14 January 2020 USS America, JS Kunisaki Operate in East China Sea EAST CHINA SEA -- The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) amphibious transport dock ship JS Kunisaki (LST 4003) operated together in the East China Sea, Jan. 13.During the exercise, America and Kunisaki conducted communication and maneuvering...
04 January 2019 Island Marauder Demo Puts New Technology to the Test with 3rd Marines MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -- For the last three years, engineers and project officers from Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC)have descended on the island of Oahu to put new technology to the test.In the fall, MCSC—along with Marines from the 3rd Marine Regiment and partner organizations from...
27 February 2019 Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Conducts Systems Operability Testing Aboard USS Wasp CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Engineers and technical experts from Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) conducted systems operability testing in January aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, in support of 31st Marine Expeditionary...
29 July 2019 Arrow Weapon System Successfully Engages Ballistic Missile Target FORT BELVOIR, Va -- The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed a successful flight test campaign with the Arrow-3 Interceptor missile.Flight Test Arrow-01 demonstrated the Israeli...
24 October 2019 US Air Force Exchange Officer Soars with Partners Down Under ROYAL AIR FORCE AMBERLY, Australia --When Maj. Thomas Larner commissioned in the U.S. Air Force, he knew he wanted to be a part of the fighter community. What he didn’t know was where that dream would take him.“I remember attending my first air show in Philadelphia as a young boy, and thinking ‘man,...
10 June 2020 US Airmen in Australia Keep an Ear to the Ground ALICE SPRINGS, Australia -- Earthquakes, tsunamis and nuclear explosions all have one thing in common – when they happen, the Airmen of Detachment 421 know.Situated in the remote outback of Central Australia, the 709th Technical Maintenance Squadron Det 421 is responsible for maintaining a seismic...
16 March 2020 Flight Provides Vital Support to Entire Continent YOKOTA AIR FORCE BASE, Japan -- One small unit has the extensive mission of providing support services over a 76.9 million square mile territory.As an active duty service member who has spent 17 years serving overseas, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Troy Sachao, 337th Air Support Flight commander, can...
06 May 2020 Eyes on the Sky: US, Australia Collaborate to Advance Space Superiority NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION HAROLD E. HOLT, WA, Australia -- Navigation systems, weather forecasts, precision-guided weapons – in the modern age of rapid communication, it is space-based satellite communication that allow for most daily life conveniences. Those same systems also provide mission...
03 April 2023 Intent to Open U.S. Embassy Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu U.S. Department of State - To further strengthen the bilateral relationship, the U.S. Department of State has conveyed the U.S. intent to the Ni-Vanuatu Government to open an embassy in the Republic of Vanuatu, subject to Congressional notification.Consistent with the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy, a...
08 October 2014 Interim Report on the Revision of the U.S.- Japan Guidelines for Defense Cooperation The United States and Japan today jointly released the Interim Report of the ongoing revision of the U.S.- Japan Guidelines for Defense Cooperation. The revised Guidelines, which are expected to be finalized by the end of the year, will establish an expanded and more flexible framework for Alliance...