TAIWAN STRAIT -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Jan. 5 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law. The ship transited through a...

U.S. Navy -- Cmdr. John Keefe has spent the last couple of years commanding one of the Navy's most preeminent forward-deployed units in the Pacific, leading approximately 230 expeditionary Sailors in undertaking some of our Nation's most challenging and dynamic missions at Explosive Ordnance...

VIENTIANE, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- The United States continues to support Lao PDR in the fight against malaria. On January 5, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Country Representative to Lao PDR, Dr. Kevin Smith, presented 70,000 long-lasting insecticide treated nets with a...

Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii -- Through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Mine Action program (HMA), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, facilitated four rotations of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians to the Kingdom of Thailand and Timor Leste in 2022.The Humanitarian Mine Action...

HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- As part of her first official tour, Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn today swore-in the inaugural group of Peace Corps volunteers to serve in Viet Nam during a ceremony in Ha Noi. Government of Viet Nam representatives, including Phạm Quang Hưng Director...

Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve Public Affairs -- HSC-85’s most recent detachment returned from a six-month deployment out of Kadena, Japan, Sep. 29. The homecoming marked only the second time all “Firehawks” have been stateside since their first deployment in 2013, with only a small break in...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Kunsan’s strategic location in the Indo-Pacific region provides an edge over our adversaries and enables a quick response to threats. However, with that comes unique weather challenges that can threaten the safety of personnel and assets.To prepare for and work...

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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, alongside the three launches conducted less than 24...

We are aware of the ballistic missile launches 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 launches highlight the destabilizing impact of the DPRK's...