28 July 2022 HMAS Canberra Stows an Osprey for The First Time at Sea PACIFIC OCEAN -- Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) embarked two MV-22B Osprey military aircraft onboard and successfully moved the Osprey off the flight deck into the hangar for the first time at sea during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.The MV-22B's will operate...
28 July 2022 Multinational Partners Conducted a Multi-Domain Sinking Exercise PACIFIC OCEAN -- Multinational partners conducted a multi-domain sinking exercise (SINKEX) in the Hawaiian Islands operating area as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2022 Friday, July 22.Air, land, and sea units from Japan and the U.S. sank the decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport...
28 July 2022 Building Asymmetric Advantage in Indo-Pacific Part of DOD Approach to Chinese Aggression WASHINGTON -- In the Indo-Pacific region, Chinese aggression demonstrates an effort by Beijing to deconstruct core elements of the international rules-based order and assert greater control over the waterways that connect it with its neighbors, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific...
28 July 2022 USS Frank Cable Honors Lost Indonesian Submarine KRI Nanggala JAVA SEA -- The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) held a wreath-laying ceremony at sea after departing Jakarta, Indonesia, July 25, 2022.As Frank Cable passed the Indonesian Archipelago, Sailors gathered on the flight deck to honor the 53 Indonesian National Military-Naval...
28 July 2022 Rededicated Korean War Memorial Lists Names of Fallen WASHINGTON -- The Korean War Veterans Memorial was rededicated today with a new feature: a "Wall of Remembrance" that features the names of the more than 43,000 U.S. service members and Korean augmentees to the U.S. Army who were killed during the war."Today ... we commemorate the sacrifice of those...
27 July 2022 2022 Chiefs of Defense Conference Concludes Australia Government Defence -- The 24th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) Conference, held in Sydney this year, has concluded.The conference was co-hosted by the Australian Defence Force and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, represented by Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell,...
27 July 2022 Australia and U.S. Military Leaders Reinforce Shared Commitment to Free and Open Indo-Pacific Australia Defence News -- Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, and Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Chris Aquilino addressed the media during their attendance at the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHODS)...
27 July 2022 Five Partner Nations’ Naval Cooperation and Guidance Officers Collaborate at RIMPAC 2022 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Australian, Dutch, French, German and U.S. Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) officers embedded with shipping coordination teams in order to advise on navigation of contested waters scenarios and provide mission guidance to U.S. NCAGS officers during Rim of...
27 July 2022 Pacific Partnership Concludes in Palau KOROR, PALAU -- The Palau phase of Pacific Partnership concluded in Koror, Palau, on July 23.In Palau, the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) team included representatives from the host nation, Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.During the mission stop, the PP22 team conducted...
27 July 2022 USS Higgins Makes Port Call to Brunei U.S. Embassy in Brunei Darussalam -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) welcomed the U.S. Ambassador and other foreign dignitaries to Brunei onboard today. The U.S. Navy ship is berthed at the Muara Port from July 22 – 26, as she makes a port call to Brunei in...