17 August 2021 Alaska Army National Guard Helps Rescue Injured Man after Falling into Yentna River JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Medevac aircrew from the Alaska Army National Guard provided emergency medical assistance and helicopter medical evacuation to a 75-year old man after he fell into a river and drowned, requiring immediate resuscitation and sustaining multiple injuries, Aug...
16 August 2021 Indo-Pacific Commander Visits USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) PACIFIC OCEAN -- Adm. John Aquilino, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), visited Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during Large-Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021 in the Hawaii Islands Operating area, Aug. 15.During his visit, Aquilino met with Vinson Sailors, and Carl...
16 August 2021 Coast Guard Cutter Munro Arrives in Western Pacific on Deployment ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Legend-class Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) arrived in the Western Pacific, Aug. 8, from its homeport in Alameda for a months-long deployment to the region.The crew is operating in support of United States Indo-Pacific Command, which oversees military operations in the...
16 August 2021 Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Brings the HIRAIN to Exercise Loobye BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, NT, Australia -- The sun rises over the hot, harsh outback, hundreds of miles south of Darwin. On any other day, the sight would be simply calm and quiet, but today on the notional “Bradshaw Island,” a simulated enemy target is about to meet its end in a unique...
16 August 2021 A Message from President Biden to President Joko Widodo on Republic of Indonesia’s Independence Day U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- On behalf of the United States of America, I send my warmest wishes to you and the people of Indonesia as you celebrate 76 years of independence on August 17. The United States greatly values Indonesia’s democratic leadership in the Indo‑Pacific.The close...
13 August 2021 Pacific Partnership 2021 Mission Concludes in Palau KOROR, Palau -- U.S. Pacific Fleet’s annual humanitarian assistance mission Pacific Partnership 21 concluded in Palau as U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) co-hosted a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HADR) workshop...
13 August 2021 JS Makinami Directs Force During Combined, and Joint Battle Problem U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY --Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112) took charge as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) during Combined and Joint Battle Problem (CJBP) Aug. 5-10 alongside the USS America (LHA 6) Expeditionary Strike Group and the Royal Australian...
13 August 2021 Coast Guard, County of Kauai Partners Complete Successful Search and Rescue Exercise off Kauai HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard and County of Kauai agency personnel successfully completed a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off Port Allen, Thursday.The exercise simulated a multi-agency response to the report of an overdue kayaker who failed to show up to work after a morning paddle.“Nothing...
13 August 2021 China, Russia Pose Strategic Challenges for U.S., Allies, Admiral Says WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is now navigating through uncharted waters with the possibility of strategic deterrence failing under rapidly growing threats from China and Russia, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said.Navy Adm. Charles A. Richard described those threats and provided solutions through...
13 August 2021 Task Force Koa Moana Participates In Lake Ngardok KOROR, Republic of Palau -- Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, participated in ongoing local efforts to remove Cheuais – a native but aggressive plant – from Lake Ngardok in the state of Melekeok Aug. 7, 2021.Lake Ngardok, meaning “living spring” in the...