U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force — Darwin 25.3, sailors and soldiers participate in Operation Render Safe 25.1 with service members from the Australian Defence Force, Canadian Army, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, French Army and British Army, Papua New Guinea Defence-Force and local authorities in the Rabaul, Kokopo, and Gazelle regions of Papua New Guinea, from June 3-14, 2025. Operation Render Safe 25.1 is an Australian-led, multinational mission to locate and dispose of unexploded World War II ordnance across the South Pacific, saving lives, supporting humanitarian efforts and strengthening interoperability among partner forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)
U.S. Army personnel assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency celebrated their branch’s 250th birthday at the DPAA Daniel K. Inouye Center for Excellence in Hawaii, June 13, 2025.
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii —The new Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency senior enlisted advisor, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Lauren Flores, has returned to the agency for the third time in her career on May 27, 2025.
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii – Lieutenant Commander Chris M. Bell, 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, was awarded the Military Chaplains Association Distinguished Service Award for an active duty chaplain serving with the United States Marine Corps. Chaplain Bell has been recognized with this significant award for his exceptional dedication and impactful ministry to the Marines and Sailors of 3d...
