17 August 2020 US-Japan Alliance Increasingly Strengthened Since End of WWII WASHINGTON -- The United States and Japan share common goals in the Indo-Pacific region such as freedom of navigation, economic prosperity within the rules of international law, and deterrence of aggression from nations such as China, Russia and North Korea, as well as from terrorist...
17 August 2020 Statement by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Indonesia National Day WASHINGTON -- On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Indonesian people as you celebrate your 75th year of independence on August 17.The 75th anniversary is a momentous occasion and a time to recognize the immense strides the...
17 August 2020 Vehicle Maintenance Provides Steady Support KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Across the globe, COVID-19 is challenging Airmen to maintain mission effectiveness in new and unique ways. With operations still going at a record pace, support service elements are meeting this challenge with just as much tenacity.Members of the 18th Logistics Readiness...
17 August 2020 Alaska Army Guard MP Keeps Marksmanship Skills Sharp during TAG Match JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Dressed in his usual uniform but adding kevlar body armor and a combat helmet, Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Carlos Polidura, a military police Soldier with the Military Police Ground Based Interceptor Security Company at Fort Greely, stood out.His stern...
14 August 2020 DOD Official Discusses Conditions-Based Reopenings, Future of Telework WASHINGTON -- Conditions-based reopenings have worked well for the Defense Department to date, and the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness anticipates the same stringent requirements will remain in place.Matthew Donovan, whose Pentagon office is the epicenter of DOD's anti-COVID-19...
14 August 2020 Special Warfare Gets a Level Up JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- After a 1,500-feet leap of faith to the ground, a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airman is responsible for directing airstrikes at the right time and place.The three-day flight event was the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron's (ASOS) mid-year progress...
14 August 2020 U.S. Launches New Biodiversity Project to Protect the Philippines’ Environment MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched the Philippines Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans, and Landscapes (SIBOL) project that will support the sustainable management of the country’s natural...
14 August 2020 Statement from Secretary Pompeo on the 53rd Anniversary of the Founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations WASHINGTON -- On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I am pleased to congratulate the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Secretariat on the 53rd anniversary of the founding of ASEAN on August 8. For decades, ASEAN has fostered...
13 August 2020 Seabees and CNMI Officials Hold Tinian Road Repair Groundbreaking Ceremony TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (NNS) -- Rear Adm. John Menoni, commander of Joint Region Marianas, Capt. Eric Correll, commodore of Commander Task Force 75, and CNMI and Tinian government and civilian leaders joined U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Detail...
13 August 2020 Fairchild Fuels RED FLAG-Alaska 20-3 FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Washington -- Team Fairchild’s KC-135 Stratotankers provided essential air refueling support during field training exercise RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 20-3, August 3-12.RF-A 20-3 is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown...