24 September 2021 U.S. Global Vaccine Donation Commitment Tops 1.1 Billion Doses; 871,650 More Pfizer Doses Arrived in Jakarta on Thursday U.S. Embassy in Consulates in Indonesia -- At the Virtual Global COVID-19 Summit on Sept. 22, President Biden announced that the U.S. is donating an additional half a billion Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to low and lower-middle income countries around the globe, with shipments starting in...
24 September 2021 Okinawa III MEF Marines Receive Recognition for Big Ideas CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- The second annual Big Ideas Challenge concluded with an awards ceremony held virtually between Okinawa, mainland Japan, and Hawaii on September 15th, 2021. Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, III, the III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, awarded Maj. Jenkyn...
24 September 2021 Fort Greely, FAA Partnership Keeps Planes Flying, Saves MoneyFort Greely, FAA Partnership Keeps Planes Flying, Saves Money FORT GREELY, Alaska – In a partnership between U.S. Army Garrison Alaska and the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA held an Instrument Landing System certification training course from July 14 to Aug. 24, 2021, at a maintenance hangar on Fort Greely’s Allen Army Airfield.Weather can complicate...
24 September 2021 Chargé d’Affaires Tom Daley Remarks at the Closing Ceremony of Harii Hamutuk (“Building Together”) Exercise U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- My respects to:Major General Falur Rate Laek, Vice Chief of Defense Force;Ambassador Peter Roberts of Australia;Ambassador Kinefuchi Masami of Japan;Ambassador Philip Hewitt of New Zealand;Honored guests;And participants of Hari’i Hamutuk 2021Good morning!On behalf of...
24 September 2021 U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Earns Master EOD Badge on Fort Irwin FORT IRWIN, California -- A seasoned U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EDO) technician earned the Master EOD Badge on Fort Irwin, California, Sept. 14.Staff Sgt. Gabriel M. Leon from the 759th Ordnance Company (EOD) earned the badge after eight years of service as an EOD technician.“The other...
23 September 2021 First-Ever United States and the Republic of Korea Joint Repatriation Ceremony HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) held its first-ever joint repatriation and wreath laying ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2021.The strong and long-lasting partnership and shared noble effort between DPAA and the Ministry of National...
23 September 2021 Navy Gold Star Program Hosts Bells Across America YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, in conjunction with the Navy Gold Star Program and Navy installations around the world, hosted the sixth annual “Bells Across America for Fallen Service Members” Sept. 23. The event is aligned with Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day, which is...
23 September 2021 PACAF Command Chief Shares Perspective at AFA Conference NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, Pacific Air Forces command chief, provided his unique perspective during Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference Command Chiefs’ Perspective panel, Sept. 22.Other highly experienced enlisted leader panelists included Chief Master...
23 September 2021 Australian Prime Minister, Austin Discuss New Aspect of Trilateral Partnership WASHINGTON -- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III sat down at the Pentagon today to discuss how the enhanced trilateral security partnership with the two nations and the United Kingdom will move forward.Morrison, who met with President Joe Biden...
23 September 2021 U.S Launches a $35 Million Program to Improve Health Outcomes for Mothers and Newborns in Indonesia JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Across Indonesia, two mothers and eight newborns die every hour. Many of these tragic deaths are preventable, reflecting significant gaps in the health care system. To improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns, the United States Agency for...