WASHINGTON -- The March 19 test of a hypersonic glide body at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii is just the start for the Defense Department, the assistant director for hypersonics in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering said, and after ample flight...

VIENTIANE, LAO PDR -- The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional $2.5 million to mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Lao PDR. In coordination with the Government of Lao PDR, USAID will provide this additional funding to...

ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) -- The coronavirus pandemic has caused a global shortage of surgical face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE), including for warfighters stationed at U.S. Forces Korea.To address this, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global TechSolutions is working with...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- One of Misawa Air Base’s most famous flightline assets hit a historic milestone June 10. A 29-year-old Block-50 F-16 Fighting Falcon, tail number 808 and affectionately known as “BOB,” reached 10,000 flight hours during a sortie flown across Japan.BOB is the first Block-50...

MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing Php126 million ($2.5 million) to help the Philippine government’s implementation of the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan to advance education delivery during the COVID-19...

WASHINGTON -- Before COVID-19, the Defense Digital Service was already equipped to work remotely, the agency's lead recruiter said."When COVID came we were prepared, and we took our laptops, and we went home," Christian "CJ" Johnson said via livestream video at a Defense One Tech Summit panel.The...

U.S. Embassy and Consulates India -- I would like to recognize Secretary General Jain of the Indian Red Cross and Joint Secretary Das of the Ministry of External Affairs. Thank you to members of the Government of India, the Indian Red Cross Society, and the media for joining us today.The COVID-19...

PHILLIPPINE SEA -- USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) participated in a submarine familiarization (SUBFAM) training with the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), June 14.The SUBFAM gave the crew of Blue Ridge the chance to observe and operate with a submarine.“The purpose of this...

MANILA, Philippines -- The United States, through the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), led a two-week molecular biology training to strengthen the COVID-19 testing capabilities of Philippine medical technologists.From June 1 to June 12, the U.S. Department of Defense’s...

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service handed over essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to National Board of Revenue Chairman Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem as part...