10 August 2023 Statement from President Joe Biden on the Wildfires in Hawaii Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones in the wildfires in Maui, and our prayers are with those who have seen their homes, businesses, and communities destroyed...
05 August 2023 U.S. and Pacific Islands Elevate Women’s Leadership in Climate Security in Two-day Workshop SUVA, Fiji - The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Office of Women, Peace & Security (WPS), the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), and Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS) co-hosted a workshop from July 11-12 in Suva, Fiji, focusing on “Building Inclusive Resilience”...
04 August 2023 All-Alaska Dedicated Crew Chief and Load Competition exemplifies air power and readiness The dedicated crew chief and load competition to feature both U.S. Air Force installations in Alaska – Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base – took place on JBER, July 28, 2023...
02 August 2023 U.S. General Says Talisman Sabre Prepares Allies for High-End Conflict Exercise Talisman Sabre 23, a U.S.-Australia exercise that includes multiple allies and partners, is all about deterrence, said U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin Jarrard, assistant division commander of the 1st Marine Division...
25 July 2023 Connected Battlespace modernizes the fight in the Indo-Pacific History is being made during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 as the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing, working with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center, sent their modified KC-135 Stratotanker to Kadena Air Base, Japan, for use in the Western Pacific...
19 July 2023 Nevada Guard teams with Government of Samoa in National Guard’s State Partnership Program The Nevada National Guard, the U.S. Embassy in Samoa and Government of Samoa officials are ecstatic to announce the official collaboration between the Nevada National Guard and the Government of Samoa under the auspice of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program was signed and finalized on...
29 June 2023 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Returns to San Diego from Deployment Ships from the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (Nimitz CSG) returned to San Diego June 28, concluding a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations (AO)...
12 June 2023 U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards Conduct Trilateral Engagements in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew departed the Philippines Thursday following the first trilateral engagements between the U.S., Philippine, and Japan Coast Guards.Stratton’s crew conducted professional exchanges and joint operations in port and at sea...
09 June 2023 AFJROTC Cadets Experience 176th Wing Mission during JBER Visit JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- As part of a week-long camp, Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets from three local high schools toured multiple aircraft and Alaska Air National Guard facilities, and flew in an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 176th Wing and 3rd...
05 June 2023 Austin Underscores Importance of Partnerships in Securing a Shared Vision for Indo-Pacific WASHINGTON -- The U.S. remains committed to a shared vision of freedom, security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today.Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Austin underscored the importance...