24 October 2022 Allies, Modernization at Heart of U.S.-Japan Efforts in Indo-Pacific WASHINGTON -- The international rules-based order that served the world well, is under attack and the United States and Japan need to work even closer together to defend, maintain and strengthen the order, Ely Ratner, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs said.Ratner spoke...
24 October 2022 VP-45 Participates in Resolute Dragon 2022 NAVAL AIR FACILITY MISAWA, Japan -- “The Pelicans” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 participated in exercise Resolute Dragon Oct. 10-13 in the Aomori Prefecture, Japan.Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral training exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S. and Japan alliance...
24 October 2022 Joint Interagency Task Force West Cohosts the Chemical Working Group DENVER -- Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West), USINDOPACOM’s counterdrug (CD) task force from Camp Smith, Hawaii, in collaboration with other federal law enforcement agencies, held the fifth Chemical Working Group (CWG) in Denver. Participants included international partners and...
24 October 2022 Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry Conducts Contactless COVID-19 PPE Delivery at Kiritimati Island, Kiribati - HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (CGC ) Oliver Berry, a 154-foot fast response cutter homeported in Honolulu, completed the first leg of their extended expeditionary patrol arriving in Kiritimati Island, located in the Republic of Kiribati, on October 20th, 2022.Prior to receiving fuel,...
21 October 2022 B-1B Bomber Task Force Returns to Guam for Multilateral Training Operations ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 18.This is the second time Andersen welcomed the Lancers for a Bomber Task Force mission this year, demonstrating the bomber’s ability to rapidly deploy anywhere, anytime, and provide lethal...
21 October 2022 Port of Guam Receives Port Security Grant, Working with U.S. Coast Guard Toward Increased Resiliency SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port also known as the Port of Guam is among several Western Pacific entities receiving federal grant money through the 2022 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) to ensure supply chain resiliency within Guam and the Mariana Islands.Guam will...
21 October 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting with Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto on October 20 to discuss opportunities for further alignment between the United States and Indonesia...
21 October 2022 CNO, Commandant, and First Sea Lord Meet for Strategic Dialogue on Delivering Combined Seapower WASHINGTON – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger met with the Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Sir Ben Key for a Strategic Dialogue at the Pentagon, Oct. 20.The Strategic Dialogue takes place every other year between...
21 October 2022 18th Wing, 22nd ARW Expand Agile Combat Employment Capabilities KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, aboard a KC-46A Pegasus visited Kadena Air Base to enhance Agile Combat Employment (ACE) capabilities from Oct. 11-15, 2022.Members from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing teamed up with the 18th Wing ACE office as well as members...