14 August 2024 Koa Moana 24: U.S. Marines Transform Pohnpei Public Library in Community-Centered Initiative In a demonstration of international camaraderie and community spirit, U.S. Marines and Sailors from Koa Moana 24 have delivered a transformative makeover to the Friends of the Pohnpei Public Library...
12 August 2024 Khaan Quest 24 successfully ends with closing ceremony The multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2024 officially ended with a closing ceremony at the Five Hills Training Facility near Ulaanbaatar as soldiers from the Mongolian Armed Forces hosted United Nations participants from 20 different nations Aug. 8, 2024...
30 July 2024 Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo, and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. at a Joint Press Availability Transcript to the fourth Philippine-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue joint press conference...
29 July 2024 Alliance Born Out of War Blossoms in Peace More than seven decades has passed since the end of the Korean War that resulted in the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953, yet the surviving veterans of the War continue to embody the evidence of the deep alliance between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and United States...
29 July 2024 Multilateral Peacekeeping Khaan Quest 24 kicks off with opening ceremony Khaan Quest 2024 kicked off at the Five Hills Training Facility near Ulaanbaatar as soldiers from the Mongolian Armed Forces hosted United Nations participants from 20 different countries at the opening ceremony July 27, 2024...
26 July 2024 Minot B-52s take arctic defense to new heights In a rare deployment to Alaska's airspace, two B-52 Stratofortresses from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, recently took part in the Arctic Defender exercise at JBER marking a significant milestone in military cooperation and readiness...
15 July 2024 Does the Army Float?: 105th Surgical Augmentation Detachment Embarks USS Somerset (LPD 25) For many, the first image that comes to mind upon hearing Army/Navy is the annual football game between the two rival service academies. For midshipmen and cadets, inter-service competition is instilled in them from the moment they step foot onto their respective campus – exclamations of ‘Beat...
26 June 2024 A Hero's Welcome: Iwo Jima Veteran, 98, Honored by Camp Lejeune Marines On February 19th, 1945, more than 70,000 United States Marines landed on the dark volcanic beaches of Iwo Jima. As gunfire whizzed overhead and artillery screamed through the skies, these 70,000 men pressed forward to establish control of the island to provide a staging area for air raids against...
25 June 2024 Palauan Marine Corps Veteran: Paramount High Chief Reklai, Raphael Ngirmang, Leadership and Legacy As the U.S. Marines conclude their time during exercise Valiant Shield 24 and transition into exercise Koa Moana 24, key leaders had the honor of meeting with Paramount High Chief Reklai, Raphael Ngirmang. Ngirmang, who has direct access to the President of Palau and advises the Palauan government...
05 June 2024 Fortifying partnerships: US Army, AFP divers clear Basco Port obstacles U.S. Army divers with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade partnered with divers from the Philippine Army’s 525th Combat Engineer Battalion to remove rock obstacles at the Port of Basco as part of exercises Salaknib and Balikatan 2024...