18 June 2020 U.S. Provides Php126 Million to Support Filipino Children’s Education During Pandemic MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing Php126 million ($2.5 million) to help the Philippine government’s implementation of the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan to advance education delivery during the COVID-19...
18 June 2020 Defense Digital Service Is Hiring Talent, Continuing Mission Despite COVID-1 WASHINGTON -- Before COVID-19, the Defense Digital Service was already equipped to work remotely, the agency's lead recruiter said."When COVID came we were prepared, and we took our laptops, and we went home," Christian "CJ" Johnson said via livestream video at a Defense One Tech Summit panel.The...
18 June 2020 Remarks by Ambassador Kenneth I. Juster at the Ventilator Donation Press Event at Indian Red Cross Society U.S. Embassy and Consulates India -- I would like to recognize Secretary General Jain of the Indian Red Cross and Joint Secretary Das of the Ministry of External Affairs. Thank you to members of the Government of India, the Indian Red Cross Society, and the media for joining us today.The COVID-19...
17 June 2020 Blue Ridge Conducts Submarine Familiarization with USS Asheville PHILLIPPINE SEA -- USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) participated in a submarine familiarization (SUBFAM) training with the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), June 14.The SUBFAM gave the crew of Blue Ridge the chance to observe and operate with a submarine.“The purpose of this...
17 June 2020 U.S. Provides Technical Training on COVID-19 Testing in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- The United States, through the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), led a two-week molecular biology training to strengthen the COVID-19 testing capabilities of Philippine medical technologists.From June 1 to June 12, the U.S. Department of Defense’s...
17 June 2020 U.S. Embassy Provides COVID-19 Response Equipment to Bangladesh Customs Department DHAKA, Bangladesh -- United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service handed over essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to National Board of Revenue Chairman Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem as part...
17 June 2020 HSC-25 Rescues Hikers Near Pagat Caves ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 responded to a search and rescue (SAR) request from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam for three missing hikers, June 14.The three men were reported missing late on Saturday in the Pagat Caves area...
17 June 2020 United States Assistance for the COVID-19 Response in Myanmar Reaches Nearly $13.5 Million U.S. Embassy in Burma -- The United States is providing an additional $4 million to address the spread of COVID-19 in Myanmar, bringing total U.S. support for COVID-19 response in Myanmar to $13.5 million since February 2020. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing these...
16 June 2020 B-52s Deploy to Alaska, Demonstrate Global Agility JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers returned to the Indo-Pacific region June 14 to conduct bomber task force operations out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.Three bombers from the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base,...
16 June 2020 Sailors and Airmen Increase Interoperability During Local Integration MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Sailors assigned to the “Star Warriors” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 209, and Airmen assigned to the “Panthers” of the 13th Fighter Squadron, and the “Samurai” of the 14th Fighter Squadron are increasing their warfighting readiness and survivability during a series...