HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard Station Honolulu and the Hawaii Department of Transportation Airport Division Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) Unit completed five days of joint training with the National Association of Boat Law Administrators’ (NASBLA) Boat Operator for Search and Rescue...

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- The 19th meeting of the India-USA Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group and the 5th session of the India-USA Designations Dialogue were held on December 12-13, 2022, in New Delhi. Mr. Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary for Counter Terrorism, Ministry of External...

SURABAYA, Indonesia -- Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) arrived in Surabaya, Indonesia, for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 12.Anchorage is scheduled to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Indonesia 2022 with the Indonesian Navy...

SASEBO, Japan -- The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), conducted Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 3JA 2022 off the coast of southeastern Japan, Nov. 10-20, 2022.MIWEX 3JA is part of an annual series of exercises between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF designed to increase proficiency in...

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) participated in International Fleet Review (IFR) 2022 organized by the Bangladesh Navy in the waters off Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Dec. 6-9.Oakland participated in maritime and cultural exchanges as well as...

SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) Completes crew completed a local patrol off Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from Nov. 28 to Dec. 7, 2022, including the first-ever 154-foot Fast Response Cutter port visit to Tinian."Being able...

OKINAWA, Japan -- In December 2022, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 2 deployed to five dispersed locations across United States Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility to operationally connect unit-level exercises to theater-level exercises. The squadron utilized...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet hosted leadership and staff from III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for naval integration staff talks, Dec. 6-9.The staff talks are held biannually to align naval leadership, discuss...

CAMP ASAKA, Japan -- Approximately 5,700 members of the U.S. Department of Defense and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducted Exercise Yama Sakura 83, a U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways exercise, Nov. 28 to Dec. 13.Yama Sakura (YS) 83, the largest and most complex forward U.S.-Japan...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Near the end of Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) 2022, airmen participating in the event paused to honor the memory of a fallen member during a memorial ceremony on Dec. 9, 2022.Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake, a member of the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base,...