29 June 2021 U.S. Hands Over Oxygen and Emergency Medical Supplies to Help Bangladesh Combat COVID-19 DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), donated emergency COVID-19 medical supplies to Bangladesh, June 29, 2021, to help save lives, stop the spread of COVID-19, and meet the health needs of the Bangladeshi...
29 June 2021 DOD Wants Partners to Up Their Cybersecurity Game, Official Says WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department wants to help its partner contractors, large and small, become better at their own cybersecurity efforts, the deputy assistant of defense for cyber policy said yesterday."We definitely want to make sure that size is not an obstacle to working with the Defense...
29 June 2021 Peterson-Schriever Garrison Celebrates First Base Renaming JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, left, Space Operations Command commander, U.S. Air Force Maj. Brandon Hammond, Detachment 3, 21st Space Operations Squadron commander, and U.S. Space Force Col. James Smith, Peterson-Schriever Garrison commander,...
29 June 2021 U.S. Government Presents COVID-19 Relief Supplies to Ministry of Health VIENTIANE, LAO PDR -- U.S. Ambassador to Laos, Dr. Peter Haymond and officials from the U.S. Department of Defense presented COVID-19 relief supplies to Dr. Sanong Thongsana, Lao PDR Deputy Minister of Health as part of the United States’ ongoing COVID-19 support to the Lao PDR, 22 June 2021.The...
29 June 2021 U.S. Ambassador Kevin Blackstone’s Remarks on the Signing Ceremony of the Joint Rehabilitation of Baucau Airfield Agreement U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- Good afternoon, Today is a good day. It’s a good day for Timor-Leste and for the United States, as it marks the beginning of the Joint Rehabilitation of Baucau Airfield, a project the Government of Timor-Leste has pursued for many years, and today is finally realized...
28 June 2021 U.S. 7th Fleet and III MEF Partnership in Indo-Pacific YOKOSUKA, Japan -- For decades, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have worked to integrate, operate, and synchronize their efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. U.S. 7th Fleet and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) have joined forces in execution of numerous operations, focused on enhancing...
28 June 2021 RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2 Comes to a Close JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2 came to a close at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 25, 2021 after playing a role in integrating the Pacific Air Forces with its international partners.“It was good we knocked out a lot, because we had two of our exercises...
28 June 2021 U.S. Marines in Australia Complete Embassy Reinforcement and Noncombatant Evacuation Operations Exercise DARWIN, NT, Australia -- Marine Rotational Force – Darwin successfully completed an embassy reinforcement and noncombatant evacuation operations exercise called “Darrandarra,” last week at the Australian Defence Force’s Northern Command depot in Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia.The focus of Darrandarra was...
28 June 2021 U.S. Embassy and the Government of Timor-Leste Agree on Joint Rehabilitation of Baucau Airfield DILI, U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Kevin Blackstone and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Territory Jose Maria dos Reis signed two important Memoranda of Understanding on June 28, 2021 at the Office of the Ministry of Planning and Territory (MPO),...
25 June 2021 U.S., Australian, Japanese Militaries Complete Exercise Southern Jackaroo MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, NT, Australia -- In the heart of the Australian Outback, U.S. Marines, Australian Army soldiers, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assembled and successfully conducted Exercise Southern Jackaroo.The trilateral exercise, held over a two-week period, was a...