22 May 2023 Joint, Multinational Senior Enlisted Leaders Emphasize NCOs’ Critical role in Indo-Pacific During LANPAC 23 HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Top Senior Enlisted Leaders (SEL) from the U.S. Army, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and sister services gathered with multinational partners and allied ground force SEL counterparts throughout the 10th Annual Land Power in the Pacific Symposium and Exposition (LANPAC) on Oahu, May...
19 May 2023 CTF 70 Hosts Royal Australian Navy Supply Sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan PHILIPPINE SEA -- Commander, Task Force 70 hosted culinary and logistics specialist sailors from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from May 12-19.Sailors from RAN sailed aboard Ronald Reagan for the week to...
19 May 2023 Team Kunsan Trains to ‘Protect the Pack’ KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) service members improve readiness during Beverly Sentinel 23-1 at Kunsan AB, ROK, May 18.Across the base, service members honed their skills by executing various scenarios specific to their field of expertise.The 8th Security...
19 May 2023 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Sasebo, Japan SASEBO, Japan -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and units from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a scheduled port visit, May 19.Nimitz arrived in Sasebo after most recently conducting operations in the South China Sea, a port visit to Laem Chabang, Thailand, and...
19 May 2023 USS Canberra Will Join the U.S. Fleet in Australia to Honor Namesake SAN DIEGO, CA -- The future USS Canberra (LCS 30) will join the U.S. Navy active fleet on July 22 with the U.S. Navy’s first international commissioning ceremony at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia.Canberra is the first U.S. Navy warship to be commissioned in an allied...
19 May 2023 Southern Beach Exercise Continues to Fortify USAF, JASDF Alliance KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the 336th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and 391st FS, Mountain Home, Idaho, to complete Exercise Southern Beach May 16-18, 2023“Exercise Southern Beach is all about working with...
19 May 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Trip to Papua New Guinea U.S. Department of State -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 21-22.In Port Moresby, Secretary Blinken will meet with Pacific Islands Forum leaders on behalf of President Biden. He plans to discuss a range of issues with Pacific Islands leaders,...
18 May 2023 US Space Force Sends two Space Domain Awareness Sensors to Japan JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Forces Japan and U.S. Space Forces (USSF) Indo-Pacific continue to make significant strides in Japan since activating the new service component in November 2022. This week, the USSF announced the delivery the second of two Space Domain Awareness (SDA)...
18 May 2023 Readout of the 17th U.S. – India Defense Policy Group WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. David Herndon provided the following readout:Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl co-chaired the 17th U.S.-India Defense Policy Group alongside Defense Secretary Giridhar Aramane of the Indian Ministry of Defense today. The...
18 May 2023 Kadena Employs Sustainable, Decisive Airpower in the Pacific KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base, Japan recently earned the 2023 Secretary of Defense Environmental Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation Award for outstanding achievements in the Department of Defense environmental programs.The Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation Award...
22 May 2023 Joint, Multinational Senior Enlisted Leaders Emphasize NCOs’ Critical role in Indo-Pacific During LANPAC 23 HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Top Senior Enlisted Leaders (SEL) from the U.S. Army, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and sister services gathered with multinational partners and allied ground force SEL counterparts throughout the 10th Annual Land Power in the Pacific Symposium and Exposition (LANPAC) on Oahu, May...
19 May 2023 CTF 70 Hosts Royal Australian Navy Supply Sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan PHILIPPINE SEA -- Commander, Task Force 70 hosted culinary and logistics specialist sailors from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from May 12-19.Sailors from RAN sailed aboard Ronald Reagan for the week to...
19 May 2023 Team Kunsan Trains to ‘Protect the Pack’ KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) service members improve readiness during Beverly Sentinel 23-1 at Kunsan AB, ROK, May 18.Across the base, service members honed their skills by executing various scenarios specific to their field of expertise.The 8th Security...
19 May 2023 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Sasebo, Japan SASEBO, Japan -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and units from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a scheduled port visit, May 19.Nimitz arrived in Sasebo after most recently conducting operations in the South China Sea, a port visit to Laem Chabang, Thailand, and...
19 May 2023 USS Canberra Will Join the U.S. Fleet in Australia to Honor Namesake SAN DIEGO, CA -- The future USS Canberra (LCS 30) will join the U.S. Navy active fleet on July 22 with the U.S. Navy’s first international commissioning ceremony at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia.Canberra is the first U.S. Navy warship to be commissioned in an allied...
19 May 2023 Southern Beach Exercise Continues to Fortify USAF, JASDF Alliance KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the 336th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and 391st FS, Mountain Home, Idaho, to complete Exercise Southern Beach May 16-18, 2023“Exercise Southern Beach is all about working with...
19 May 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Trip to Papua New Guinea U.S. Department of State -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 21-22.In Port Moresby, Secretary Blinken will meet with Pacific Islands Forum leaders on behalf of President Biden. He plans to discuss a range of issues with Pacific Islands leaders,...
18 May 2023 US Space Force Sends two Space Domain Awareness Sensors to Japan JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Forces Japan and U.S. Space Forces (USSF) Indo-Pacific continue to make significant strides in Japan since activating the new service component in November 2022. This week, the USSF announced the delivery the second of two Space Domain Awareness (SDA)...
18 May 2023 Readout of the 17th U.S. – India Defense Policy Group WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. David Herndon provided the following readout:Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl co-chaired the 17th U.S.-India Defense Policy Group alongside Defense Secretary Giridhar Aramane of the Indian Ministry of Defense today. The...
18 May 2023 Kadena Employs Sustainable, Decisive Airpower in the Pacific KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base, Japan recently earned the 2023 Secretary of Defense Environmental Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation Award for outstanding achievements in the Department of Defense environmental programs.The Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation Award...