08 December 2022 Alaska Air Guard medical Airmen practice ACE capabilities at Hickam JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- ACE – Agile Combat Employment. It’s not just the new buzz word for the U.S. Air Force, it’s an operational concept designed to help give the advantage in the next major conflict. It’s a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within...
29 November 2022 Global Dexterity through Pacific Partnerships ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE AMBERLEY, Queensland -- Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF ) No.36 Squadron hosted U.S. Air Forces (USAF) 15th Wing and Hawaii Air National Guard personnel during Exercise Global Dexterity 22-2 at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland, Australia, Nov. 12-19.The RAAF and USAF...
29 November 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Medical Evacuation of Fisherman in Federated States of Micronesia POHNPEI, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) -- The crew of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) medically evacuated a 31-year-old Vietnamese fisherman to a higher level of medical care in Pohnpei on Nov. 20.The Frederick Hatch boarding team learned of the fisherman's injuries while conducting a...
23 November 2022 Secretary of the Navy Visits Souda Bay, India and Naples WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro traveled to Greece, India and Italy Nov. 15–22 to further U.S. national security interests by engaging foreign dignitaries, Department of the Navy (DON) senior leaders, Sailors, Marines and civilians while reinforcing bilateral security...
21 November 2022 Carrier Strike Group 5 Concludes Keen Sword 23 PHILIPPINE SEA -- Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 Sailors along with Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and Joint force U.S. military personnel, conclude Keen Sword 2023 (KS23), a biennial joint/bi-lateral field training exercise, around the waters of Japan, Nov. 18.KS23 was designed to enhance...
17 November 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns these actions and calls on the DPRK to refrain from any further unlawful and destabilizing acts. ...
16 November 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the ballistic missile launch and 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 DPRK’s...
08 November 2022 New Strategy Seeks to Reinvigorate Deterrence in a Changing World WASHINGTON -- The challenge of the National Defense Strategy is to ensure U.S. deterrence at a time of profound change, Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told an audience at the Brookings Institution.Kahl, who spoke Friday, said the defense strategy fully supports the National...
05 November 2022 U.S. and Japan Conduct Bilateral Air Exercise U.S. Indo-Pacific Command B-1 Lancer bombers and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters conducted a bilateral exercise with Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 aircraft on Nov. 5 (JST) to showcase deterrent capabilities while demonstrating our nations' interoperability.This exercise was conducted to demonstrate...