04 March 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the DPRK's ballistic missile launch this evening and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns this launch and calls on the DPRK to refrain from further destabilizing acts. While we...
04 March 2022 Task Force Diamond Head Flies for Cobra Gold 2022 LOPBURI PROVINCE, Kingdom of Thailand -- A daunting mission issued: Deploy a task force across an ocean equipped with helicopters, Humvees, hundreds of Soldiers, and shipping containers full of equipment, all during a pandemic. For the aviators and Soldiers of Task Force Diamond Head, composed of...
04 March 2022 USS Green Bay, Embarked Marines Support Cobra Gold in Gulf of Thailand GULF OF THAILAND -- USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and embarked Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit supported the at-sea phase of Cobra Gold (CG) 22 alongside ships from the Royal Thai Navy from Feb. 28 to March 3.G 22 is an annual Combined Joint Task Force and joint theater security cooperation...
04 March 2022 U.S. Navy and JMSDF Join Forces for Bilateral Advanced Warfare Training 2022 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Units and personnel from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conclude Bilateral Advanced Warfare Training (BAWT) exercise March 4.BAWT is an annual bilateral training exercise that improves the...
04 March 2022 U.S. Navy Recovers F-35C from South China Sea YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet’s Task Force (CTF) 75 and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft which crashed earlier this year in the South China Sea, March 2.The F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, crashed while USS Carl...
04 March 2022 Redesignated: 3rd Marine Regiment becomes 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The Marine Corps administratively redesignated the 3rd Marine Regiment to the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment in a ceremony here today.The occasion marks the establishment of the first MLR in the Marine Corps.The redesignation of this storied regiment is an important chapter...
04 March 2022 U.S. Marines Team Up with Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs to Conduct Close Air Support Training MCAS IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group (MIG), soldiers with U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group, and U.S. Navy SEALs conducted close air support (CAS) training at MCAS Iwakuni, Feb. 15-16, 2022. The training was conducted to enhance joint...
03 March 2022 Soldiers Carry on Army Emergency Relief Legacy CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys community kicked off the 2022 Army Emergency Relief (AER) campaign at a ceremony at the Eighth Army Headquarters March 2, 2022.Lt. Gen. Willard Burleson, the Eighth Army commanding general, presided over the ceremony, which marked...
03 March 2022 U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Profession Marks 80th Anniversary ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland -- The U.S. Army is marking the 80th anniversary of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) profession this year.The U.S. Army’s first enlisted EOD technicians began training at the Bomb Disposal School on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, in April 1942.Based in the...
03 March 2022 U.S. and Thailand Work Together in Search for Missing WWII Airman U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Thailand -- Today, the U.S. government launched a joint U.S.-Thailand operation in search of an American pilot missing for more than 70 years.The airman, along with his P-38 aircraft, are believed to have gone down near Baan Mae Kua village, in Sop Prap district of...