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USAID Announces Additional $2.5 Million In Humanitarian Assistance In Response To Volcanic Eruptions And Tsunami In Tonga
January 26, 2022 — U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $2.5 million in humanitarian... MORE

3rd ASOS Participates in Command and Control Exercise
January 26, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) participated in Exercise POLAR QUAKE Jan. 11 through 13 throughout Alaska.POLAR QUAKE was held at... MORE

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Joint Force Conducts Dual Carrier Operations in South China Sea
January 25, 2022 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups began dual carrier operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 23, 2022.The U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Groups, led by their flagships... MORE

Secretary Blinken Statement on Australia Day
January 25, 2022 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia -- Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State | On behalf of the United States of America, please accept my best wishes as the people of Australia commemorate... MORE

Bilateral Exercise Southern Beach Reinforces USAF, JASDF Alliance in the New Year
January 25, 2022 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --The 18th Wing (WG) teamed up with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) to kick off the new year with another Southern Beach exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19,... MORE

DoD Awards Contract to Siemens Healthineers to Purchase COVID-19 Antigen Over-the-Counter Test Kits in Support of POTUS' 500 Million Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests
January 25, 2022 — WASHIGNTON -- The Department of Defense (DoD), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded a contract to Siemens Healthineers, located in Tarrytown, New York,... MORE

White House Praises DOD Acquisition Professionals for COVID-19 Efforts Around the World
January 24, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- A group of professionals with the Defense Department's acquisition workforce who worked on the White House and DOD COVID-19 supply chain global effort were honored today with a letter of... MORE

U.S. Marine Corps Deactivates 2d Battalion, 3d Marines
January 24, 2022 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – 2d Battalion, 3d Marines cased their colors during the unit's deactivation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii Jan. 21, 2022.2/3 first activated May 1, 1942, at New... MORE

Groups Work to Eliminate, Diminish Barriers to Women's Military Service
January 24, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Women are an integral part of the American military, and DOD officials are working to ensure their concerns are addressed.Women make up roughly 20% of the Air Force, 19% of the Navy, 15%... MORE

899,730 Pfizer Doses Donated by the United States Arrive in Lao PDR
January 24, 2022 — VIENTIANE, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) received a new shipment of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine via direct donation by the United States through the COVAX... MORE

U.S. Army Hawaii Breaks Ground on $80 Million Maintenance Hangar on Historic Airfield
January 21, 2022 — WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- Army leaders from U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, the 25th Infantry Division and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers broke ground today on a multi-year aviation maintenance... MORE

Arctic Guardians Support Response to Yakutat Local Disaster
January 21, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON (JBER), Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing worked late into the night of Jan. 11 to ensure 20 Alaska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were... MORE

Joint Statement on the January 11, 14, and 17 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch
January 21, 2022 — United States Mission to the United Nations -- The following is a joint statement as delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, on behalf of Albania,... MORE

U.S., Indonesia, and Switzerland Celebrate Water and Sanitation Gains for Millions of People
January 21, 2022 — JAKATA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- As a result of a five-year partnership between the United States and Indonesia, more than 1.6 million Indonesians, including nearly 530,000 people... MORE

7th Fleet Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
January 20, 2022 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- On Jan. 20, USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of the... MORE

Coast Guard Cutters begin Operation Aiga in Oceania
January 20, 2022 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper (WLB 201) and Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) will aim to extend the Coast Guard’s at-sea enforcement presence in the region through a 40-day... MORE

NMCB-5 Concludes Indo-Pacific Deployment, NMCB-3 Assumes Authority of Naval Construction Force Tasking in the Indo-Pacific
January 20, 2022 — OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 transferred authority of Naval Construction Force tasking in the Indo-Pacific region to NMCB-3 during a relief in place/transfer of... MORE

Simplified Human/Machine Interfaces Top List of Critical DOD Technologies
January 20, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- A modern-day cell phone packs quite a wallop when it comes to computing technology and capability. But most cell phones barely come with a "quick start guide," let alone an instruction... MORE

Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 Completes the Inaugural Multinational Underwater Repair Exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy UCT
January 20, 2022 — APRA HARBOR, Guam -- Divers from the U.S. Navy’s (USN) Underwater Construction Team TWO (UCT 2 ) Construction Diving Detachment ALFA (CDD/A), Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE (MDSU-1), and the... MORE

Underwater Construction Team 2 Completes the Inaugural Multinational Underwater Repair Exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Construction Team

Jumping in the New Year with a Joint-partner Exercise
January 19, 2022 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A bilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members conducted an annual New Year’s Jump... MORE