22 June 2023 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept Symposium FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Alongside the joint force, U.S. Airmen continue to push the envelope in terms of integration opportunities and seamless combat support to frontline warfighters, as Pacific Air Forces recently hosted a Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept (CSROC) symposium May 31 – June 2.More...
21 June 2023 USS Carl Vinson Completes Tailored Ship’s Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem U.S. Navy -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) completed Tailored Ship’s Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP) while out to sea in the 3rd Fleet area of operations, April 4.Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) completed Tailored Ship’s...
13 June 2023 3rd Landing Support Battalion Marines Start Combined Distribution Exercise in South Korea CAMP MUJUK, South Korea -- U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion (LSB), 3rd Marine Logistics Group, will execute Combined Distribution Exercise (CDEX) near Pohang, South Korea from June 12 to June 16, 2023. CDEX is a combined and joint event in Korea normally executed by forces from 8th...
12 June 2023 U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards Conduct Trilateral Engagements in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew departed the Philippines Thursday following the first trilateral engagements between the U.S., Philippine, and Japan Coast Guards.Stratton’s crew conducted professional exchanges and joint operations in port and at sea...
06 June 2023 United States-Japan-Australia Trilateral Defense Ministers' Meeting (TDMM) 2023 Joint Statement WASHINGTON -- Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence the Hon. Richard Marles MP, Japanese Minister of Defense Hamada Yasukazu, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, convened a Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on June 3, 2023 during the 20th...
05 June 2023 Secretary Austin Concludes India Visit WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III traveled to India, June 4-5, to reinforce the major defense partnership, and advance cooperation in critical domains ahead of Prime Minister Modi's official state visit to Washington. The Secretary met with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval...
05 June 2023 Exercise Crocodile Response Concludes, Increasing Readiness in the Indo-Pacific DARWIN, NT, Australia -- Alongside Allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) stands ready to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) to those in need. In a demonstration of combined readiness and interoperability, service members...
02 June 2023 U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards to Conduct Trilateral Engagements MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew arrived in Manila on Thursday to conduct professional exchanges and joint operations with members of the Philippine and Japan Coast Guards during Stratton’s months-long Indo-Pacific deployment.Members from the three...
25 May 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 1 SANTA RITA, Guam -- Following the devastating impact of Typhoon Mawar, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam, MAT/WAT Guam, and USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215) crews are actively assessing the situation and coordinating maritime response efforts, on May 25, 2023.This update is an initial damage...
25 May 2023 USS SHOUP Completes First Forward-Deployed Naval Patrol March 2023 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS SHOUP (DDG 86) returned to Combined Fleet Activity Yokosuka, Japan, following the completion of its first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations, Mar. 23.SHOUP arrived in Seventh Fleet, Dec. 22’,...