TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- The U.S. Navy, Sri Lanka Navy and Air Force, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) concluded week-long training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, June 30.CARAT Sri Lanka, the first CARAT event to be held in 2021, concluded after two...

CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade conducted an exercise that tested their ability to rapidly mobilize and validate command and control techniques during a crisis scenario in the Indo-Pacific region, June 30, 2021.The exercise, known as an Alert...

AIBANO TRAINING AREA, Japan -- Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions,” 3rd Infantry Division, took part in air assault training utilizing UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters on Aibano Training Area, Japan, June 28, as part of exercise Orient Shield.Soldiers began the training by...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 80th Fighter Squadron trained in Red Flag-Alaska 21-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, from June 14 to 25. The first full-fledged Red Flag exercise following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic training in a...

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Thailand -- The United States continued its support for firefighting efforts in northern Thailand through a donation of equipment and materials to assist firefighters and volunteers in Mae Hong Son.On June 30, the U.S. Mission to Thailand donated equipment to the...

ROESMIN NURJADIN AIR FORCE BASE, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia -- Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing took part in Cope West 21, (CW21) a bilateral, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) funded tactical air-to-air fighter aircraft exercise incorporating members from the U.S. and Indonesian Air Forces at Roesmin...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet met with French Air Force Lt. Gen. Vincent Cousin, commander of air defense and air operations, as well as French Navy Rear Adm. Jean-Mathieu Rey, joint commander French Armed Forces in the Asia Pacific, at the Pacific Fleet...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE, Guam -- The 36th Contingency Response Group assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam deployed a Mobile Training Team contingent to the Republic of Palau, June 10, 2021.While there, subject matter experts are teaching members from the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Public...

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- Ambassador Atul Keshap, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will be departing for New Delhi to serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, following the retirement of Ambassador Daniel Smith. Ambassador Keshap will bring a wealth of experience to the...

VIENTIANE, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- With funding support from the United States, World Education and Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) signed a grant agreement on June 28, 2021. This grant will run from April 2021 until July 2022 and provide approximately $500,000 USD over its...