11 December 2023 Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise For the first time in the fourteen-year history of the Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, integrated forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada fought against a peer adversary in a virtual Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. To increase combat effectiveness, the combined...
05 October 2023 Eagles swap to maintain dynamic fighter presence at Kadena F-15C Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, arrived at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2023, to ensure continuous fighter presence through the phased return of Kadena’s fleet of F-15C/D Eagles to the United States...
07 July 2023 Double Dragons strengthen ROK-US Alliance during deployment to South Korea Soldiers from a U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) company returned home to Fort Cavazos, Texas, following a nine-month rotational deployment to South Korea...
19 May 2023 USS Canberra Will Join the U.S. Fleet in Australia to Honor Namesake SAN DIEGO, CA -- The future USS Canberra (LCS 30) will join the U.S. Navy active fleet on July 22 with the U.S. Navy’s first international commissioning ceremony at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia.Canberra is the first U.S. Navy warship to be commissioned in an allied...
17 May 2023 Naval Aviation Holds 2nd Annual Safety Summit SAN SIEGO, CA -- Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) hosted the second annual Naval Aviation Safety Summit in San Diego, California, May 8-9. The event brought together safety experts, leadership and supervisory Sailors to discuss safety process improvements to protect the U.S. warfighting...
04 May 2023 1st Recon Bn., Indonesian Korps Marinir Integrate for Annual Bilateral Training Exercise U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and members of the 2nd Intai Amfibi Battalion, Indonesian Korps Marinir, participated in an annual reconnaissance exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 8-20, 2023...
03 April 2023 Missile Defense Agency Test Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target PACIFIC OCEAN -- The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, successfully conducted Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a (FTM-31 E1a).The test demonstrated the capability of a ballistic missile defense (BMD)-configured Aegis ship to detect, track, engage, and intercept...
28 March 2023 1st MAW and ROK MAG Execute Freedom Shield 2023 at ROK Marine Corps Base Pohang POHANG, South Korea -- The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) concluded its participation in Freedom Shield 23 (FS23) on March 23, 2023. Freedom Shield is a defensive exercise which focuses on building the combined capabilities and readiness between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and U.S. military forces...
23 January 2023 U.S. Provides PHO 118 Million Grant to Support 5G Deployment in the Philippines MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The United States government, through the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), is providing NOW Telecom Company, Inc. a Php 118 million ($2.15 million) grant to fund a feasibility study for the development of reliable and secure nationwide 5G mobile...
05 December 2022 USS Ronald Reagan Sailors Attend Reagan National Defense Forum & Visit Reagan Ranch Five Sailors currently assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) visited California to attend the Reagan National Defense Forum (RNDF) and learn more about the ship’s namesake, President Ronald Reagan, Dec. 2-3.Sailors were selected to attend the...