DILI, U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Kevin Blackstone and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Territory Jose Maria dos Reis signed two important Memoranda of Understanding on June 28, 2021 at the Office of the Ministry of Planning and Territory (MPO),...

Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii – Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West) held a change of command ceremony June 25 at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, where Rear Admiral Robert Hayes relinquished command to Rear Admiral Charles Fosse...

MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, NT, Australia -- In the heart of the Australian Outback, U.S. Marines, Australian Army soldiers, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assembled and successfully conducted Exercise Southern Jackaroo.The trilateral exercise, held over a two-week period, was a...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard units, led by Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), have been conducting integrated operations off the coast of Hawaii for the past two weeks.Units assigned to Carrier Strike Group 1, as well as Marine Fighter Attack...

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Sung Y. Kim and Head of Republic of Indonesia’s Maritime Agency (Bakamla), Vice Admiral TNI Aan Kurnia, S.Sos., M.M., represented by Rear Admiral TNI Tatit Eko Witjaksono, S.E., M. Tr. (Han), presided over a groundbreaking...

ASAN, Guam -- Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021, an annual bilateral maritime exercise, is hosting military participants from the U.S. Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy in Guam from June 22–July 7.This annual exercise, which will be conducted in phases both on-shore and at-sea, is the third...

U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- June 25, 2021: On June 21, a first group of approximately 110,000 students from 887 primary schools received a delivery of vital food aid funded by the American people. Students in Badulla, Kilinochchi, Monaragala, Mullaitivu, Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura, and Trincomalee and...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today with Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton. In their call, Secretary Austin and Minister Dutton continued their ongoing dialogue on issues confronting the U.S.-Australia Alliance. The Secretary and the Minister reviewed...

INDIAN OCEAN -- U.S. Navy and Indian armed forces again joined together to conduct integrated sea and air engagements off the coast of India, June 23-24.The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG 5) participated in joint multi-domain engagements with the Indian Navy and Air Force. These engagements...

TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- The 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of partner nations commenced with CARAT Sri Lanka, June 24.Taking place throughout South and Southeast Asia, CARAT expands bilateral and multilateral...