18 July 2024 Successful conclusion of Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief training at RIMPAC 2024 The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) portion of the multinational joint exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 has come to a successful close, July 15. HADR is a military cooperation that aims to save lives, reduce suffering, and resolve emergencies during natural disasters...
17 July 2024 U.S., Philippine Forces Execute Joint Maritime Security Training Exercise For decades, the Sulu Archipelago, a collection of three main provinces in the southern Philippines, has served as a primary route for trafficking, illegal fishing, and smuggling illicit materials into the country. The islands create a seam between the Celebes and Sulu Seas, ending less than 50...
17 July 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. spoke by phone today...
17 July 2024 U.S., Australia, Philippines, U.K. begin Exercise Predator’s Run 24 in Northern Territory U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force arrived at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on July 15, 2024, to commence Exercise Predator’s Run 24...
17 July 2024 U.S. and Philippine Coast Guards conduct bilateral search and rescue exercise The U.S. Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard joined together to conduct a bilateral U.S.-Philippine search and rescue exercise in the South China Sea, July 16...
17 July 2024 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche visits Cam Ranh, Vietnam U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) departed Cam Ranh, Vietnam Friday following multiple engagements with the Vietnam Coast Guard, Vietnam People’s Navy, representatives from the U.S Navy’s 7th Fleet, the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and dignitaries from the...
17 July 2024 USS Blue Ridge arrives in Port Klang, Malaysia U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Port Klang, Malaysia for a routine port visit, July 17, 2024...
17 July 2024 MSC Reservists Support RIMPAC 2024 on Land, at Sea Navy Reservists from Military Sealift Command (MSC) are on station in Hawaii, providing support to the Navy’s biennial, multinational maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2024...
16 July 2024 USS Gridley, Partner Nations Hold VBSS Drill During RIMPAC 2024 The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) participated in a multinational visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill while underway July 15 during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a large-scale international maritime exercise...
16 July 2024 U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander leads U.S. Interagency Delegation to Papua New Guinea Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, led an interagency delegation to Papua New Guinea from July 14-16, 2024, where he met with senior military and government officials and reiterated U.S. commitment to the country through new and sustained initiatives in a...
18 July 2024 Successful conclusion of Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief training at RIMPAC 2024 The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) portion of the multinational joint exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 has come to a successful close, July 15. HADR is a military cooperation that aims to save lives, reduce suffering, and resolve emergencies during natural disasters...
17 July 2024 U.S., Philippine Forces Execute Joint Maritime Security Training Exercise For decades, the Sulu Archipelago, a collection of three main provinces in the southern Philippines, has served as a primary route for trafficking, illegal fishing, and smuggling illicit materials into the country. The islands create a seam between the Celebes and Sulu Seas, ending less than 50...
17 July 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. spoke by phone today...
17 July 2024 U.S., Australia, Philippines, U.K. begin Exercise Predator’s Run 24 in Northern Territory U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force arrived at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on July 15, 2024, to commence Exercise Predator’s Run 24...
17 July 2024 U.S. and Philippine Coast Guards conduct bilateral search and rescue exercise The U.S. Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard joined together to conduct a bilateral U.S.-Philippine search and rescue exercise in the South China Sea, July 16...
17 July 2024 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche visits Cam Ranh, Vietnam U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) departed Cam Ranh, Vietnam Friday following multiple engagements with the Vietnam Coast Guard, Vietnam People’s Navy, representatives from the U.S Navy’s 7th Fleet, the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and dignitaries from the...
17 July 2024 USS Blue Ridge arrives in Port Klang, Malaysia U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Port Klang, Malaysia for a routine port visit, July 17, 2024...
17 July 2024 MSC Reservists Support RIMPAC 2024 on Land, at Sea Navy Reservists from Military Sealift Command (MSC) are on station in Hawaii, providing support to the Navy’s biennial, multinational maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2024...
16 July 2024 USS Gridley, Partner Nations Hold VBSS Drill During RIMPAC 2024 The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) participated in a multinational visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill while underway July 15 during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a large-scale international maritime exercise...
16 July 2024 U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander leads U.S. Interagency Delegation to Papua New Guinea Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, led an interagency delegation to Papua New Guinea from July 14-16, 2024, where he met with senior military and government officials and reiterated U.S. commitment to the country through new and sustained initiatives in a...