KOROR, PALAU -- The Palau phase of Pacific Partnership concluded in Koror, Palau, on July 23.In Palau, the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) team included representatives from the host nation, Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.During the mission stop, the PP22 team conducted...

U.S. Embassy in Brunei Darussalam -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) welcomed the U.S. Ambassador and other foreign dignitaries to Brunei onboard today. The U.S. Navy ship is berthed at the Muara Port from July 22 – 26, as she makes a port call to Brunei in...

CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore -- The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departed Changi Naval Base, Singapore, July 26, concluding a port visit to the country.Ronald Reagan arrived in Singapore July 22, and was welcomed by a visit from the Secretary of the...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Airmen from Yokota Air Base’s 36th Airlift Squadron flew to Komaki Air Base in Japan to visit their Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JADSF) counterparts at the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) to enhance interoperability through an immersion tour.As airlift focused...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- F/A-18 Hornets from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232), Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGTF-7) used Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) against a ship, the ex USS Denver (LPD 9), during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 74 and CTF-74 staff met with Indonesian navy leaders and U.S. Embassy representatives in Jakarta for the 6th Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL)/U.S. Navy Submarine Force Staff Talks...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) recently demonstrated its airlift and controller capabilities in the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic regional air defense exercise, Amalgam Dart, in Alaska.The exercise features U.S. Air Force aircraft...

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Service members from Indonesia and the United States, joined this year by those from Australia, Japan, and Singapore, will participate in exercise Garuda Shield 2022 from August 1 to 14, 2022, at Baturaja Training Area, Amborawang, and Batam Island Training...

EAST CHINA SEA -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) established a new program known as the Benfold Restoration Team (BRT) to maintain the exterior presentation of the ship against natural corrosion, even while conducting missions at sea.Preservation is a priority for...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 36th Contingency Response Support Squadron (CRSS) is comprised of only 19 Airmen and is smallest of all the air advising flights.The role of an Air Advisor is to plan, execute, and evaluate operations that increase partner nation and coalition air power...