01 March 2023 Submarine Group 7 Hosts Trilateral Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare Tabletop Exercise and Working Group in Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Submarine Group 7 hosted their counterparts from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Royal Australian Armed Forces personnel from the Australian Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) for a trilateral theater anti-submarine warfare (TASW) tabletop...
01 March 2023 Air Force Awards E-7A Prototype Contract ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force (DAF) awarded The Boeing Company a contract to begin work on the E-7A weapon system Feb 28. The value of this initial contract will not exceed $1.2 billion.The DAF selected the E-7A to replace the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System...
01 March 2023 Joint Statement on Advancing the U.S.-Mongolia Economic Partnership U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Mongolia on the occasion of the 4th U.S.-Mongolia Economic Policy Dialogue.Begin Text:To strengthen further the U.S.-Mongolia Strategic Partnership and economic...
01 March 2023 Ambassador Chung’s Remarks at Relaunch of the Sri Lanka-U.S. Parliamentary Friendship Association U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- Honorable Speaker, Honorable Members of Parliament, I am delighted to join you here at Parliament today to relaunch the Sri Lanka – U.S. Parliamentary Friendship Association. I want to thank in particular Honorable MP Chandima Weerakkody for taking the initiative to...
28 February 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Thailand, Attends Opening of Cobra Gold Exercise Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to Thailand Feb. 27-28, 2023 to demonstrate the strength of the U.S.-Thailand alliance and U.S. commitment to the Indo-Pacific region. During his visit, Aquilino attended the opening ceremony for Cobra Gold 2023, the largest joint...
28 February 2023 U.S., Djibouti, Japan Partner in Trilateral Engagement to Combat Illegal Shipping CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti -- Members of the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 8, the Djiboutian Navy, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participated in a trilateral training engagement aboard the Japanese destroyer JS Suzutsuki based in the Port of Djibouti, Feb. 25.The...
28 February 2023 US to Attend 2023 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The U.S. is honored to participate in the 2023 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition at Avalon International Airport, Victoria, Australia, Feb. 28 - March 5, 2023. Approximately 300 U.S. military personnel and four aircraft are...
28 February 2023 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Conducts VBSS Training with Timor-Leste Fuzileiros as Part of CARAT/MAREX Timor-Leste 2023 NAVAL BASE HERA, Timor Leste -- U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted a visit, board, search, and seizure training exercise with Timor-Leste Fuzileiros as part of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/Marine Exercise (CARAT/MAREX) 2023 series in...
28 February 2023 U.S. Supports Launch of Philippine E-Licensing Platform for Strategic Goods MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The United States government, through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), supported the development of the Philippines’ strategic trade e-licensing platform to help prevent the illicit movement of material used for military purposes or for the...
27 February 2023 7th Fleet Aircraft Transits Taiwan Strait TAIWAN STRAIT – A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Feb. 27, 2023 (local time). The United States will continue to fly, sail, and operate anywhere international law allows including within the Taiwan Strait. By operating within the Taiwan Strait in...