11 June 2021 USS Curtis Wilbur Conducts Bilateral Operations with HMAS Ballarat SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Forces from the U. S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy concluded a week of bilateral operations in the South China Sea, June 11.Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) rendezvoused with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat...
10 June 2021 U.S. Delivers a Second Shipment of Emergency Medical Supplies to Bangladesh to Combat Covid-19 DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered to Bangladesh a second shipment of emergency medical supplies to save lives, stop the spread of COVID-19, and meet the urgent health needs of the Bangladeshi people. This...
10 June 2021 Marines, NMCB-4 Seabees Rehearse Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations CAMP KINSER, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines with 3d Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 are conducting Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) training on islands around Okinawa during exercise Poseidon’s Watchtower from June 2-17.Poseidon’s...
10 June 2021 DOD Announces Center to Collaborate on, Advance Shared Interests in Arctic Region WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department announced today the creation of a new DOD center to focus on issues related to the Arctic.The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies will be the sixth such regional center for the department, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a briefing...
09 June 2021 Austin Signs Internal Directive to Unify Department's China Efforts WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued an internal directive today to laser-focus Department of Defense efforts to address China as the nation's number one pacing challenge.Austin accepted recommendations from the China Task Force he established in February. The document is...
09 June 2021 Two Outstanding Young Malaysians Accepted To U.S. Service Academies U.S. Embassy in Malaysia -- Two Malaysians have been accepted to continue their studies at two prestigious U.S. service academies and prepare to become future Malaysian military officers. The U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur hosted a virtual send-off ceremony to mark their appointment, attended by...
08 June 2021 U.S. Airlifts Emergency Supplies to Help Sri Lanka Combat Covid-19 Surge COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The U.S. continues to stand with the people of Sri Lanka in the battle against the COVID-19 surge. Today, U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Martin Kelly and Secretary to the Ministry of Health Dr. S.H. Munasinghe commemorated the donation of critically needed...
08 June 2021 Jungle Warfare Exercise: U.S. Marines Put Littoral Combat Skills to the Test during Realistic Force-on-Force Operations OKINAWA, Japan -- The heavy blades of helicopters thud overtop of the thick jungle canopy where hundreds of U.S. Marines silently maneuver through the stifling terrain to gain a positional advantage against a peer-level adversary. Meanwhile, a platoon of Marines executes an amphibious assault into...
08 June 2021 U.S Again Delivers Emergency Medical Supplies to Bangladesh to Combat Covid-19 DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh --The U.S. through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered to Bangladesh its most recent shipment of emergency medical supplies to save lives, stop the spread of COVID-19, and meet the urgent health needs of the Bangladeshi people. This...
07 June 2021 General Charles Flynn Takes Command of U.S. Army Pacific FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Gen. Charles A. Flynn assumed command of U.S. Army Pacific from Gen. Paul J. LaCamera in a ceremony held June 4, 2021, on Historic Palm Circle at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.Flynn comes to Fort Shafter after serving as deputy chief of staff for U.S. Army operations, plans and...