MOUNT LAVINIA, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The Sri Lanka Life Saving (SLLS) organization held a graduation ceremony for trainees who recently completed an intensive training conducted in partnership with the United States.The Beach Bronze Medallion workshop, which provided first-responder training...

EAST CHINA SEA -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) operated with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JS Kongo (DDG 173), March 29, 2021 as a test of the partner nation’s combined maritime skills and intercommunication capabilities.“This bilateral exercise was an excellent...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- “Practice how you play.” You may have heard a coach or parent tell you this once or twice while learning a sport or hobby and for the members of the U.S. Air Force it’s the same. Whether you are an athlete training for game day or a pilot training for a sortie,...

SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The U.S. Embassy in Suva donated over FJ$50,000 (US$25,000) worth of locally-sourced cold storage to the Government of Fiji to assist with the COVID-19 vaccination effort. The donation of freezers coincided with the March 29 arrival...

INDIAN OCEAN -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted simultaneous joint multi-domain operations with the Indian Navy and Air Force in the Indian Ocean March 28-29, 2021.Joint integration is key to elevate capability and capacity in the maritime domain. The highly successful...

WASHINGTON, D.C., -- Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez and U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Ambassador Sung Kim officially launched today a bilateral campaign to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials have said the department will be ready to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all eligible beneficiaries by May 1, in keeping with a White House announcement that on that date, all Americans will be able to get vaccinated if they want to."We are committed to...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard and Navy crews rescued the “Size No Matter” overdue boater Friday 26-miles west of Ka'ena Point.A Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aircrew located the boater at 1:30 a.m. holding a bundle of life jackets. The aircrew hoisted the boater and transported him to Queens...

DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is partnering with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), and the Epidemiology Association of Bangladesh to fund the first Bangladesh...

The following is a joint statement of the Chiefs of Defense of Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America...