25 June 2021 U.S. Navy, Marines, Coast Guard Conduct Joint Operations PACIFIC OCEAN -- U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard units, led by Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), have been conducting integrated operations off the coast of Hawaii for the past two weeks.Units assigned to Carrier Strike Group 1, as well as Marine Fighter Attack...
25 June 2021 U.S. and Indonesia Celebrate the Start of Construction on a Multi-Million Dollar Maritime Training Center U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Sung Y. Kim and Head of Republic of Indonesia’s Maritime Agency (Bakamla), Vice Admiral TNI Aan Kurnia, S.Sos., M.M., represented by Rear Admiral TNI Tatit Eko Witjaksono, S.E., M. Tr. (Han), presided over a groundbreaking...
25 June 2021 Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021 Participants Adhere to COVID-19 Mitigations in Guam ASAN, Guam -- Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021, an annual bilateral maritime exercise, is hosting military participants from the U.S. Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy in Guam from June 22–July 7.This annual exercise, which will be conducted in phases both on-shore and at-sea, is the third...
25 June 2021 Press Release for Secretary of Defense Austin's Phone Call With Australian Minister for Defence Dutton WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today with Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton. In their call, Secretary Austin and Minister Dutton continued their ongoing dialogue on issues confronting the U.S.-Australia Alliance. The Secretary and the Minister reviewed...
24 June 2021 U.S., India Elevate Combined Joint Maritime Training with Multi-axis Integration INDIAN OCEAN -- U.S. Navy and Indian armed forces again joined together to conduct integrated sea and air engagements off the coast of India, June 23-24.The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG 5) participated in joint multi-domain engagements with the Indian Navy and Air Force. These engagements...
24 June 2021 CARAT Series 2021 Commences, Elevating Maritime Security Partnerships with U.S., Sri Lanka, Japan TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- The 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of partner nations commenced with CARAT Sri Lanka, June 24.Taking place throughout South and Southeast Asia, CARAT expands bilateral and multilateral...
24 June 2021 U.S. Military Conducts Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training with Philippine Coast Guard MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- From June 14 to 17, the U.S. Civil Military Support Element – Philippines (CMSE-PHL), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Philippines’ Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) conducted combined medical training in El...
24 June 2021 Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 17) Revision 1 Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 17) Revision 1 - DOD Guidance for the Use of Masks, PPE, and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic...
24 June 2021 U.S. Provides an Additional $250,000 (700 Million MNT) to Combat COVID-19 in Mongolia ULAANBAATER, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The U.S., through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional $250,000 (700 million MNT) to support the Government of Mongolia’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Through its implementing partner, the...
23 June 2021 U.S., Singapore Navies Strengthen Partnership during Pacific Griffin 2021 PACIFIC OCEAN -- U.S. and Republic of Singapore navies join together in Guam for exercise Pacific Griffin 2021, June 21 through July 7, to conduct advanced maritime training.A two-week maritime exercise scheduled in the waters near Guam, Pacific Griffin aims at enhancing combined proficiency at sea...