17 April 2023 SCGC Oliver Henry Returns to Guam after Strengthening Partnerships in Oceania during Mission to Combat Illegal Fishing in Pacific SANTA RITA, Guam -- The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) returned to Guam on April 9, 2023, following a 30-day expeditionary patrol in support of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency's Operation 365 and Operation Rematau to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the...
06 April 2023 USAG Japan Headquarters Building Renamed after Former Commander CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- The U.S. Army Garrison Japan headquarters building was officially renamed during a ceremony here Wednesday as a tribute to a former commander.The building, commonly referred to as Building 102 or the Garrison building for the past 70 years, is now named the Col. David B. Hannum...
30 March 2023 Milley Says War With China, Russia Not Inevitable WASHINGTON -- The United States must remain the most powerful nation on Earth if peace is to continue between the U.S., China and Russia, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, who testified today about the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2024 budget request at a House...
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...
21 March 2023 U.S. Coast Guard, Federated States of Micronesia National Police Conduct at-sea Engagements to Combat Illegal Fishing, Strengthen Skills SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard (USCGC) and Federated States of Micronesia National Police conducted a successful at-sea engagement to combat illegal fishing in Yap State on March 16, 2023.The crews of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) and the FSS Tosiwo Nakayama (P901) conducted a joint patrol...
16 March 2023 Indonesia Investment Authority and U.S. International DFC Execute Memorandum of Understanding to Catalyze Investments in Indonesia JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) have taken a significant step towards promoting economic development in Indonesia by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). As part of the MoU,...
13 March 2023 Army Sustainment Command Command Team Visits 403rd AFSB in South Korea CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- The Command Team from U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) conducted a whirlwind battlefield circulation visit of the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade in South Korea, Feb. 28 to March 2.Maj. Gen. David Wilson, commanding general, ASC, accompanied by Command Sgt. Maj...
13 March 2023 Department of Defense Releases the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget WASHINGTON -- Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget"The FY 2024 budget is the most strategy-driven request we've ever produced from the Department of Defense. And as our National Defense Strategy makes clear, the People's Republic of China...
09 March 2023 Watchstanders of USS Mobile: The Bridge and Beyond PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26), Sailors of varying rank and rate stand watch on the ship’s bridge – from driving the ship to watching the ocean surface for contacts. Twenty-four hours a day, Mobile’s Sailors man their watch stations...
02 March 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Delivers 4,500 lbs of Supplies to Federated States of Micronesia Atolls SANTA RITA, Guam -- The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) returned to Guam on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, following a week-long deployment to the Federated States of Micronesia countering illegal fishing and strengthening partnerships with the local island communities of...