29 June 2022 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Departs Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departed Naval Base Guam, June 27, following a scheduled four-day port visit to the island.Ronald Reagan arrived in Guam June 23, after participating in Valiant Shield 2022, a U.S.-only, biennial...
29 June 2022 PACAF Empowers Squadron Command Teams to Lead, Accelerate Change HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- As Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) routinely integrates joint force air, space and cyberspace capabilities to safeguard a free and open Indo-Pacific, the command also equips command leaders at all echelons to make timely decisions at the speed of relevance...
29 June 2022 USAID Supports the Ministry of Health to Expand COVID-19 Vaccination in Lao PDR VIENTIANE, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- The United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officially handed over cold chain and IT equipment worth around U.S. $150,000 to the Ministry of Health (MOH) to further expand COVID-19 vaccination coverage in LaoPeople's Democratic...
29 June 2022 Soldiers, Marines Train to Outmaneuver Adversaries during Wet Gap Crossing exercise JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- American Soldiers and Marines honed their ability to overcome obstacles and outmaneuver adversaries during a wet gap crossing exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.The 555th Engineer Brigade, 671st Multirole Bridge Company and 45th Chemical, Biological,...
29 June 2022 President Biden Announces $20 Million in Additional Assistance to Feed Over 800,000 Sri Lankan Children COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- At the G7 Summit today, President of the United States Joe Biden announced $20 million in additional assistance to strengthen food security in Sri Lanka. Building on other recent funding announcements from the United States, this newly posted assistance will...
28 June 2022 Air Mobility Command Aligns Strategic Priorities with Counterparts in Pacific Theater SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) -- Air Mobility Command (AMC) leaders continued operationalizing the new command strategy during staff-to-staff discussions at Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), June 22-23, where they discussed a road map for readying Mobility...
28 June 2022 US, Philippine Air Force Bands Participate in Virtual Subject Matter Expert exchange JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific, along with participants from the U.S. Band of the Golden West out of Travis Air Force Base, California, met virtually with members from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Band for a subject matter expert...
28 June 2022 MRF-D ACE Enhances Combined Air Superiority through Exercises Raptor's Strike and Diamond Storm DARWIN, Australia -- The Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) Aviation Combat Element (ACE) participated in Exercises RAPTOR’S STRIKE 22 and DIAMOND STORM 22 alongside Australian Defence Force (ADF) members from May 02 – June 24.RAPTOR’S STRIKE 22 featured low altitude air defense (LAAD)...
28 June 2022 U.S. Marines Redesignate Littoral Combat Team, Realign Combat Logistics Battalion under Marine Littoral Regiment MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The U.S. Marine Corps redesignated 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines as the 3rd Littoral Combat Team (LCT) and realigned Combat Logistics Battalion 3 (CLB-3) under the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) during two ceremonies held here June 23 and 24, 2022.These actions, along...
28 June 2022 U.S. Secretary of the Navy Visit Strengthens U.S.-Fiji Partnership SUVA, Fiji – United States Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Fiji from June 15-16 to strengthen the U.S-Fiji partnership to promote security, stability, and prosperity in the Pacific. The United States has partnered with the Pacific Islands on regional security, economic and development...