08 March 2021 DEI_Women Peace and Security Program Builds International Capabilities WASHINGTON -- No nation can afford to ignore half its population. That's the premise of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 on the Women Peace and Security program. It is good to remember this on International Women's Day.In 2017, Congress passed the Women Peace and Security Act...
05 March 2021 Component Maintenance Squadron Takes on Agile Combat Employment KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Innovation and resourcefulness are key in making sure air power is ready to be delivered anytime, anywhere. The 18th Component Maintenance Squadron (CMS) at Kadena Air Base is taking steps to incorporate both in their daily routines.The 18th CMS is responsible for the...
05 March 2021 U.S. Embassy Civil-Military Support Element Donates PPE for Frontline Workers U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- On March 5, 2021, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Gregory May and the Civil-Military Support Element (CMSE) handed over a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Rapid Antigen Test Kits to the Deputy Minister of Health Dr. M. Battuvshin. “As a strategic...
05 March 2021 U.S. Welcomes Arrival to the Philippines of U.S.-Supported COVAX Vaccines MANILA, Philippines -- The United States welcomes the successful arrival of 487,200 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines on Thursday, March 4. These vaccines were made available through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, a global initiative to support equitable access to...
04 March 2021 U.S. Embassy Hosts Commemoration of Battle of Sunda Strait JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The U.S. Embassy was honored to host distinguished guests from the Indonesian, Australian, and U.S. Navies, Armed Forces, and Governments for a day of remembrance of shared history in commemoration of the Battle of Sunda Strait, on 1 March 2021. After playing the national...
04 March 2021 Air Force Discusses the Future of Energy Efficiency WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- At this year’s Virtual Air Warfare Symposium, the Air Force Association held a panel Feb. 23 with Department of the Air Force senior leaders titled “No Fuel, No Fight: The Future of Warfighting Energy Requirements.” The purpose of the panel was to discuss the inherent...
04 March 2021 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Singapore Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided the following readout:Today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke on the phone with his Singapore counterpart, Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen.Minister Ng congratulated Secretary Austin on his confirmation as Secretary of Defense,...
04 March 2021 Air Force Mission Returns Airman to His Roots ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- “Out in the back of my grandpa’s house there were mangrove trees just above the water line after the tide came in. I would love going back there and build forts with wood that I’d find, like I would in America, and people wouldn’t understand what I was doing. It was...
03 March 2021 Admiral Offers Vision for Indo-Pacific WASHINGTON -- Key to military success and supporting free and open societies in the Indo-Pacific region are: fostering innovation, thinking critically, developing expertise, challenging assumptions and working collectively to realize the full potential of the joint force, the commander of the U.S...
03 March 2021 Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Conducts Second Bilateral Exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force PACIFIC OCEAN - The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted a bilateral maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) February 28.USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) conducted maneuvering drills and a photo exercise with JS Yugiri (DD...