21 April 2022 U.S. Navy Ship Docks in Perth, Western Australia U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia -- A United States Navy ship and its 350-person crew has arrived in Perth, Western Australia for a scheduled port visit.The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) is visiting HMAS Stirling Naval Base near Rockingham as part of routine operations in the...
21 April 2022 Pacific Air Forces Team Competes in Air Force Readiness Challenge JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A 39-member team from across the Pacific Air Forces traveled to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to compete at the Air Force Civil Engineer Readiness Challenge VIII, hosted April 18 through 22.One of eight teams competing in the challenge, the group...
21 April 2022 Vaccine Handover to Thailand under the Quad Vaccine Partnership U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- Under the Quad’s flagship Vaccine Partnership, a consignment of COVID vaccines was handed over jointly by the Ambassador of India, H.E. Ms. Suchitra Durai, Ambassador of Australia, H.E. Mr. Allan McKinnon, Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Mr. Nashida Kazuya and the...
21 April 2022 U.S. Provides PHP17.5 Million to Support Ecosystem and Community Recovery after Typhon Odette MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- As part of its overall response to Typhoon Odette, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional Php17.5 million ($350,000) to support ecosystem and community recovery. This new...
20 April 2022 Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and the Australian 1st Brigade Welcomes the Commandant of the Marine Corps DARWIN, AUSTRALIA. -- General David Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, visited with Marines and Sailors of the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D), and Soldiers of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on April 14.During the visit, General Berger spoke of the trust built between United States...
20 April 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III Meeting with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana at the Pentagon today to discuss ways to continue to deepen cooperation under the U.S.-Philippines alliance.The Secretaries affirmed the enduring nature of the alliance, as well...
20 April 2022 402nd Supports Alaska’s Inaugural Regional Combat Training Center Rotation FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- Army Field Support Battalion-Alaska ( AFSBn-Alaska) supported the first Large Scale Combat Operation training in Alaska since 1989. The U.S. Army’s first Regional Combat Training Center rotation in Alaska was designed to increase the Arctic proficiency of all units...
20 April 2022 Yokota Receives Control Module, Steam Generator for Base Power Plant YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) received a packaged electrical control module (PECM) and a heat recovery steam generator for Yokota’s new power plant April 13.The PECM essentially works as the brain of the power plant. The computers connected to it to run the plant...
20 April 2022 U.S. Military, Armed Forces of the Philippines Construct Health Clinic in Legazpi City MANILIA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- Members of the U.S. military and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recently completed the construction of a health clinic in Barangay Taysan in Legazpi City, Albay as part of the multilateral exercise Pacific Partnership 2021. U.S. Navy Seabees with...
20 April 2022 Mission Support Group/ROK Air Force Operations Command commanders Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Base Security OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Like many military installations overseas, Osan Air Base faces challenges that require coordination between U.S. servicemembers and their host nation.One of the major challenges involves base security and aligning procedures to ensure the safety of those who live...