VIENTIANE, LAO PDR -- U.S. Ambassador Dr. Peter M. Haymond presented personal protective equipment and hygiene supplies to Minister of Health Dr. Bounfeng Phoummalysith, on May 25, 2021 as part of the United States’ ongoing COVID-19 support to Lao PDR. The equipment and supplies were the first of...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- America-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) conducted a bilateral replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Towada-class replenishment ship JS Hamana (AOE 424), May 22.For the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship,...

OKINAWA, Japan -- As hundreds of Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 36 and Marine Air Control Group 18 staged in the early hours of Friday morning with all the equipment to sustain operations for a short period of time, leaders and planners observed the culmination of 48 hours of tireless execution...

SUKU CAMEA, U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Kevin Blackstone, Minister of Health Odete Belo, Dili Municipality President Gasper Soares and Suku Camea Chief Matos da Costa joined in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 21, 2021, to inaugurate the refurbished KADABUNAK Health...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The mission of aircraft maintainers depends heavily on the equipment they use to perform their duties being properly treated for the environment they’re in and having it all readily available for daily usage. The Aerospace Ground Equipment flight, part of the 18th Equipment...

U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Palau -- The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), airlifted plastic sheeting for shelter needs, kitchen sets, and other relief supplies — to save lives and meet the urgent needs of the Palau people in response to Typhoon...

PHILIPPINE SEA – Combined logistics planning by the French Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy culminated in ships from each country exercising its ability to sustain each other at sea.Throughout May, the French Navy's Jeanne d’Arc amphibious task group conducted...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Regional army chiefs and leaders participated in the virtual Indo-Pacific Land Power Conference, May 18 - 19, 2021, hosted by U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General Gen. Paul J. LaCamera.“This IPLC conference is an opportunity for us to learn, teach and share each other’s own...

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, hosted a virtual Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) with representatives of 25 nations from North America, Asia, South America, Australia, and Europe, May 19, 2021.The symposium brought...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force, Guam International Airport and Palau firefighters participated in a joint aircraft fire training event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam May 11.The purpose of the exercise was to train and certify Palauan and GIA firefighters to maintain their aircraft...