SAVU SEA -- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) and Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) partnered in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise in the territorial waters surrounding Port Hera, Dec. 6-7.The CARAT exercise series,...

CLEAR SPACE FORCE STATION, Alaska -- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) held a ceremony at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, declaring the initial fielding of the Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), December 6, 2021.The ceremony marked the completion of military construction as they finished...

OKINAWA, Japan -- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) is taking part in Exercise Yama Sakura 81 alongside 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), at Camp Ainoura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.During Yama Sakura 81, an annual command post exercise, the ARDB...

WASHINGTON -- There's no time to spare when it comes to getting the tools in place to defend Guam — a U.S. territory, home to 168,000 Americans, and a centerpiece of America's defensive abilities in the Pacific region."Guam represents the region's most critical node for not just command and control...

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hawaii from December 9-17, 2021.Secretary Blinken will first travel to Liverpool, United Kingdom, December 10-12 to attend the G7 Foreign and...

WASHINGTON -- In stark contrast to deepening authoritarianism and oppression in the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan has proven the possibilities of an alternative path to the Chinese Communist Party, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, told a Senate panel...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, in coordination with the National Park Service (NPS) and the Pearl Harbor Foundation (PHF), hosted the 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Remembrance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Kilo Pier, Dec. 7.Nearly 200 World War II veterans, 32 of which...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- The Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs hosted former U.S. service members for a Revisit Korea program orientation and base tour at Camp Humphreys Dec. 3.While the program previously was dedicated to service members who served during...

WASHINGTON -- The United States military is the strongest and most effective fighting force in the world today, but the Chinese Communist Party's Peoples' Liberation Army has made tremendous strides and has publicly stated it wants to equal or surpass the U.S. force by 2040, the chairman of the...

JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- The U.S. government and the American people continue to support the people of Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19. Today, the United States delivered 1.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine doses to Indonesia, part of a continuing flow of vaccine...