19 April 2024 VMM-268 Prepares for MRF-D Deployment Today, U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), departed Marine Corps Base Hawaii for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in preparation for their upcoming deployment to the 13th annual iteration of...
19 April 2024 U.S. Navy Aircraft Transits the Taiwan Strait A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on April 17 (local time)...
19 April 2024 U.S.-ROK SOF participate in routine Airborne training for KFT 24 Approximately 200 U.S. and Republic of Korea special operations forces personnel participated in a static-line Airborne training operation today as part of Korea Flying Training 24, a combined ROK and U.S. exercise running April 12-26...
17 April 2024 JBER supports expeditionary forces during major exercise The 673d Air Base Wing enhanced its ability to project forces in support of the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 1 through 17...
17 April 2024 U.S. Coast Guard conducts medical evacuation and delivers drought relief in Federated States of Micronesia Following a high-profile rescue of three mariners from Pikelot Atoll, the U.S. Coast Guard, operating through the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) and coordinated by U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam with U.S. Embassy and USAID partners, continued their vital service in the Pacific by...
16 April 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With People's Republic of China (PRC) Minister of National Defense Admiral Dong Jun Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout...
16 April 2024 Philippine, U.S. Troops to Kick Off Exercise Balikatan 2024 The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military will conduct the 39th iteration of Balikatan, the largest annual bilateral training exercise between the two Allies, from April 22 to May 10...
15 April 2024 Tinian FOS serves as power projection platform during Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 The remote island of Tinian, located in the western Pacific Ocean, represents a vital chapter in military and world history. The island once was home to the U.S. military’s largest B-29 Superfortress fleet, which launched the two bombers carrying the atomic bombs “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” that...
15 April 2024 Task Force 70, Carrier Strike Group 5 holds change of command Rear Adm. Pat Hannifin turned command of Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group 5 over to Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk during a ceremony at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka Friday morning, April 12...
15 April 2024 US Army’s Mid-Range Capability makes its first deployment in the Philippines for Salaknib 24 In a historic first, the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force successfully deployed the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system to Northern Luzon, Philippines, on April 11, 2024, as part of Exercise Salaknib 24...