11 February 2022 U.S. Turns Over Four Cessna Planes to Philippine Navy MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. turned over four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing based in Sangley Point, Cavite as part of a Php298.1 million ($5.8 million) grant under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program.The Cessna planes will be used to train...
11 February 2022 Coast Guard and Navy Complete Channel Widening in Federated States of Micronesia SANTA RITA, Guam -- Crews from the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Forces Micronesia | Sector Guam improve navigation safety in Kapingamarangi Atoll.The Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) Sequoia carried members from the Navy's Underwater Construction Team Two (UCT-2) to widen the shoal channel from December 4-8,...
11 February 2022 Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Before Their Meeting U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, (inaudible), very good to see you again. As always, I’m glad that Quad meetings have brought us together but also given us the opportunity and the excuse to be able to compare notes directly on the many the challenges we’re dealing with...
10 February 2022 Prepositioning Ship Trains with Air Force During Exercise Cope North PHILIPPINE SEA -- Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) civil service mariners aboard USNS Dahl (T AKR 312) helped train U.S. Air Force crews while underway in the Philippine Sea, as part of Exercise Cope North 22 (CN22), Feb. 7-8.CN22 is a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) exercise...
10 February 2022 31st MEU Conducts VBSS Training Aboard USS Miguel Keith in Support of Exercise Noble Fusion EAST CHINA SEA -- Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embarked aboard the USS America (LHA 6), conducted visit board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) as part of Exercise Noble Fusion, Feb. 5, 2022.This was the first time 31st MEU Marines...
10 February 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Defense Trilateral Call with Japan, Republic of Korea WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd. J. Austin III spoke with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Suh Wook and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi today to reaffirm the importance of trilateral security...
10 February 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Ship Visit Highlights Partnership with Fiji to Combat IUU Fishing U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- U.S. Embassy Suva welcomed the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) to the Port of Suva with a press conference featuring the Stratton’s commanding officer Captain Stephen Adler, Embassy Charge d’affaires (CDA) Tony Greubel, and...
10 February 2022 Alaska Army National Guard Team Wins Environmental Security Award JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Last week, the National Guard Bureau officially recognized the Alaska Army National Guard’s Restoration Team for their exceptional accomplishments in restoring unattended armory sites to a clean and sound state for transferring to outside organizations.The...
09 February 2022 Chief of Staff Air Force and CMSAF Conduct Virtual All-call with U.S. Airmen in Japan KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan recently got the opportunity to engage with senior leaders and joined their peers from other Air Force units across U.S. Forces Japan, during a virtual all-call hosted by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ. Brown Jr. and Chief Master...
09 February 2022 The U.S. and Australia: A Vital Partnership for the Indo-Pacific Region and the World U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia -- As democratic anchors in the Indo-Pacific, the United States and Australia share an unshakeable commitment to defending freedom and democracy, championing opportunity, upholding human rights, respecting the rule of law, and countering state-sponsored...