11 March 2022 Maritime Defense Exercise-Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade: Stronger Together NUMAZU BEACH, Japan -- U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB)began their first dedicated bilateral training exercise together, taking place at Numazu Beach, Japan, and Combined Arms...
11 March 2022 Kadena AB Concludes Two-week Readiness Exercise KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing recently concluded a routine training exercise designed to hone skills needed to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific in any combat environment.The two-week exercise extensively tested the wing’s ability to respond to a variety of...
11 March 2022 Airmen of the 123rd CRG Participate in Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 2022 NOME, Alaska -- The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group (CRG) honed its ability to operate in the arctic by constructing survival snow caves during Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot (APE) 22 in Nome, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2022.Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22 is a homeland security...
11 March 2022 U.S. Army Soldier Reunites with Mom During Salaknib 2022 FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- U.S. Army Soldier Pfc. Jessica Ramelb embraced her mom prior to her promotion ceremony to the rank of specialist during Salaknib 2022 at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, March 11, 2022.Soldiers getting promoted during exercises or deployments is a typical...
11 March 2022 Visual Media Teams Share Experiences during All-hazards Exercise ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot (APE) 22 is a homeland security and emergency response exercise operating throughout Alaska, hosted by the Alaska National Guard.Large-scale exercises such as AEP22 allow participants to explore capabilities in the context of domestic integration...
10 March 2022 Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Recent DPRK Missile Tests WASHINGTON -- The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted two ballistic missile tests on February 26 and March 4, 2022 EST. Based on analysis of these launches, the United States Government has concluded that these launches involved a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)...
10 March 2022 CNO Gilday Announces Next Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy The Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday announced his selection for the 16th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), during the Navy Flag Officer & Senior Executive Service (NFOSES) symposium at the United States Naval Academy, March 10...
10 March 2022 Defense Official Says Indo-Pacific Is the Priority Theater; China Is DOD's Pacing Challenge WASHINGTON -- The Indo-Pacific region remains the priority theater for the Defense Department, and China remains the pacing challenge for the U.S. military, Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs, said today.The United States is a Pacific power and works with allies and...
10 March 2022 US Army’s First African American Petroleum Systems Technician Promoted to Chief Warrant Officer Five FT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert J. Grice, a petroleum systems technician (923A) assigned to U.S. Army Pacific and a native of Lumberton, North Carolina, celebrated his promotion to Chief Warrant Officer 5 Feb. 25 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.Grice is the first African American to...
10 March 2022 U.S. Turns Over Equipment to Increase the Philippines’ Capacity to Limit Proliferation of WMDs MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The United States, through the U.S. Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) Program, turned over more than Php5 million ($97,000) worth of equipment to aid the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of...