27 February 2024 America Arrives in Osaka The forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier, USS America (LHA 6) with embarked Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Osaka, Japan, Feb. 27...
26 February 2024 U.S. INDOPACOM Commander Travels to Nepal, Attends Exercise Shanti Prayas KATHMANDU, Nepal – Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to Nepal from Feb. 24-26, 2024, demonstrating the strength of the U.S.-Nepal partnership. Aquilino met with President of Nepal Ram Chandra Paudel, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', Deputy Prime...
26 February 2024 Department of Defense and Mongolian Ministry of Defense Conduct Bilateral Defense Framework DoD Spokesperson Lt. Col. Martin Meiners provided the following readout...
26 February 2024 Elements of the 15th MEU, USS Somerset Begin Exercise Cobra Gold 2024 Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived Feb. 23 in Chonburi province aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) to participate in Exercise Cobra Gold 2024...
26 February 2024 U.S. Coast Guard conduct joint patrol with Kiribati partners under Operation Blue Pacific In a significant advancement of regional maritime cooperation, the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew successfully concluded a pivotal leg of its current expeditionary patrol in the Kiribati exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from Feb. 11 to 16, 2024...
25 February 2024 International Fellows gain a greater understanding of landpower within the Indo-Pacific The United States Army War College International Fellows visited the U.S. Army Pacific Headquarters Feb. 21, 2024, to gain knowledge of leadership and landpower in the Indo-Pacific theater...
25 February 2024 Friends.Partners.Allies: DTRA Partners with Philippines to Increase Regional Public and Veterinarian Health Capacity The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) and the Chemical Security and Elimination (CSE) program in partnership with partner-nation, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) held a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony announcing the...
24 February 2024 U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to India, Speaks at Raisina Dialogue NEW DELHI — Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited India on an overseas trip from Feb. 21-24, 2024, where he met with senior military and government leaders, and participated in discussions at the Raisina Dialogue and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem...
22 February 2024 U.S. Forces Participate in Indian Navy-led Exercise MILAN U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) joined ships, aircraft and personnel from India and numerous other navies to begin Exercise MILAN 2024 in the Bay of Bengal, Feb. 19...
22 February 2024 Rapid Tanto: 5th Anglico Implements Expeditionary Advance Base Operations Concepts Just under four nautical miles from Motobu Peninsula, Okinawa, Japan U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, traveled from Camp Hansen to Ie Shima, a remote island off the coast of Okinawa...