12 September 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and CNMI agencies successfully conduct joint search and rescue exercise In a demonstration of steadfast commitment to maritime safety, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Station Apra Harbor personnel teamed up with seven local CNMI departments to conduct a comprehensive search and rescue exercise (SAREx) off the coast of Saipan near Managaha Island on...
28 August 2023 Statement by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden’s Travel to Vietnam President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam on September 10, 2023. While in Hanoi, President Biden will meet with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other key leaders to discuss ways to further deepen cooperation between the United States and Vietnam. The leaders will explore...
23 August 2023 Papua New Guinea leads joint maritime operations with U.S. Coast Guard Papua New Guinea (PNG) has invited the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) to join their lead in maritime operations to combat illegal fishing and safeguard maritime resources during August 2023...
04 August 2023 U.S. Marines Answer The Call | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Conducts Typhoon Egay Relief Efforts in the Philippines Within twenty-four hours, 35 Marines and Sailors, four MV-22B Ospreys, and four CH-53E Super Stallions, transitioned from preparation to redeploy home from the Philippines, to supporting relief efforts and lifesaving assistance in the wake of Typhoon Egay...
24 July 2023 Air Mobility Command's largest global exercise proves success in Indo-Pacific theater Air Mobility Command concluded Mobility Guardian 23, the largest iteration of the Air Force’s premier multinational mobility exercise to date on July 21, 2023...
19 July 2023 US, Japan host first-ever Space Engagement Talks The ongoing race against adversaries and competitors who possess advanced space capabilities and questionable intentions further emphasizes the need to reinforce norms of behavior in space...
07 July 2023 Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Visits U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Pacific Fleet Today in Hawaii, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, and U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLEET) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to meet with Admiral John C. Aquilino and other senior leaders for a series of...
30 June 2023 National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Meets with Communist Party of Vietnam External Relations Commission Chairman Le Hoai Trung National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with the Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central External Relations Commission, Le Hoai Trung at the White House on June 29, 2023...
28 June 2023 Language-Enabled Airmen Strengthen Commitment to Regional Allies During Exercise Cope North 2023 Two Japanese Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars worked alongside U.S. Air Force airfield experts to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific through the exchange of skills with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force partners during Exercise Cope North 2023 (CN23), which...
23 June 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Completes First Patrol following Typhoon Mawar to Safeguard Those at Sea, Enhance Maritime Security in Mariana Islands SANTA RITA, Guam -- Serving partners in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew returned to Guam in time for Father's Day, completing a patrol from June 12 to 18 in the Mariana Islands.During the patrol, the Oliver Henry crew dedicated efforts to serve neighbors...