29 September 2021 India and United States Reaffirm their Commitment to Joint Health Collaboration NEW DELHI, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- The fourth India-U.S. Health Dialogue (September 27-28, 2021) concluded in New Delhi today, with closing remarks by the Hon. Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). Referring to the finalization of an overarching...
28 September 2021 Task Force Koa Moana 21 Participates in Palau's Disaster Preparedness Month AIRAI, Palau -- Marines & Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, partnered with Civic Action Team Palau 36-05 and Palauan first responders to participate in a full-scale mass casualty exercise at the Palau International Airport in Airai, Republic of Palau, 15-18 Sept.,...
28 September 2021 U.S. Donates 2.5 Million More Pfizer Vaccines to Bangladesh DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- U.S. Ambassador Earl R. Miller welcomed the arrival of 2.5 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh, a gift from the American people. The Pfizer vaccines build on earlier donations of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for a total of nine million doses...
28 September 2021 From Peers to Leaders: KATUSAs Participate in NCO Induction Ceremony USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea -- Thirty-two newly promoted soldiers from the 6-52 Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Battalion, along with five soldiers from the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA) program, joined the ranks of the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Corps during an...
28 September 2021 Ambassador Kim Visits USAID Supported COVID-19 Vaccination Site Offering Pfizer Vaccine to the Public JAKARTA, Indonesia -- U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, Sung Y. Kim, joined Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi from the Ministry of Health, Dr. Dwi Octavia from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Health Office, and Colonel Piter Dwi Ardianto from the TNI to visit a vaccination site at Cilandak Town Square,...
28 September 2021 Global Missile Defense From Space Got More Affordable, DOD Official Says WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department hopes, within the decade, to have a meshed network of low Earth orbit satellites — linked together and to warfighters — providing real-time global awareness of missile threats and the ability to respond.However, that goal was once considered cost prohibitive,...
28 September 2021 Joint Statement from Quad Leaders WASHINGTON -- We, the leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, convened today in person as “the Quad” for the first time. On this historic occasion we recommit to our partnership, and to a region that is a bedrock of our shared security and prosperity—a free and open Indo-Pacific,...
27 September 2021 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s illicit weapons...
27 September 2021 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Returns to the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the second time during its 2021 deployment, Sept. 24 .The carrier strike group includes the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW)...
27 September 2021 U.S. and Mongolia Successfully Conduct Khangai-21 Disaster Response Exercise Arkhangai province, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia --From September 14-23, the Civil Military Support Element of the U.S. Embassy partnered with the National Emergency Management Agency of Mongolia to organize the Khangai-21 Disaster Response Exercise in Arkhangai Province. Working together with Local...