22 June 2023 VMU-3 Takes Off – MQ-9A Certified Safe for Flight MCAS KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii -- Today Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3) safely and successfully tested and flew its first MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft. The squadron is now certified to independently operate the MQ-9A. VMU-3 received its first two MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft at the...
22 June 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Ensures Compliance and Port Security: Successful Examination of the Cargo Vessel Kota Raja in Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- On June 15, 2023, a U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam team conducted a port state control examination on the 472-foot Singapore-flagged commercial cargo vessel Kota Raja in the Port of Guam.Examiners found no significant deficiencies aboard. This achievement...
22 June 2023 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept Symposium FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Alongside the joint force, U.S. Airmen continue to push the envelope in terms of integration opportunities and seamless combat support to frontline warfighters, as Pacific Air Forces recently hosted a Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept (CSROC) symposium May 31 – June 2.More...
22 June 2023 Launch of the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Defense and the Indian Ministry of Defense launched the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) today at a catalyst event hosted by the U.S.-India Business Council. Launched against the backdrop of Prime Minister Modi’s State Visit to the White House...
22 June 2023 Pacific Air Forces Command Chief Visits Osan OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) command chief, visited Osan and Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea for an immersion tour June 9-16, 2023.During his visit, Wolfe received a first-hand look at the bases’ missions and...
21 June 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Transits Taiwan Strait TAIWAN STRAIT -- The legend-class national security cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law. The ship transited through a...
21 June 2023 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Visits Indo-Pacific Region WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Spokesperson Lisa Lawrence provided the following readout:Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Christopher P. Maier, visited South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia from June 12-17, 2023.On June 12, Assistant Secretary Maier...
21 June 2023 USS Nimitz Records 350,000th Arrested Landing U.S. Navy -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, successfully completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing recently while sailing in the South China Sea, a milestone nearly 48 years in the making.Nimitz is the first active U.S. Navy carrier in...
21 June 2023 U.S., India Rapidly Expand Their Military Cooperation WASHINGTON -- This is a transformational moment in the U.S.-India defense partnership, a senior Defense Department official said at the Pentagon today."To have the world's largest democracies with some of the most innovative workers and companies working more closely together on strategic...
21 June 2023 Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante and Ms. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Engagements at the 21st Australia-United States Ministerial Defense Acquisition Committee Meeting WASHINGTON -- Pentagon spokesperson Jeff Jurgensen provided the following readout:Dr. William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Ms. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, co-chaired the 21st Australia – United States Ministerial...
22 June 2023 VMU-3 Takes Off – MQ-9A Certified Safe for Flight MCAS KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii -- Today Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3) safely and successfully tested and flew its first MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft. The squadron is now certified to independently operate the MQ-9A. VMU-3 received its first two MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft at the...
22 June 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Ensures Compliance and Port Security: Successful Examination of the Cargo Vessel Kota Raja in Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- On June 15, 2023, a U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam team conducted a port state control examination on the 472-foot Singapore-flagged commercial cargo vessel Kota Raja in the Port of Guam.Examiners found no significant deficiencies aboard. This achievement...
22 June 2023 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept Symposium FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Alongside the joint force, U.S. Airmen continue to push the envelope in terms of integration opportunities and seamless combat support to frontline warfighters, as Pacific Air Forces recently hosted a Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept (CSROC) symposium May 31 – June 2.More...
22 June 2023 Launch of the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Defense and the Indian Ministry of Defense launched the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) today at a catalyst event hosted by the U.S.-India Business Council. Launched against the backdrop of Prime Minister Modi’s State Visit to the White House...
22 June 2023 Pacific Air Forces Command Chief Visits Osan OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) command chief, visited Osan and Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea for an immersion tour June 9-16, 2023.During his visit, Wolfe received a first-hand look at the bases’ missions and...
21 June 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Transits Taiwan Strait TAIWAN STRAIT -- The legend-class national security cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law. The ship transited through a...
21 June 2023 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Visits Indo-Pacific Region WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Spokesperson Lisa Lawrence provided the following readout:Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Christopher P. Maier, visited South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia from June 12-17, 2023.On June 12, Assistant Secretary Maier...
21 June 2023 USS Nimitz Records 350,000th Arrested Landing U.S. Navy -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, successfully completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing recently while sailing in the South China Sea, a milestone nearly 48 years in the making.Nimitz is the first active U.S. Navy carrier in...
21 June 2023 U.S., India Rapidly Expand Their Military Cooperation WASHINGTON -- This is a transformational moment in the U.S.-India defense partnership, a senior Defense Department official said at the Pentagon today."To have the world's largest democracies with some of the most innovative workers and companies working more closely together on strategic...
21 June 2023 Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante and Ms. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Engagements at the 21st Australia-United States Ministerial Defense Acquisition Committee Meeting WASHINGTON -- Pentagon spokesperson Jeff Jurgensen provided the following readout:Dr. William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Ms. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, co-chaired the 21st Australia – United States Ministerial...