U.S. Army Pacific, Hawaii -- Celebrating a 40-year partnership, Exercise Tiger Balm is the longest running bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army and the Singapore Armed Forces that occurred virtually on Singapore and Oahu, Hawaii, May 6-13, 2021.Exercise Tiger Balm is a U.S. Army Pacific...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 18th Aggressor Squadron is pairing up with other U.S. military branches to effectively train the Department of Defense’s assets and personnel by knowing, teaching and replicating adversary tactics during Northern Edge 2021 (NE21).For NE21, the Aggressors will be...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- "It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious." – President George Washington, Nov. 15, 1781Ranging from Arctic Alaska to...

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) instructors conducted three training courses for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from March 8 to May 14, 2021 to strengthen maritime law enforcement capabilities.The training series included a two-week Boarding Officer Course, a...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense (MND) held the 19th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) May 12-13, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Mr. David...

SANTA RITA, Guam -- An Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew conducted two flights repatriating Federated States of Micronesia citizens and delivering U.S. and foreign diplomats to Pohnpei International Airport on Thursday and Friday.The flights were the first permitted by the Federated...

FORT GREELY, Alaska -- Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducted an airborne operation May 11, 2021, onto Allen Army Airfield, Fort Greely, Alaska, as part of Northern Edge 2021.Following the seizure of the airfield, an M142 High Mobility...

SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are strengthening joint ties during Northern Edge 21 (NE21).Northern Edge, a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces, provides high-end, realistic war fighter training; develops and improves joint interoperability; and enhances...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Recently, Airmen from the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Surgeon General office (SGO) and members of the Vietnamese Military Medical University (VMMU) partook in a virtual knowledge exchange to discuss topics of aerospace and expeditionary medicine.The...

U.S. Embassy in Nepal -- $45.1 Million total USG assistance through USAID thus far. Since the beginning of the pandemic, USAID’s COVID-19 assistance has reached over 55 percent of the population across Nepal by working with partners at the community, municipal, and federal levels to provide...