26 May 2023 Vietnam Vets Honored during 50th Anniversary Celebration WASHINGTON -- The Vietnam War Commemoration hosted Welcome Home, a three-day event in Washington, D.C. on May 11-13 to celebrate 50 years since the last Soldier, Master Sgt. Max Beilke, left Vietnam, and to honor Vietnam veterans who died and are still missing in action.More than 58,300 service...
22 May 2023 Joint, Multinational Senior Enlisted Leaders Emphasize NCOs’ Critical role in Indo-Pacific During LANPAC 23 HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Top Senior Enlisted Leaders (SEL) from the U.S. Army, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and sister services gathered with multinational partners and allied ground force SEL counterparts throughout the 10th Annual Land Power in the Pacific Symposium and Exposition (LANPAC) on Oahu, May...
15 May 2023 Nation Marks 50th Anniversary of End of Vietnam War WASHINGTON -- The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration today hosted "Welcome Home! A Nation Honors our Vietnam Veterans and their Families," on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.The first of a three-day event on the Mall marks the 50th anniversary of when the last combat troops left...
09 May 2023 U.S. Military Has Formed Chain of Honor Which Must Be Strengthened, Biden Says The military has forged a chain of honor and the leaders of today must ensure each generation of military leaders makes that chain stronger, President Joe Biden said...
03 May 2023 USAG Japan Commander Vsits Key Sites, Recognizes Team Members, Meets City Mayors during Final Tour of Kure KURE PIER 6, Japan -- The commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan conducted his final visit to Kure Pier 6 and its three ammunition depots in Hiroshima April 24 through 26 ahead of the upcoming end of his tenure.Col. Christopher L. Tomlinson said that when he took command in 2021, it was important for...
25 April 2023 USS Ronald Reagan Wins Carl Scheufele, Doris Miller Excellence Awards YOKOSUKA, Japan -- After winning the 2023 Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Food Service Award, the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), was announced as the 2022 Carl Scheufele Excellence Award and the 2022 Doris Miller Excellence Award April 13, by Commander,...
12 April 2023 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch, and we are consulting closely with our Allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the...
03 April 2023 Nimitz Departs Busan BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG), including the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), departed Naval Base Busan April 2.Nimitz arrived in the Republic of Korea after participating in combined exercises with the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).“Port calls are a...
29 March 2023 Competition With China Drives FY 2024 Budget Request WASHINGTON -- The $842 billion fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Defense Department is driven in large part by strategic competition with China, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.The budget also focuses, he said Tuesday, on furthering the department's three priorities: defending of...
29 March 2023 Navy Conducts Revitalization at the Port of Tinian; Extends Life of Port Infrastructure for Region TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands -- Bubbling under the waters at the Port of Tinian, a team of Sailors from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) Two could be seen welding zinc anodes to the north quay wall earlier this year. UCT Two’s repair work was part of an ongoing series of...