YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 800th RED HORSE Group partnered with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, as they continue construction on Yokota Air Base’s flightline June 30, 2021.Once complete, the nearly four-year phased construction project will enhance the capacity and capability of the...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana on the phone today to discuss the July 4 Philippines C-130 crash in Jolo.Secretary Austin offered his deepest condolences to the people of the Philippines and...

WASHINGTON -- The President of the United States announced a plan to deliver 80 million safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need around the world. Thailand will receive a share of safe and effective vaccines from this world-wide donation. The United States is sharing these vaccines...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The United States was pleased to deliver one million life-saving jabs of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to assist Malaysia in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, July 5th, 2021. Shipments of the vaccine first arrived at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport for distribution to vaccine...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Honolulu Fire Department rescued two people from a downed Boeing 737 inter-island transport plane 2-miles south of Kalaeloa, Friday.Both people aboard were rescued by an Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and Honolulu Fire Department rescue...

U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- Two air deliveries from the United States, one tonight and another in about eight hours, are bringing 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine to Bangladesh.This is a gift, at no cost, from the American people. We share these vaccines with the singular objective of saving...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAI -- On June 30, 2021, Lance Cpl. Tercell T. Byrd, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroic actions saving a woman's life in the face of significant personal risk.On April 28, 2018, Byrd, a native of Newport News,...

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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- After 28 dutiful years, the HH-60G Pave Hawk with the tail number 26401 landed on the flight line at Kadena Air Base, Japan, one last time after completing its final flight on June 22, 2021.The helicopter, often referred to as 401, is the first of its kind to retire at...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Soldiers from the Camp Zama Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program, or BOSS, along with the members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Noncommissioned Officers Association, “SoYou-kai,” volunteered to clean up Zama Yatoyama Park, located near the installation,...