11 October 2024 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Chairs Inaugural Plenary Meeting of Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience On October 7-8, 2024, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante chaired the inaugural plenary meeting of the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR) in Honolulu, HI...
06 October 2024 Echoes of the past: U.S. and Korea commemorate POW/MIA Recognition Day While the Eighth Army Band played, the crowd of nearly 300 Korean citizens, U.S. service members, and veterans stood vigil for the first Republic of Korea-U.S. POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the War Memorial of Korea on Sept. 21, 2024. Meanwhile, the lone table was next to the podium, serving...
01 October 2024 U.S. Marines, families of fallen honored by Tiwi Island, Larrakia people in historic Pukumani ceremony U.S. Marines and the families of three fallen Marines joined the Tiwi Island and Larrakia people in two significant ceremonies on Sept. 26 and 27. The events commemorated the lives of three U.S. Marines who died in a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey crash on Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Australia,...
29 September 2024 Philippines, U.S. Honor Fallen Soldiers Service members from Marine Special Operations Company – Philippines (MSOC-P), Special Operations Task Force - Philippines, U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific, Joint Task Force - Orion, and Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) gave respect at a memorial ceremony atop Mount Bud Dajo, Sept. 29,...
22 September 2024 Guam Observes the 23rd Anniversary of 9/11 Members of the Government of Guam, the Rotary Club of Northern Guam, first responders, military leaders, and other distinguished guests gathered for a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Two Lovers Point on Sept. 20...
21 September 2024 Indo-Pacific Senior Military Official, Republic of Palau strengthen partnership, security, defense at Joint Committee Meeting in Palau The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Senior Military Official in Guam and Palau Rear Adm. Greg Huffman, commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia (JTF-M), the President of Palau Surangle Whipps, Jr., and the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau Joel Ehrendreich hosted a bilateral Palau-U.S. Joint...
19 September 2024 Chief of Naval Operations releases Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti released her Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) for America’s Warfighting Navy at the Naval War College, Sept. 18...
18 September 2024 Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Commences Mission in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia A team representing Australia and the United States commenced the fifth and final mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) in Kosrae, Sept. 17...
16 September 2024 New Commander Takes Charge of Pacific Marines Lt. Gen. William M. Jurney relinquished command of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific to Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 12, 2024. Jurney also retired from the Marine Corps during the ceremony...
16 September 2024 Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Concludes Mission in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia A multinational team representing five Pacific nations concluded the fourth mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) with a closing ceremony at the Yap Living History Museum in Colonia, Yap, Sept. 10...