24 November 2021 Washington National Guard and Royal Malaysian Air Force honor fallen colleague in unique ceremony During the recent Washington and Malaysian airmen to airmen talks held at Camp Murray, a tragedy occurred when Royal Malaysian Air Force Col. Hasnol Abu Hassan died after sustaining a medical emergency. His sudden passing was a shock to his friends and family and forced the remaining members of the...
24 November 2021 Prototype Aims to Reduce Fuel Use, Improve Tactical Vehicle Performance The Defense Department operates a fleet of more than 250,000 tactical vehicles, which frequently operate in austere conditions. These vehicles often spend as much of their operational time stationary as they do in motion, said Ben Richardson, director of the Defense Innovation Unit's advanced energy...
24 November 2021 U.S. Marines and Sailors Rehearse Maritime Strikes in the Pacific IWAKUNI, Japan. -- U.S. forces with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet conducted a joint rehearsal of tactics and simulated strikes on naval targets off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 19, 2021. Between the two services, the participating aircraft platforms included the F/A-18...
23 November 2021 Malaysia, U.S. Commence Bilateral Exercise Maritime Training Activity Malaysia STRAIT OF MALACCA -- Military personnel from Malaysia and the U.S. kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2021 virtually and in the waters and airspace of the Strait of Malacca, Nov. 23.The eight-day engagement focuses on the full spectrum of naval capabilities and features cooperative...
23 November 2021 Rules-Based International Order Must Be Protected with Allies, Partners, Indo-Pacom Commander Says WASHINGTON -- The 80-year-old rules-based international order has done everything it's designed to do for all nations by enabling security, stability and prosperity for all around the globe, Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said.Speaking at the Halifax...
23 November 2021 Northern Warfare Training Center Training Soldiers to Become Arctic Experts BLACK RAPIDS TRAINING AREA, Alaska -- This past March the Army released its Arctic Strategy with plans for “Regaining Arctic Dominance” by implementing improvements to increase readiness in the Arctic. One of the keys to that readiness is the Northern Warfare Training Center (NWTC).NWTC is where...
23 November 2021 7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait TAIWAN STRAIT -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Nov. 23 (local time) through international waters in accordance with international law.The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free...
23 November 2021 The U.S. Donates 3.5 Million More Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Indonesia JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Standing with the people of Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19, the United States is donating an additional 3.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine doses to Indonesia in partnership with COVAX. 2,632,500 doses arrived at Soekarno–Hatta...
22 November 2021 Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the U.S. join for ANNUALEX 2021 PHILIPPINE SEA -- Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the U.S. unite to conduct multilateral, multinational exercise ANNUALEX in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 21-30.Five international navies, to include the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), German Navy (GMN),...
22 November 2021 USS America First LHA to Visit MCAS Iwakuni IWAKUNI, Japan -- USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, visited Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Nov. 18-21.America, which operates out of Sasebo, Japan, is the first large-deck amphibious ship ever to visit MCAS Iwakuni. The ship hosted military and...