04 April 2022 “A Shared Vision for the Indo-Pacific” Conference COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy, hosted a conference on “A Shared Vision for the Indo-Pacific” on March 31. Conference participants discussed the Biden Administration’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy and how it...
01 April 2022 F-22s Launch for Agile Combat Employment-focused Polar Force 22-4 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 3rd Wing launched F-22 Raptors as part of Polar Force 22-4, an Agile Combat Employment-focused (ACE) exercise, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), March 30.This is the first time the 3rd Wing has led a Polar Force exercise, with the primary...
01 April 2022 Pacific Air Forces Delivers COVID-19 Mitigation Supplies to Assist Timor-Leste JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – -- Pacific Air Forces Airmen recently delivered 109 boxes of medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ministry of Health in Timor-Leste to assist with Covid-19.Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing (AW) at Yokota Air Base, Japan, led an...
01 April 2022 DOD Makes Strides in Its Women, Peace and Security Program WASHINGTON -- Two years into its Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan, the Defense Department's Women, Peace and Security program has made significant strides to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the globe, according to policy analysts in the Office of...
01 April 2022 Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense Center hosts MIX-21 with Multilateral Partners JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Center hosted the Multilateral IAMD experiment 2021 (MIX-21) with multilateral allies and partners Feb. 14 – 17.MIX-21 was the sixth iteration of its kind, and was conceived, planned and executed as a...
01 April 2022 The Spirit of Cooperation: Alaska National Guard Hosts Arctic Interest Council at Kotzebue JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- When delegates of the National Guard Arctic Interest Council (NG-AIC) representing six states visited the arctic city of Kotzebue March 29, they witnessed a still-frozen landscape showing few signs of spring besides the sun still hanging in the sky at 9...
01 April 2022 PACAF Engages with Graduate Students for Security Studies Program JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) visited Pacific Air Forces during an immersion tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii, March 23, 2022.MIT students learned about a wide range of capabilities from experts in a...
31 March 2022 HSM-51 Sailors, Coast Guard, and Guam Fire Department Rescue Capsized Crew PHILIPPINE SEA -- Sailors assigned to the “Warlords” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 Detachment 3, currently attached to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) and conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, received a maritime...
31 March 2022 Oregon National Guard Supports Bangladesh Tiger Lightning 22 Exercise GAZIPUR, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh – In the hot, hazy and muggy March sun at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operations Training (BIPSOT), service members of the U.S. Military partnered with their Bangladeshi counterparts to participate in the Tiger Lightning 2022 (TL22) training exercise...
31 March 2022 Excel to Elevate: Logistics Unit Aims to Empower Women in Monthly Forums CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- After Sgt. 1st Class Denise Pemberton noticed a female Soldier who just arrived to Japan in her unit’s formation Tuesday, she quickly invited her to a women’s mentorship forum that afternoon.The “Excel to Elevate” forums, held monthly by enlisted and commissioned leaders in the...