14 October 2022 RF-A 23-1 Deployed Maintenance Teams Hone Skills and Keep Jets Flying EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 23-1 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise that began on October 6, 2022.The intent of the exercise is to enhance the combat readiness of U.S. and international forces by providing realistic combat training. This isn't just to enhance the...
14 October 2022 VMM-265 Conducts Low Altitude Tactics Training at 300 Feet HOKKAIDO, Japan -- On Oct. 7, 2022, MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 36, conducted Low Altitude Tactics (LAT) training at 300 feet for the first time in Japan during Resolute Dragon, a bilateral training exercise in Hokkaido, Japan.Prior to...
14 October 2022 U.S. Service Members Provide Life-saving Care Near Zambales during KAMANDAG MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Marines and Sailors approached the scene of a traffic accident and provided life-saving medical aid to three Filipino civilians struck by an automobile, Oct. 7, 2022 near Zambales, Philippines.These U.S. service members were driving on the way to Subic Bay when they...
13 October 2022 Philippine-U.S. and Philippine-Australian Exercises Combine, Sama Sama-Lumbas Kicks off CEBU, Philippines -- Military personnel from the Philippines, United States, Australia, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom kicked off exercise Sama Sama-Lumbas in Cebu, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2022.Sama Sama is an annual bilateral navy-to-navy exercise between the Philippine Navy (PN) and the U.S...
13 October 2022 Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Release of National Security Strategy WASINGTON -- I warmly welcome the release of President Biden’s National Security Strategy, which outlines how the United States will tackle this century’s shared security challenges at home and abroad.As we confront strategic competitors and threatening and coercive behavior, the strategy...
13 October 2022 U.S. Donates PHP 7.6 Million in Disaster Relief Supplies to Cagayan MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. Embassy Civil Affairs Team (CAT) donated disaster relief tents and medical supplies, dive equipment, and two rubber boats with out-board motors valued at Php 7.6 million ($130,000) to support local humanitarian assistance and disaster relief...
13 October 2022 U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Patricia A. Lacina Visits Bhutan to Commemorate U.S.-Bhutan COVID-19 Partnership NEW DELHI, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- During her visit to Bhutan, from September 26-October 1, 2022, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires joined Minister of Agriculture and Forests Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor in a ceremonial event to commemorate years of successful U.S.- Bhutan partnership in health leading...
13 October 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of a DPRK ballistic missile launch. We have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies. We will continue consulting closely with our allies and partners to monitor the DPRK’s destabilizing ballistic missile launches. The...
12 October 2022 Indo-Pacific Exercise Offers Effective Deterrence WASHINGTON -- The 16th annual Garuda Shield exercise started Aug. 3, this year expanding from a bilateral training event between the Indonesian and U.S. militaries to 14 participant nations, making it one of the largest multinational exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.Garuda Shield is a great...
12 October 2022 USS Zumwalt Conducts Port Call in Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed Japan after a scheduled port call, Oct. 8. Zumwalt’s visit to the country is a reflection of the longstanding partnership between the United States and Japan, as well as their combined willingness to protect a free and...