18 January 2022 Tripoli Recovers F-35Bs for the First Time, Certifies for Fixed-Wing Operations PACIFIC OCEAN -- An F-35B Lighting II from Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 touched down on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Jan. 11, marking the first time the ship has landed the new fifth generation fighter.Tripoli has been steadily operating and...
18 January 2022 Chargé d’affaires Announces US$100,000 in Support to Tonga SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu – Chargé d’affaires Tony Greubel announced the approval of US$100,000 (FJD$212,365) in immediate assistance to support people affected by volcanic eruptions and tsunami waves in Tonga.USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance is working...
18 January 2022 USS Jackson Makes Port of Call to Brunei U.S. Embassy in Brunei Darussalam -- The USS JACKSON of the United States Navy (USN) made a logistics port of call to Brunei Darussalam from 14th – 16th January 2022. Along with the visit, the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and USN have successfully conducted the Passage Exercise (PASSEX), on 13th January...
16 January 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the ballistic missile launches 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, these missile launches highlight the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s...
14 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...
13 January 2022 Readout of Japan, Republic of Korea and U.S. Defense Trilateral Call WASHINGTON -- Defense officials from Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United States conducted a call on January 13, 2022 to discuss regional security affairs.Japanese Director General for Defense Policy Masuda Kazuo, ROK Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Kim Man-gi, and U.S...
13 January 2022 Agency Addresses Hypersonic Vehicle Detection, Satellite Survivability WASHINGTON -- The Space Development Agency (SDA) will be fielding satellites that will provide eyes-on capability to detect maneuverable hypersonic glide vehicles during flight, and those satellites will be affordable and prolific, the SDA director said.Speaking today at the Mitchell Institute for...
13 January 2022 DOD Officials Say Service Members, Families Pay Price of Continuing Resolutions WASHINGTON -- Service members and their families will suffer if Congress passes a full-year continuing resolution for fiscal 2022, Defense Department officials told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee today.A full-year continuing resolution "would move us in the wrong direction and leave...
13 January 2022 U.S. INDOPACOM Hosts Virtual 2022 Chiefs of Defense Briefing CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii – Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted a virtual meeting Jan. 12 with the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense to discuss their security priorities for 2022...
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...