18 December 2024 USINDOPACOM Commander Travels to Thailand, Participates in Senior Leader Dialogue Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to Thailand, where he met with senior government and military leaders to reinforce the enduring U.S.-Thailand Alliance, Dec. 15-18...
17 December 2024 U.S. and Philippine Air Forces complete Dynamic Force Employment exercise U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron completed a Dynamic Force Employment exercise with the Philippine Air Force at Clark Air Base, Philippines, Dec. 9-13, 2024...
17 December 2024 For First Time, Australian Submariner Earns US Dolphins The U.S. Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 12. In a pier-side ceremony, Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7 awarded Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. James* the first...
17 December 2024 Paving the way: U.S, JASDF advance ADR capabilities The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force participated in an airfield damage repair training exercise at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, Nov. 19 - 21...
17 December 2024 The sound of Operation Christmas Drop The United States Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Pacific Brass Quintet, toured the southern Mariana Islands with an arrangement of holiday music performances for the community, Dec. 2-10...
17 December 2024 Eighth Army leaders continue decades-old traditional visit to Namsan-won Orphanage In the spirit of the holiday season, senior leaders and staff from Eighth Army visited the children of Namsan-won Orphanage in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 13, 2024...
17 December 2024 USS Savannah Arrives in Sihanoukville, Cambodia After Eight Years SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) arrived in Sihanoukville, Cambodia for a port visit, Dec. 16...
16 December 2024 Military Police train during Yama Sakura 87 U.S. Army military police (MP) with the 382nd Military Police Detachment and 422nd Military Police Company, both with 96th Military Police Battalion, 11th Military Police Brigade, flew halfway across the globe this December to support Yama Sakura 87, an annual trilateral training exercise involving...
16 December 2024 The 38th ADA Brigade shifts gears during Yama Sakura 87 The 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade hit the ground running during Yama Sakura 87, providing air defense expertise through new lines of communication and areas of operation during the exercise...
16 December 2024 Largest Yama Sakura exercise concludes; solidifies lasting commitment to regional security Yama Sakura 87 comes to an end with service members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Australian Defence Force, and America’s First Corps gathering to take part in the event’s closing ceremony held at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 14...