JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Standing with the people of Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19, the United States is donating an additional 3.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine doses to Indonesia in partnership with COVAX.  2,632,500 doses arrived at Soekarno–Hatta...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the U.S. unite to conduct multilateral, multinational exercise ANNUALEX in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 21-30.Five international navies, to include the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), German Navy (GMN),...

IWAKUNI, Japan -- USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, visited Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Nov. 18-21.America, which operates out of Sasebo, Japan, is the first large-deck amphibious ship ever to visit MCAS Iwakuni. The ship hosted military and...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- Today, the United States delivered one million life-saving doses of the Moderna mRNA vaccine to help Thailand fight COVID-19.Charge d’Affaires Michael Heath, Witchu Vejjajiva, Director-General of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs, and Dr...

WASHINGTON -- Every Thanksgiving, servicemembers around the world enjoy a holiday meal thanks to the hard work of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support and its Subsistence supply chain.Despite the effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having on supply chains, planning and communication, a...

WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met on November 20 with Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Hussein in Manama, Bahrain, during the annual Manama Dialogue. Secretary Austin congratulated Minister...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei -- The 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei maritime exercise concluded Nov. 19, following five days of virtual engagements that enhanced collaboration between Royal Brunei Armed Forces and U.S. military and focused on shared maritime...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota Air Base leadership hosted a dozen Japanese mayors from the Kanto, Tohoku, and Hokkaido regions, who toured the base, Nov. 15, 2021.The mayors visited Yokota to reaffirm the importance of the U.S. Air Force – Japan Air Self-Defense Force alliance, and to learn the...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) returned to Yokosuka, Nov. 19, following a six-month deployment across the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Shiloh, along with the embarked "Saberhawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, departed...

U.S. Embassy in Malaysia -- Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo concluded her visit to Asia with an official visit to Malaysia. She met with Malaysian government leaders to discuss opportunities to strengthen our economic relationship through collaboration and partnership.In her...