21 January 2021 Fleet Commanders Meet Virtually on USS Blue Ridge YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Bill Merz hosted a virtual Fleet Commander’s Roundtable (FCRT) from the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Jan. 20, with naval leaders from across the Indo-Pacific to discuss maritime issues, laws and norms.The FCRT included Commander...
21 January 2021 Andersen Air Force Base Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Begins Distribution ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- To protect my family…To protect my friends and coworkers…To protect my freedom….These are just a few of the reasons members of Team Andersen have chosen to get the COVID-19 vaccine since it has become available Jan. 12.The 36th Medical Group began distribution in...
20 January 2021 U.S. Marines in Okinawa Receive COVID-19 Vaccine CAMP HANSEN, Japan -- U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG), III MEF were given the option to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 20.This was the first distribution of the vaccine on Camp Hansen since the U.S. Department of...
20 January 2021 U.S. Provides More Than USD$1 Million in Vehicles, Equipment to the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Program VIENTIANE, LAO PDR -- The United States contributed 16 new 4×4 vehicles and 134 UXO detectors, worth more than USD$1 million at a handover ceremony held at the UXO Lao Training Center in Vientiane on January 19, 2021. U.S. Ambassador to Lao PDR Dr. Peter M. Haymond was joined at the event by Deputy...
19 January 2021 USS Russell Engages with Partners during Oceania Transit PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) completed an Oceania transit and presence operation Jan. 18, interacting with partners and upholding commitments with the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Papua New...
19 January 2021 Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducts Bilateral Exercise with JMSDF PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted a bilateral maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on January 15.The exercise, which focused on increasing combat readiness and warfighting excellence, included USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN...
19 January 2021 U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Announces Additional US$200,000 for Tropical Cyclone Yasa Recovery U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Joseph Cella announced on 15 Jan. 2021, approximately US$200,000 (FJD$406,394) in additional funding to support recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa, one of the most powerful...
19 January 2021 Ambassador to Bangladesh Miller Visits Children’s Home “Shishuder Jonno Amra” DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen visited children’s home Shishuder Jonno Amra, 18 Jan. 2021, to provide donations to the children and to discuss human trafficking with President and Founder Hazera Begum...
15 January 2021 Misawa Operates Through Record Breaking December Snowfall, Demonstrates Joint and Allied Force Readiness MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Joint and allied personnel at Misawa Air Base executed mission-essential training and defense operations directly supporting the Indo-Pacific Command mission while simultaneously receiving a record breaking 72.4 inches of snowfall during the month of December in 2020.The...
15 January 2021 USS Ralph Johnson Returns from Maiden Deployment EVERETT, Wash. -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Everett, Washington, Jan. 14, following its first deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Ralph Johnson first departed Naval Station Everett April...
21 January 2021 Fleet Commanders Meet Virtually on USS Blue Ridge YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Bill Merz hosted a virtual Fleet Commander’s Roundtable (FCRT) from the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Jan. 20, with naval leaders from across the Indo-Pacific to discuss maritime issues, laws and norms.The FCRT included Commander...
21 January 2021 Andersen Air Force Base Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Begins Distribution ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- To protect my family…To protect my friends and coworkers…To protect my freedom….These are just a few of the reasons members of Team Andersen have chosen to get the COVID-19 vaccine since it has become available Jan. 12.The 36th Medical Group began distribution in...
20 January 2021 U.S. Marines in Okinawa Receive COVID-19 Vaccine CAMP HANSEN, Japan -- U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG), III MEF were given the option to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 20.This was the first distribution of the vaccine on Camp Hansen since the U.S. Department of...
20 January 2021 U.S. Provides More Than USD$1 Million in Vehicles, Equipment to the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Program VIENTIANE, LAO PDR -- The United States contributed 16 new 4×4 vehicles and 134 UXO detectors, worth more than USD$1 million at a handover ceremony held at the UXO Lao Training Center in Vientiane on January 19, 2021. U.S. Ambassador to Lao PDR Dr. Peter M. Haymond was joined at the event by Deputy...
19 January 2021 USS Russell Engages with Partners during Oceania Transit PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) completed an Oceania transit and presence operation Jan. 18, interacting with partners and upholding commitments with the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Papua New...
19 January 2021 Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducts Bilateral Exercise with JMSDF PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted a bilateral maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on January 15.The exercise, which focused on increasing combat readiness and warfighting excellence, included USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN...
19 January 2021 U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Announces Additional US$200,000 for Tropical Cyclone Yasa Recovery U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Joseph Cella announced on 15 Jan. 2021, approximately US$200,000 (FJD$406,394) in additional funding to support recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa, one of the most powerful...
19 January 2021 Ambassador to Bangladesh Miller Visits Children’s Home “Shishuder Jonno Amra” DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen visited children’s home Shishuder Jonno Amra, 18 Jan. 2021, to provide donations to the children and to discuss human trafficking with President and Founder Hazera Begum...
15 January 2021 Misawa Operates Through Record Breaking December Snowfall, Demonstrates Joint and Allied Force Readiness MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Joint and allied personnel at Misawa Air Base executed mission-essential training and defense operations directly supporting the Indo-Pacific Command mission while simultaneously receiving a record breaking 72.4 inches of snowfall during the month of December in 2020.The...
15 January 2021 USS Ralph Johnson Returns from Maiden Deployment EVERETT, Wash. -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Everett, Washington, Jan. 14, following its first deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Ralph Johnson first departed Naval Station Everett April...