22 July 2021 U.S. Donates 500,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Sri Lanka for Early COVID-19 Detection COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The United States donated 500,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) as part of its commitment to support Sri Lanka’s fight against COVID-19. These tests, worth 300 million Sri Lankan rupees (USD 1.5 million), were delivered to the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health...
22 July 2021 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System: Making III Marine Expeditionary Force Ready to Fight Now OKINAWA, Japan -- Throughout history, the Marine Corps has used the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in order to gain an advantage against its adversaries. With the Commandant’s Planning Guidance and Force Design, it is vital that III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) utilize HIMARS to...
22 July 2021 A Mile in a Defender’s Boots YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 374th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) hosted the fourth iteration of the 374th Mission Support Group (MSG) training day on July 21, 2021, where Airmen from other MSG squadrons learned about the SFS mission.The training was conducted as part of the group’s focus to...
21 July 2021 USS Green Bay Hosts Japanese National Defense Academy Midshipmen SASEBO, Japan – The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) hosted a tour for National Defense Academy of Japan Midshipmen July 14, the first tour of a Sasebo-based ship by a non-U.S. military group since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Since March 2020, force health protection...
21 July 2021 U.S. Delivers an Additional 3 Million Moderna Vaccines to Bangladesh DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- Chargé d’Affaires JoAnne Wagner welcomed the arrival of an additional three million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh, a gift from the American people. The vaccines arrived by aircraft on Monday, July 19, adding to a July 2-3 U.S. donation of...
21 July 2021 U.S., Indian Navies Hold ceremony to Commemorate India’s First MH-60R SAN DIEGO - The U.S. and Indian navies celebrated a historic milestone when two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters were inducted into the Indian Naval Fleet during a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island, July 16.The ceremony is part of an ongoing initiative that also includes comprehensive training...
21 July 2021 U.S. Donates More than One Million COVID-19 Vaccines to Lao PDR Through the COVAX Facility VIENTIANE, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- Lao PDR received a new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States through the COVAX Facility, July 19, 2021 – a partnership co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the World Health...
21 July 2021 U.S. Navy Seabees Build New Schoolhouse in Baucau BAUCAU, U.S. Ambassador in Timor-Leste -- U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste, C. Kevin Blackstone and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sport Mr. Armindo Maia, celebrated the 102nd project of the U.S. Navy Seabees in Timor-Leste, July 12, 2021. Together, they cut the ribbon for a new three-room...
20 July 2021 Andersen Air Force Base Kickoffs Several Joint Military Exercises ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Several joint military training exercises will take place over the next few months at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB).The exercises will consist of numerous military aircraft operating over Guam and throughout the region. Residents near Andersen AFB, A. B. Won Pat...
20 July 2021 Indo-Pacom Deputy Commander Discusses Joint All-Domain Command, Control WASHINGTON -- The importance of command and control, the fragility of long lines of contested logistics and communication, assessing risk and taking risks and knowing when and where to project power are still as relevant and important today as they were during World War II in the Indo-Pacific...