21 March 2023 U.S. Experts Arrive in Oriental Mindoro to Assist in Oil Spill Response At the request of the Philippine government, eight experts from the United States government arrived in Pola, Oriental Mindoro today to support the oil spill response operations of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).Five members from the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) National Strike Force will provide...
20 March 2023 U.S. and Republic of Korea Enhance Combat Readiness with Combined Air Training USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea -- The Republic of Korea (ROK) and U.S. conducted a combined aerial exercise in conjunction with the deployment of U.S. B-1B Strategic Bombers to the Korean peninsula on March 19, which was the 7th day of the Freedom Shield 23 exercise which began on March 13.In the...
20 March 2023 U.S. and Japan Conduct Integrated Bomber Exercise SEA OF Japan -- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted a bilateral bomber integration exercise on March 19, 2023, demonstrating the enduring and lethal deterrence options readily available to the U.S.-Japan Alliance.Two B-1 Lancer bombers and four F-16 fighter aircraft...
20 March 2023 G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea U.S. Embassy & Consulate in the Republic of Korea -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.Begin Text:We, the G7...
20 March 2023 U.S. and Japan Conduct Bilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise SEA OF Japan -- The USS Milius (DDG-69) conducted a bilateral ballistic missile defense exercise in partnership with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Atago (DDG-177) in the Sea of Japan, Mar. 18, 2023.This exercise continues the enhancement of the interoperability of the JSDF and U.S. armed...
20 March 2023 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Philippine Senior Undersecretary and Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez WASHIGNTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Philippine Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez today to discuss ongoing efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Philippine...
20 March 2023 Guam 37th Legislature Visits Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz DEDEDO, Guam -- Senators and legislative staff members with the Guam 37th Legislature visited Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, March 17, 2023.MCB Camp Blaz coordinated with the Chairman for the Committee on the Guam Buildup, Senator Roy Quinata and his staff to invite all members of the Guam...
20 March 2023 Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Indonesia and Thailand U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Counselor Derek Chollet and an interagency delegation will travel to Indonesia and Thailand March 20-24. During his travel, Counselor Chollet will engage with senior government leaders and key stakeholders on bilateral and regional issues, including efforts...
18 March 2023 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the ballistic missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the DPRK’s recent missile launches highlight the destabilizing impact of...
18 March 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Yap and Pohnpei States in Federated States of Micronesia Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command visited the states of Yap and Pohnpei during a trip to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) March 17-18, 2023. While in Yap, Aquilino met with Yap Gov. Charles Chieng, and senior government leaders in the Yap State Legislature where he...