WASHINGTON -- The United States and Japan held bilateral security discussions on October 7, 2020. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Japan and Korea Marc Knapper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Security Heino Klinck, Deputy Director General for North American Affairs,...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Air Force kicked off this year's Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) in the Hawaii-Pacific zone as the lead agency October 5, 2020.The CFC is the world's largest and most successful charity operation supporting non-profit organizations that provide health...

U.S. Embassy in Laos -- In a ceremony highlighting growing Lao-U.S. security assistance cooperation, U.S. Ambassador to Lao PDR Dr. Peter M. Haymond handed over nine Ford Everest field ambulances to Deputy Minister of National Defense Major General Aesamay Leuangvanxay on October 1 at the Ministry...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The US Coast Guard Research and Development Center, in partnership with local Coast Guard units, will be conducting test and evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles off the south shore of Oahu from October 7th through November 5th.The tests will focus on autonomous vessel systems...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- On September 28 and 29, Ambassador Daniel J. Kritenbrink visited Hai Phong, where he met with city leadership, university students, community leaders in healthcare, and visited historic and cultural sites.In a meeting hosted by Hai Phong Party Secretary Lê Văn...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- U.S. military and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) are partnering in the 26th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, commencing off the coast of Brunei, Oct. 5.The 26th anniversary of Exercise CARAT Brunei, the first CARAT to take place this...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A pair of B-1B Lancers launched from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to conduct a joint and bilateral Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission in the Indo-Pacific, Sept. 30.The bombers trained bilaterally with F-15J aircraft from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), or...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The renowned innovation strategist Max McKeown described adaptability as “the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win.” McKeown’s words highlight the necessity of intentional, proactive leadership. The winds of change can transform...

SAN DIEGO -- Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell relieved Vice Adm. DeWolfe Miller III to become the Commander, Naval Air Forces and Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet during a ceremony aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) at Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 2.The event was also a...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 90th Fighter Squadron hosted a first-of-its-kind immersion tour for nine Airmen with the 673d Communications Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 29, 2020.The 90th FS’s “Dicemen” fly F-22 Raptors, one of the U.S. Air Force’s...