05 April 2022 Commitment to Community: USAG Daegu Opens New Army Family Housing Tower CAMP WALKER, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Daegu Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Schoellhorn officially welcomed the first occupants of a new Army Family Housing tower during an opening ceremony April 4.The newly-constructed Goguryeo Tower contains 90 apartments in total. It...
05 April 2022 Yokota Hosts First Project Enigma Class YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 730th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS) hosted a week-long professional development course called Project Enigma, which focused on retention while building supervisor-Airmen relationships, March 28 to April 1.“This workshop’s goals are boosting retention, improving culture,...
05 April 2022 Counselor Chollet’s Travel to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Japan U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- Counselor Derek Chollet will travel to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Japan from March 28 to April 2. Counselor Chollet will reaffirm the U.S. commitment to our Indo-Pacific allies and partners, and engage with key stakeholders on bilateral and regional issues,...
04 April 2022 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Bilateral Civil Engineer Engagement with JASDF JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Airmen from U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Command and Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) participated in a two-day bilateral civil engineer-focused discussion at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii March 15-16.Participants in the bilateral exchange...
04 April 2022 U.S. Donates 35 Million COVID-19 Vaccines to Indonesia and 500 Million Globally JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- With an additional 3.5 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines arriving in Jakarta on April 3, the United States has donated 35.8 million doses to Indonesia and over a half billion vaccines to more than 110 countries in every region of the world. As of...
04 April 2022 Chief of Naval Operations, Indonesian Navy Chief Meet; Discuss Maritime Security WASHINGTON -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with Chief of the Indonesian Navy Adm. Yudo Margono, at the Pentagon, March 30.This was their first meeting, during which the two leaders discussed the importance of maritime security and exchanged views on regional and global security...
04 April 2022 USS Missouri Returns Home JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment, March 31.Missouri departed Pearl Harbor in August for a regularly-scheduled deployment, in which they performed a...
04 April 2022 General Flynn’s Visit Highlights Strong U.S. – Malaysia Defense Ties KUALA LUMPUR, U.S. Embassy in Malaysia -- U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) General Charles A. Flynn visited Kuala Lumpur from Mar 27-28, 2022 to reinforce the strong ties between the United States and Malaysia. During his visit, he participated in the 17th biennial Defence Services Asia (DSA) exhibition,...
04 April 2022 “A Shared Vision for the Indo-Pacific” Conference COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy, hosted a conference on “A Shared Vision for the Indo-Pacific” on March 31. Conference participants discussed the Biden Administration’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy and how it...
01 April 2022 F-22s Launch for Agile Combat Employment-focused Polar Force 22-4 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 3rd Wing launched F-22 Raptors as part of Polar Force 22-4, an Agile Combat Employment-focused (ACE) exercise, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), March 30.This is the first time the 3rd Wing has led a Polar Force exercise, with the primary...
05 April 2022 Commitment to Community: USAG Daegu Opens New Army Family Housing Tower CAMP WALKER, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Daegu Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Schoellhorn officially welcomed the first occupants of a new Army Family Housing tower during an opening ceremony April 4.The newly-constructed Goguryeo Tower contains 90 apartments in total. It...
05 April 2022 Yokota Hosts First Project Enigma Class YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 730th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS) hosted a week-long professional development course called Project Enigma, which focused on retention while building supervisor-Airmen relationships, March 28 to April 1.“This workshop’s goals are boosting retention, improving culture,...
05 April 2022 Counselor Chollet’s Travel to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Japan U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- Counselor Derek Chollet will travel to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Japan from March 28 to April 2. Counselor Chollet will reaffirm the U.S. commitment to our Indo-Pacific allies and partners, and engage with key stakeholders on bilateral and regional issues,...
04 April 2022 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Bilateral Civil Engineer Engagement with JASDF JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Airmen from U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Command and Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) participated in a two-day bilateral civil engineer-focused discussion at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii March 15-16.Participants in the bilateral exchange...
04 April 2022 U.S. Donates 35 Million COVID-19 Vaccines to Indonesia and 500 Million Globally JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- With an additional 3.5 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines arriving in Jakarta on April 3, the United States has donated 35.8 million doses to Indonesia and over a half billion vaccines to more than 110 countries in every region of the world. As of...
04 April 2022 Chief of Naval Operations, Indonesian Navy Chief Meet; Discuss Maritime Security WASHINGTON -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with Chief of the Indonesian Navy Adm. Yudo Margono, at the Pentagon, March 30.This was their first meeting, during which the two leaders discussed the importance of maritime security and exchanged views on regional and global security...
04 April 2022 USS Missouri Returns Home JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment, March 31.Missouri departed Pearl Harbor in August for a regularly-scheduled deployment, in which they performed a...
04 April 2022 General Flynn’s Visit Highlights Strong U.S. – Malaysia Defense Ties KUALA LUMPUR, U.S. Embassy in Malaysia -- U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) General Charles A. Flynn visited Kuala Lumpur from Mar 27-28, 2022 to reinforce the strong ties between the United States and Malaysia. During his visit, he participated in the 17th biennial Defence Services Asia (DSA) exhibition,...
04 April 2022 “A Shared Vision for the Indo-Pacific” Conference COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy, hosted a conference on “A Shared Vision for the Indo-Pacific” on March 31. Conference participants discussed the Biden Administration’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy and how it...
01 April 2022 F-22s Launch for Agile Combat Employment-focused Polar Force 22-4 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 3rd Wing launched F-22 Raptors as part of Polar Force 22-4, an Agile Combat Employment-focused (ACE) exercise, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), March 30.This is the first time the 3rd Wing has led a Polar Force exercise, with the primary...