17 March 2023 18th Wing Concludes Base-wide Readiness Exercise KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Thousands of 18th Wing Airmen strengthened their warfighting capabilities during a routine week-long readiness exercise March 13 – 17.The exercise tested the Airmen’s ability to rapidly deploy forces and sustain base operations under simulated combat conditions."This...
17 March 2023 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Builds Partnerships at Cobra Gold 23 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Pacific Air Forces Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, rolled up their sleeves and got dirty alongside international partner forces from the Royal Thai Air Force and the Indian Army Engineer Corps from Feb. 8 to March 11, in the Chai Badan...
16 March 2023 MQ-4C Triton Concludes U.S. 7th Fleet Deployment, Looks to the Future ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Operated by Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the MQ-4C is a high-altitude, long-endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting (MISR&T) platform that complements the P-8A Poseidon’s capabilities.“Triton helps bolster our Intelligence,...
16 March 2023 Space Force Focuses on Partnerships, Spirit, Combat Readiness WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Space Force's $30 billion budget request for Fiscal Year 2024 is about $3.9 billion over what was enacted for the service in FY2023. More than 60% of the Space Force budget, about $19.2 billion worth, is aimed at research, development, testing and evaluation.Testifying...
16 March 2023 Yokota C-130 Teams Help Find Mariners Lost at Sea YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- At 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, watchstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam Joint Rescue Sub-Center received a mayday call reporting a vessel taking on water between Rota and Guam. The master stated they had three people aboard, and the vessel was...
16 March 2023 Indonesia Investment Authority and U.S. International DFC Execute Memorandum of Understanding to Catalyze Investments in Indonesia JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) have taken a significant step towards promoting economic development in Indonesia by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). As part of the MoU,...
15 March 2023 Five Indo-Pacific Nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 “Red Lancers” and VP-45 “Pelicans” join the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), India Navy (INN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) to begin multinational...
15 March 2023 DOD Official Says Sub Agreement Will Help Guarantee Free, Open Indo-Pacific WASHINGTON -- U.S. defense officials believe the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) enhanced security partnership will go a long way to guaranteeing stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region.Spotlight: AUKUS: The Trilateral Security Partnership Between Australia, U.K. and...
15 March 2023 13th MEU Conducts Expeditionary Strike Force Operations in the South China Sea South China Sea -- The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group conducted Expeditionary Strike Force (ESF) operations with the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea. ESF operations combines the ARG/MEU amphibious capabilities with the naval combat power...
15 March 2023 Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante's meeting with the Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense, Acquisition Program Administration, Mr. Eom Dong-hwan WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Jeff Jurgensen provided the following readout:The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante, welcomed Mr. Eom Dong-hwan, the Minister of Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of the Republic of Korea...