07 December 2023 Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to Host Hackathon in Hawaii The Office of the Secretary of Defense Chief Digital and AI Office, Defense Innovation Unit, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Army Pacific Command and the U.S. Air Force will host a multi-classification hackathon open to all U.S. citizens, Feb. 5 - 9, 2024...
05 December 2023 International delegates unite for Operation Christmas Drop 2023 With smiles on their faces and Santa hats on their heads, crews from the U.S., Japan, Canada, Australia, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippines arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Nov. 27-29 to kick off Operation Christmas Drop once again...
04 December 2023 Pacific Partnership 24-1 Departs Solomon Islands Pacific Partnership 24-1 (PP24-1) concluded 14 days of medical, humanitarian and disaster response, engineering, and host nation outreach efforts in the Solomon Islands closing out its second mission stop Dec. 3...
30 November 2023 USCGC Frederick Hatch concludes historic patrol with engagements in the Philippines, fisheries enforcement in Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea The USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) successfully concluded a routine 47-day expeditionary patrol covering more than 8,200 nautical miles under Operation Blue Pacific, returning to Guam on Thanksgiving, distinguished by a series of historic and strategic engagements across the Western Pacific and...
16 November 2023 Defense Vision of the U.S.-ROK Alliance In 1953 the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) signed the Mutual Defense Treaty pledging to promote peace, defend against external threats, and strengthen collective defense in the Pacific region...
02 November 2023 Singapore Concludes Multinational Exercise to Strengthen Cooperation in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise Coordinated Response (Ex COORES) is a biennial multinational Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Table-Top Exercise (TTX) that was co-organised by the Disaster Management Committee, Ministry of National Defence, Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Singapore Armed Forces...
30 October 2023 Wolf Pack kicks off Vigilant Defense 24 exercise The 8th Fighter Wing began participation in the Vigilant Defense 24 combined flying training event, Oct. 30. Vigilant Defense 24, a Seventh Air Force hosted, annual training event is a part of an annual, continuous training schedule designed to strengthen the U.S. Air Force and ROK Air Force...
30 October 2023 Japanese, American Aviation Exhibit Unprecedented Interoperability During Resolute Dragon 23 FTX Aviation units from the United States Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participated in the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23, Oct 14-31, 2023...
26 October 2023 Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press Briefing With Assistant Secretary Ratner and Admiral Aquilino Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh holds a press briefing With Assistant Secretary Ely Ratner and Admiral John C. Aquilino...
20 October 2023 USAF, ROKAF join forces for Herk Guardians 23 United States Air Force representatives from Yokota Air Base, Japan, met Republic of Korea Air Force counterparts at Gimhae Air Base, South Korea, for a week of tactical airlift training and cultural exchange as part of Herk Guardians 23, Oct. 9–13...