23 November 2022 President Wickremesinghe and U.S. Ambassador Chung celebrate the Commissioning of the U.S-donated Sri Lanka Navy Ship Vijayabahu U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The President of Sri Lanka Honorable Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Secretary to the Minister of Defense Kamal Gunaratne, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne and the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung attended the commissioning of the...
23 November 2022 Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry Completes Living Marine Resources Patrol in South Pacific HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry crew returned to homeport in Honolulu Tuesday following a 38-day expeditionary patrol enforcing international living marine resources treaties and conducting joint operations with partner nations across the South Pacific. During the 7,000...
23 November 2022 U.S. Army Double Dragons Company Deploys to South Korea to Support ROK-U.S. Alliance CAMP HOVEY, South Korea -- U.S. Army Chemical Corps Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, deployed to South Korea to support the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance.American Soldiers from the 181st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Company (Hazardous Response) are serving on a rotational...
23 November 2022 USS Michigan Operates in 7th Fleet OKINAWA, Japan -- The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) made a brief stop for personnel near Okinawa, Japan as part of her deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Nov. 10, 2022.The Pacific-based submarine is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet under the command and...
22 November 2022 U.S. and Indonesia Hold Inaugural Keris Marine Exercise in Lampung JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Marine forces from the U.S. Military and Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) are holding the Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) from November 11-25, 2022, at Piabung training area, in Pesawaran Regency, Lampung, Indonesia.The inaugural Keris MAREX...
22 November 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Tea Banh WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met today with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Tea Banh in Cambodia to discuss Cambodia's work as ASEAN Chair and the state of the...
22 November 2022 Japan Provides Asset Protection for Australian and US Ships in Trilateral Exercise Japan -- The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has successfully provided asset protection for Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and United States Navy (USN) ships during an exercise in the seas off Japan.The trilateral activity saw JMSDF JS Setogiri provide asset protection for RAN HMAS Stalwart...
22 November 2022 Air Force Supports First Ever Army Warfighter Exercise in Indo-Pacific Focusing on Joint Large-scale Combat Operations U.S. Air Force Airmen supported U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Army’s Mission Command Training Program Soldiers during the Army’s first warfighter exercise to take place in the Indo-Pacific theatre concentrating on joint large-scale combat operations contested in all domains...
21 November 2022 Carrier Strike Group 5 Concludes Keen Sword 23 PHILIPPINE SEA -- Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 Sailors along with Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and Joint force U.S. military personnel, conclude Keen Sword 2023 (KS23), a biennial joint/bi-lateral field training exercise, around the waters of Japan, Nov. 18.KS23 was designed to enhance...
21 November 2022 U.S., Indonesian Defense Leaders Look to Increase Interoperability WASHINGTON -- Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met in Jakarta today and pledged to improve interoperability between the Indonesian and U.S. militaries.This was the fourth visit between the two defense leaders and Prabowo said Austin's visit...