27 April 2023 Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks' Meeting With Japanese Vice-Minister of Defense Suzuki Atsuo WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon provided the following readout:Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl each met with Japanese Vice Minister of Defense Suzuki today at the Pentagon to discuss a range of bilateral issues,...
27 April 2023 Arctic Gold 23-2 refines 354th FW ACE operations EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFNS) --The 354th Fighter Wing conducted Arctic Gold 23-2, an exercise designed to practice the wing’s ability to sustain F-35 Lightning II operations from multiple, simulated, deployed locations, April 17-23.“The goal of this exercise was to showcase the wing’s...
27 April 2023 Leaders’ Joint Statement in Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Alliance between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea THE WHITE HOUSE -- Today President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of the United States (U.S.) and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea (ROK) met in Washington to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK Alliance. This is the second State Visit of the Biden-Harris Administration. While our...
27 April 2023 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Conducts Sensing Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations during Balikatan 2023 SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines -- What does the future fight with a peer adversary look like? This question has been long deliberated by warfighting strategists with varying predictions, but one factor remains constant; to be detected, is to be targeted and killed. Sensing Expeditionary Advanced...
26 April 2023 Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and United States Fleet Commanders Conduct Roundtable Discussion BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Naval leaders from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States convened for an exchange of ideas on operational topics aboard the helicopter training ship ROKS Hansando (ATH-81), April 20-21.The meeting provided a forum to engage in professional dialogues...
26 April 2023 U.S., Philippine Air Forces to Conduct Cope Thunder, First Since 1990 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Cope Thunder - Philippines 23-1, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is scheduled to begin May 1 with primary flight operations over Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, and is scheduled to run through May 12. Cope Thunder Philippines is designed to...
26 April 2023 Readout: Pacific Fleet Commander's Travel to Japan, April 20-21 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Japan, April 20-21, 2023, to reaffirm the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of security in the Indo-Pacific.Paparo met with senior Japanese officials to discuss the increasing security challenge in the...
26 April 2023 Army Medal of Honor Recipient and Korean War Veteran Remains Identified WASHINGTON -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has positively identified the remains of Army Corporal Luther H. Story, a Medal of Honor recipient from Buena Vista, Georgia, who was killed in action while serving with Alpha Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean...
26 April 2023 American, South Korean Nuclear Teams Improve Interoperability on Korean Peninsula SEOUL, South Korea -- Highly specialized nuclear teams from the United States and South Korea strengthened their interoperability during NDT-NCT Partnership VIII on the Korean Peninsula, March 20 – 24.U.S. Army Nuclear Disablement Teams (NDT) trained with their Republic of Korea (ROK) counterparts...