SANTA RITA, Guam -- An Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew conducted two flights repatriating Federated States of Micronesia citizens and delivering U.S. and foreign diplomats to Pohnpei International Airport on Thursday and Friday.The flights were the first permitted by the Federated...

FORT GREELY, Alaska -- Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducted an airborne operation May 11, 2021, onto Allen Army Airfield, Fort Greely, Alaska, as part of Northern Edge 2021.Following the seizure of the airfield, an M142 High Mobility...

SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are strengthening joint ties during Northern Edge 21 (NE21).Northern Edge, a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces, provides high-end, realistic war fighter training; develops and improves joint interoperability; and enhances...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Recently, Airmen from the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Surgeon General office (SGO) and members of the Vietnamese Military Medical University (VMMU) partook in a virtual knowledge exchange to discuss topics of aerospace and expeditionary medicine.The...

U.S. Embassy in Nepal -- $45.1 Million total USG assistance through USAID thus far. Since the beginning of the pandemic, USAID’s COVID-19 assistance has reached over 55 percent of the population across Nepal by working with partners at the community, municipal, and federal levels to provide...

CAMP AINOURA, SASEBO, Japan -- The Japan Self Defense Force, French Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force, and U.S. military will execute multilateral exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21 here, May 11-16, 2021.The exercise brings together service members from each nation’s military in a combined effort to...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airmen from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron, 36th Contingency Response Squadron and 36th Contingency Response Support Squadron are showing what it means to be multi-capable.Over the course of three weeks, 44 students took part in exercise Dragon Forge at...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton by phone today, reaffirming the strength, endurance, and resilience of the U.S.-Australia Alliance – the Unbreakable Alliance. Secretary Austin conveyed appreciation for Australian support...

COLD BAY, ALASKA -- Expeditionary firefighting and rescue Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit responded to a downed bush plane at Cold Bay Airport, Alaska, May 7, 2021. None of the aircraft passengers were injured.Marines with the 15th MEU are in Cold Bay for Exercise Northern Edge 2021,...

SASEBO, Japan -- San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) joins the Royal Australian Navy, French Armed Forces, Japan Self-Defense Forces and other U.S. Forces for exercise Jeanne D’Arc (ARC) 21, May 11.This exercise brings together service members from each nation’s...