U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH -- The Hon. Meredith Berger, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Navy, visited the U.S. Navy’s Ice Camp Queenfish, built on a sheet of Arctic ice floating 160 nautical miles offshore, and the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) on...

U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- Shubho Shonda (Good evening).  I am excited to begin my assignment as the U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh. It was an honor for me to present my credentials to President Hamid. I would like to thank the people of Bangladesh for your extremely hospitable welcome!Bangladesh...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing successfully executed a first-of-its-kind exercise partnering with the Nevada Air National Guard, 15th Wing, and 354th Fighter Wing Airmen on March 3 to 6.The exercise name, Ho'oikaika, originates from the Hawaiian...

OSHIMA ISLAND, Kesennuma, Japan -- The U.S. Ambassador to Japan marked the 11-year anniversary of the March 11, 2011 disaster in Northeast Japan with a visit to the island of Oshima, meeting U.S. Marines and islanders united by Operation Tomodachi.For his first trip outside of the Tokyo area,...

WASHINGTON -- Under Secretary Heidi Shyu led a delegation from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSDR&E) to attend the Pacific Operational Science & Technology Conference (POST). Under Secretary Shyu delivered a keynote address in which she emphasized the...

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) developed a new dashboard application that provides real-time metrics as it packs and distributes millions of free, at-home COVID-19 tests to American households as part of the White House test kit mission.DLA Distribution created the application with...

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan – Aircrews from the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, the “Warlords” of HSM 51, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) “Mighty 59” of Air Development Squadron (VX) 51 conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo training in...

NUMAZU BEACH, Japan -- U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB)began their first dedicated bilateral training exercise together, taking place at Numazu Beach, Japan, and Combined Arms...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing recently concluded a routine training exercise designed to hone skills needed to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific in any combat environment.The two-week exercise extensively tested the wing’s ability to respond to a variety of...

NOME, Alaska -- The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group (CRG) honed its ability to operate in the arctic by constructing survival snow caves during Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot (APE) 22 in Nome, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2022.Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22 is a homeland security...