05 May 2022 Nepal and the U.S. Sign New 5-Year Development Assistance Agreement KATHMANDU, U.S. Embassy in Nepal -- Today, the Government of Nepal (GON), through the Ministry of Finance (MOF), and the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a new Development Objective Agreement.This Assistance Agreement, which will span five years,...
04 May 2022 Navy Hospital Ship Departs for Pacific Partnership 2022 SAN DIEGO -- Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed San Diego, May 3, marking the beginning of Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22).Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission...
04 May 2022 Yokota Hosts International Healthcare Symposium YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Roughly 70 guests from various medical facilities across Japan attended the International Healthcare Symposium April 22, 2022, in the Officer’s Club at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The primary goal of the event was to get to know each other and strengthen partnerships between...
04 May 2022 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Welcomes Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi to the Pentagon, May 4 WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will host Japanese Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi, in an enhanced honor cordon ceremony and bilateral meeting at the Pentagon, 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 4.All journalists desiring to cover the arrival ceremony must obtain a wristband from...
04 May 2022 U.S. Donates Two million COVID-19 vaccines to the Cambodian people PHNOM PENH, U.S. Embassy in Cambodia -- Today, the United States, in partnership with COVAX, UNICEF, and WHO donated two million Pfizer vaccine doses to the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia. These safe and effective vaccines will protect the Cambodian people and help prevent dangerous new variants from...
04 May 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch today and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns these actions and calls on the DPRK to refrain from further destabilizing acts. While we have...
03 May 2022 Littoral Combat Ship Returns to Singapore SINGAPORE -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) arrived at Changi Naval Base in Singapore May 2, as part of a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.Aside from brief stops, Jackson’s arrival to Singapore will be the first by an LCS since USS...
03 May 2022 F-15 Eagles Trains with F-22 Raptors JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska residents watching the skies may have noticed some unusual aircraft over the past few weeks.U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles assigned to the 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno, California, trained with F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing at Joint Base...
03 May 2022 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-369 “Fly the Barn” OKINAWA, Japan -- Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan executed a mass formation launch known as a “Fly the Barn,” event in support of the squadron’s required annual training on April 29th, 2022.“Since we deployed to...
03 May 2022 U.S. Government supports the Government of Samoa’s efforts to combat COVID-19 APIA, U.S. Embassy in Samoa -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), handed over 45,630 life-saving Pfizer vaccines to support the Government of Samoa’s efforts to combat COVID -19. “The U.S. is committed to providing 1.2 billion doses of safe,...