16 March 2023 Indonesia Investment Authority and U.S. International DFC Execute Memorandum of Understanding to Catalyze Investments in Indonesia JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) have taken a significant step towards promoting economic development in Indonesia by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). As part of the MoU,...
15 March 2023 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns these actions and calls on the DPRK to refrain from any further unlawful and destabilizing acts. While...
15 March 2023 Five Indo-Pacific Nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 “Red Lancers” and VP-45 “Pelicans” join the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), India Navy (INN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) to begin multinational...
15 March 2023 DOD Official Says Sub Agreement Will Help Guarantee Free, Open Indo-Pacific WASHINGTON -- U.S. defense officials believe the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) enhanced security partnership will go a long way to guaranteeing stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region.Spotlight: AUKUS: The Trilateral Security Partnership Between Australia, U.K. and...
15 March 2023 JBER partakes in Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023 The U.S. Transportation Command kicked off Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023’s field training portion with key players from 673d Medical Group and Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Alaska National Guard at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska on March 13...
15 March 2023 13th MEU Conducts Expeditionary Strike Force Operations in the South China Sea South China Sea -- The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group conducted Expeditionary Strike Force (ESF) operations with the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea. ESF operations combines the ARG/MEU amphibious capabilities with the naval combat power...
15 March 2023 Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante's meeting with the Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense, Acquisition Program Administration, Mr. Eom Dong-hwan WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Jeff Jurgensen provided the following readout:The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante, welcomed Mr. Eom Dong-hwan, the Minister of Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of the Republic of Korea...
15 March 2023 USS Makin Island Participates in Cobra Gold 2023 THAILAND -- Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) finished operation Cobra Gold 2023 while ported in Thailand, March 10.During the exercise, Makin Island, John P. Murtha and 13th MEU,...
14 March 2023 Agile Reaper 23-1 wraps up a successful ACE Exercise in Guam and Tinian ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1, an Agile Combat Employment exercise that took place on Guam and Tinian, came to a close with a constructive and positive conclusion mid-March, 2023...
14 March 2023 Marine Littoral Regiment Concludes Historic Exercise, Set to Join Stand-in Forces: ‘From This Point Forward, We Are Integrating Them into Our Operations’ CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- MLR-TE marked the first field training exercise featuring a MLR with all of its subordinate battalions integrated into a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operating as a Stand-in-Force (SiF).The 3d Marine Division deployed its forward command element from Okinawa,...