McCain Taking ‘Hard Look’ at Forward Deploying Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier to Western Pacific
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) said his committee is taking a “hard look”…
Report: Navy and Marine Corps Strained to Breaking Point; Second Forward Carrier in the Pacific Could Help
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Faced with insatiable demand for resources for a fleet that is already overworked and under-maintained, the Navy…
PACOM Commander Harris: North Korea Greatest Day-to-Day Threat
“The greatest threat I face on a day-to-day basis is North Korea,” the commander of Pacific Command said Friday to…
In Dual Ceremony, Harris Takes Over PACOM, Swift Assumes Command of PACFLT
In a double change-of-command ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Adm. Harry Harris was promoted from U.S. Pacific Fleet commander to U.S.…
Marines Release Identities of Six Dead in Nepal Helicopter Crash
Military officials on Sunday released the names of the six Marines who died when a UH-1Y Huey helicopter that crashed…
PACOM: Eight Sets of Remains Found at Marine Huey Crash Site in Nepal
U.S. and Nepalese teams found eight sets of remains as they resumed recovery efforts Saturday of the UH-1Y Huey helicopter…
III MEF Commander: 6 Marines, 2 Nepalese Soldiers Likely Dead in Nepal Huey Crash
Six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese soldiers are likely dead following the crash of an UH-1Y Huey missing since Tuesday…
Marine Helicopter Still Missing; Extensive Search Includes Hueys, Ospreys, Nepalese Battalion
American and Nepalese forces are still searching for a missing Marine Corps UH-1Y helicopter with six Marines and two Nepalese…
Updated: Marine UH-1Y Helicopter Missing in Nepal, Aerial Search to Begin at Daybreak
A UH-1Y Huey with six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese soldiers was declared missing today during disaster relief operations in…
U.S. Officially Ends Special Operations Task Force in the Philippines, Some Advisors May Remain
This post has been updated to include additional comments from U.S. Special Operations Command, Pacific. The U.S. special operations mission…