15 February 2022 Building Partnerships: US, Bangladesh Air Forces Conduct Tactical Airlift Exercise Cope South 22 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and the Bangladesh air force (BAF) will participate in exercise Cope South 22 Feb. 20-25 at BAF Kurmitola Cantonment, Dhaka, and Operating Location-Alpha, Sylhet, Bangladesh, for a Pacific Air...
15 February 2022 Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts 30th Warfare Commander Meeting with Republic of Korea Navy YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 staff conducted the 30th Bi-annual Composite Warfare Commander Meeting (CWCM) with leadership from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) through a teleconference, Feb. 9.Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, commander, Task Force 70, and CTF 70 staff members...
15 February 2022 USS Anchorage, 1st Marine Division Exercise Waterborne Capabilities of ACVs PACIFIC OCEAN, USPACOM, AT SEA -- U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (3D AABN), 1st Marine Division (1stMarDiv) participated in a waterborne training evolution with Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Pacific...
15 February 2022 U.S. Marines Activate New Littoral Anti-Air Battalion MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The Marine Corps administratively activated its first Littoral Anti-Air Battalion ( LAAB), the 3rd LAAB, in a small ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 11, 2022.While the unit is not envisioned to be fully operational for several years, the ceremony marks one...
15 February 2022 Senior Army leaders visit Fort Greely to show support for its arctic warriors, gain an understanding of post’s unique challenges FORT GREELY, Alaska -- To see first hand what life is like in Interior Alaska, the Army dispatched several of its highest leaders to Fort Greely to understand what it takes to be a ‘Rugged Professional,’ see what the command team is doing to enhance quality of life, and to see how the installation...
14 February 2022 Pentagon Exhibit Honors Military Contributions of Black Americans WASHINGTON -- Black Americans have served valiantly in military service, from the colonial times to present day. Their service has been honored with a Pentagon exhibit that showcases their triumphs and struggles, as well as the injustices committed against them.The exhibit, spanning a corridor of...
14 February 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Hosts Joint Paratrooper Training and U.S.-Thai Strategic Airborne Operation U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Thailand -- U.S. Army and Royal Thai Army (RTA) paratroopers will participate in a joint Strategic Airborne Operation (SAO) landing at Fort Thanarat in Prachuap Khiri Khan following paratrooper training exercises hosted and fully funded by U.S. Army Pacific Command at...
14 February 2022 U.S. Donates Additional 3.4 Million Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines to the Philippines MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The United States, in partnership with the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, delivered an additional 3,436,290 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines as part of its worldwide effort to end COVID-19 and its...
14 February 2022 COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Evolving Guidance & Procedures WASHINGTON -- In recent months, the Department of the Navy (DON) has taken significant steps to counter the ongoing threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to the health and safety of the Fleet. On 31 Aug 2021, NAVADMIN 190/21 announced the Navy’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.Mandatory...
11 February 2022 Peninsula Leaders Immersed in Airpower OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Seventh Air Force hosted Airpower Immersion Days February 10-11 on Osan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea (ROK), giving senior leadership from around the peninsula a first-hand look at how the Air Force executes the mission for the joint and combined fight.Eighteen...