WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - More than a dozen Australian submarine maintenance personnel from the ASC, formerly called the Australian Submarine Corporation, arrived at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) Nov. 27 to witness how the U.S. Navy plans and executes maintenance on nuclear-powered attack submarines. The delegation represents the first AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were higher in October 2023 than a year earlier in 223 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 137 areas, and unchanged in 29 areas. * * * Chart: Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, October 2023 * * * The largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase in October occurred in Kahului-Wailuku-Laha  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Sangkeun "Matt" Lee, a computer scientist in the Discrete Algorithms Group, received the Best Poster Award at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 24th International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration. Lee's paper at the August conference in Bellevue, Washington, combined weather and power outage data for three states - Texas, Michigan a  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: HOKKAIDO, Japan - With the temperatures outside below freezing, American soldiers from the U.S. Army's 11th Airborne Division and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members stood tall, saluting the flags of their home countries. And for the first time in 41 years, Australian soldiers were alongside them, saluting their own. Yama Sakura 85, now a trilateral command pos  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: The Office of the Secretary of Defense Chief Digital and AI Office, Defense Innovation Unit, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Army Pacific Command and the U.S. Air Force will host a multi-classification hackathon open to all U.S. citizens, Feb. 5 - 9, 2024. A hackathon is an innovation event commonly employed by technology companies in which teams develop prototypes in response to ente  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UPDATE 6, December 4, 2023 0502CST: Today, the combined Japanese and United States teams working diligently in the search for the CV-22 mishap aircraft near Yakushima, Japan, on November 29, 2023, had a breakthrough when their surface ships and dive teams were able to locate remains, along with the main fuselage of the aircraft wreckage. The dive teams were able to confirm five additio  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UPDATE 7, December 5, 2023 0900CST: After days of intensive, 24/7 search and rescue operations for eight Airmen following the CV-22 mishap off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan, the U.S. military transitioned search and rescue operations to search and recovery operations. The transition from a rescue operation to a recovery operation occurs when the determination is made that sur  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UPDATE 9, December 6, 2023 0357CST: The remaining three Airmen who were located on Dec. 4, 2023, amongst the wreckage from the CV-22 mishap have been recovered by dive teams. Their identities have been determined but are being withheld at this time until next of kin have been notified. Of the total eight Airmen, the remains of six have now been recovered, with two Airmen still unaccou  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP CASEY, South Korea - Dongducheon City Mayor Park Hyeon-deok and United States Army Garrison (USAG) Yongsan-Casey Commander Col. Loyd Brown co-chaired the second Korean-American Cooperation Council (KACC) hosted at Dongducheon City Hall, Dec. 6. The goal of the Dongducheon/USAG Yongsan-Casey council is to promote cultural exchanges, cooperation and generate mut  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - In a heartwarming ceremony held at Andersen Air Force Base, dignitaries, military officials, and volunteers gathered for the annual Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony, Dec. 4. The event marked the official commencement of the humanitarian mission that delivers essential supplies and holiday cheer to remote Micronesian islands. Hi  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAVELOSSIM, India - A U.S. Navy SEAL Team conducted a joint training exchange with the Indian Marine Commando Force (MARCOS) from Oct. 20 to Nov. 11, 2023. The combined tactical training, which built upon the partner nation's collective maritime capabilities and long-standing partnership, included a focus on maritime interdiction operations, close quarters combat t  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - With smiles on their faces and Santa hats on their heads, crews from the U.S., Japan, Canada, Australia, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippines arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Nov. 27-29 to kick off Operation Christmas Drop once again. Dating back to 1952 as the world's longest-running humanitarian mission, OCD pro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: David Szymanski, a 25-year National Park Service (NPS) veteran, has been selected to serve as the regional director for the Pacific West Region, which includes all parks in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, parts of Arizona and Montana, and the territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. He begins his new role after the holidays. S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following feature story: * * * One million sea urchins have now been deployed through NOAA and the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources' work restoring corals after the M/V Cape Flattery grounded on an O'ahu reef. * * * A group of unlikely restoration heroes reached an impressive milestone this year: the millionth sea urchin is now working with its companions, helpin  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Pacific Air Forces Surgeon General recently hosted a Medical Readiness Symposium on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 6-8. Considering the pacing threat, the annual symposium enabled all PACAF medical group commanders, senior enlisted leaders, aeromedical evacuation squadron leadership and Numbered Air Force s  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Wilson, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs The Pacific Air Forces Surgeon General recently hosted a Medical Readiness Symposium on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 6-8. Considering the pacing threat, the annual symposium enabled all PACAF medical group commanders, senior enlisted leaders, aeromedical evacuation squadron leadership and Numbered Air Force su  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SOLOMON ISLANDS - Pacific Partnership 24-1 (PP24-1) concluded 14 days of medical, humanitarian and disaster response, engineering, and host nation outreach efforts in the Solomon Islands closing out its second mission stop Dec. 3. Due to the success of Pacific Partnership 2022, the Solomon Islands government invited the return of USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for PP24-1, wh  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Jill and I were heartbroken to learn of the loss of eight American service members when their aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan last week during a routine training mission. Since then, we were focused on search and rescue, which ended today after an extensive week-long effort. Our service members and their families are the backbone of our nation. We owe them everything. Jill a  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: TAIWAN STRAIT - A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on December 6 (local time). By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations. The aircraft's transit of the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States' commitment to  more