22 July 2022 The United States Donates 19,890 Pfizer Vaccine Doses to Kiribati SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The United States is providing 19,890 life-saving doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Kiribati through the COVAX Facility. This donation is the second tranche of a total of 53,820 Pfizer doses that the United States will deliver...
22 July 2022 U.S. and ROK Chaplains Join Forces Aboard USS Essex during RIMPAC 2022 PACIFIC OCEAN -- During the at-sea phases of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, the U.S. and its naval allies and partners embarked into the neighboring Hawaiian waters to commence the force integration training phase of the exercise, also known as the FIT phase.U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious...
21 July 2022 Reserve Sailors 'Single-Greatest Boon' to Navy's First Unmanned Patrol Squadron NAVAL BASE GUAM -- As the Navy’s first unmanned squadron, the “Big Red” of Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 has stretched its wings far and wide since its establishment in late 2013. Reserve Sailors assigned to VUP-19’s Reserve component have played a major role in the squadron’s continued...
21 July 2022 USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Garcia, C.) WASHINGTON -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Shipfitter 2nd Class Claude R. Garcia, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 12, 2022.On Dec. 7, 1941, Garcia was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island,...
21 July 2022 Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Director to Visit Thailand July 18-22, 2022 U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- Rear Admiral (retired) Pete Gumataotao, Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), will visit Thailand from July 18-22. Director Gumataotao will lead a delegation of APCSS faculty who will support the 2022 Senior...
21 July 2022 U.S., Philippines Conduct Maritime Security Review MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- TheUnited States government, through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), in partnership with the National Coast Watch System (NCWS), concluded July 15, its one-week review of facilities, equipment, and training programs provided to enhance the...
21 July 2022 U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 22 Continue Improvements on the Joint Range Complex NGCHESAR, Republic of Palau -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana (TFKM) 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, continued improvements on the Joint Range Complex in Ngchesar, Republic of Palau from June 27 to July 15, 2022.The Joint Range Complex (JRC) is a firing range where U.S...
20 July 2022 Philippine Navy Contingent on a Roll as RIMPAC Enters Next Phase PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) sailed out to sea to join the other 37 ships, 4 submarines, 170 aircraft, and more than 25,000 personnel in the conduct of the at-sea phase of training during the ongoing Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.Antonio Luna carried...
20 July 2022 Snipers Hone Their Skills During RIMPAC 2022 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- You have one bullet to get it right. That is the reality of being a sniper. Look toward the sniper range on Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 and you wouldn’t know anyone was there. It is only the sound of a snap of suppressed rifles...