12 January 2022 Department of Defense Guidance for Personnel Traveling During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 20) Revision 1 - Department of Defense Guidance for Personnel Traveling During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic...
12 January 2022 U.S. and Timorese Military Engineers Start Joint Rehabilitation of Baucau Airfield BAUCAU, U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- U.S. Air Force engineers launched work today in partnership with the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) to support construction and repair projects as part of the joint rehabilitation of Baucau Airfield with the Government of Timor-Leste. The joint work between...
12 January 2022 Coast Guard Medevacs Contractor from Wake Island HONOLULU, Hawaii -- An Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew medevaced a 56-year-old contractor from Wake Island to Hawaii, Monday.The contractor was suffering from symptoms of a bacterial infection and was transported to awaiting emergency medical services on Oahu. He was reported to be...
11 January 2022 New Course Brings Humanitarian Perspective on Conflicts in the Indo-Pacific CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Fifteen U.S. Marines from various units under 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force participated virtually in the first official Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART)-Conflict course run by the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance...
11 January 2022 Pentagon Moves to Health Protection Condition Charlie WASHINGTON -- Due to recent increases in COVID-19 positivity case numbers, the Defense Department headquarters has moved to Health Protection Condition Charlie (HPCON), Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a briefing today."Due to the recent increasing spread of COVID-19 ... this...
11 January 2022 90th FS Pilot Selected for NASA’s 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- From the last frontier to the final frontier, a 90th Fighter Squadron pilot’s lifelong dream has come true.“I’ve wanted to be an astronaut since I was a little kid; I can’t even remember a time where I didn’t want to be an astronaut,” said U.S. Air Force...
11 January 2022 U.S. and Germany Provide a Refrigerated Truck and IT Equipment to Support the COVID-19 Vaccination Effort in Laos LAO, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federal Ministry of Health of Germany (BMG) are continuing to support the Lao PDR’s goal to vaccinate 80 percent of the population by donating IT equipment and a refrigerated truck, valued at LAK3.83 billion...
11 January 2022 Air Force Moves Forward with $28.9M Contract Award at Andersen AFB ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 2 successfully led the award of a $28.9 million contract recently to construct new reinforced munitions storage magazines known as “igloos” at Andersen Air Force Base.The project is the third of a...
10 January 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the ballistic missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s...
10 January 2022 Eielson Defenders bring New Capabilities through Federal Accreditations EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Newly appointed Air Advisors, Crisis Negotiators and Special Reaction Team (SRT) Defenders from the 354th Security Forces Squadron were recognized by their squadron leadership Jan. 7, 2022 at a ceremony on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.“Today we are recognizing our...