding ways to overcome any challenge, but not every fight is on the battlefield. Navy Lieutenant Cmdr. Aaron Kleinman, the chaplain for Assault Amphibian School Battalion, School of Infantry – West, presented a program succeeding at intimate relationships as part of the iRelate program, Jan. 12....
Story by Sgt. Jasmine Higgins | 28th Public Affairs Detachment | 11.04.2015
Military and state government personnel, area business leaders, and University of Washington-Tacoma students and faculty, gathered together to attend a Views on the Pacific Symposium held at William W. Phillip Hall on the UW-T campus in Tacoma, Washington, Oct. 29....