24 August 2022 Japan Joins Reagan CSG to Operate Underway in the Philippine Sea PHILIPPINE SEA -- The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) concluded several days of at-sea bilateral training in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 18.The training included the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), guided-missile cruiser’s USS...
24 August 2022 82nd Hosts United Kingdom Aviators KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A crew of Royal Air Force aviators deployed to Kadena Air Base in support of a co-manned mission, maintaining RC-135 Rivet Joints. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Royal Air Force (RAF) have used their alliance to strengthen bonds and expand the capabilities of each nation’s...
24 August 2022 Fiji Military Receives EOD Equipment and Training from the United States SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The Nevada National Guard (NVNG) State Partnership Program (SPP) started training the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) on recently donated Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) equipment from the Global Peace Operations Initiative...
24 August 2022 Ohio-Class Submarines Work with USAF and USMC during Vertical Replenishment U.S. Navy -- Two Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines demonstrated their ability to replenish while operating at sea during a series of vertical replenishment (VERTREP) exercises off the coast of California July through August, 2022.During the exercise, the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines...
24 August 2022 Nebraska and Missouri Air National Guard Medical Groups Train in Japan OKINAWA, Japan -- The 155th Medical Group from the Nebraska Air National Guard along with personnel from the 139th Medical Group from Missouri Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri completed their Military Facility Annual Training at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Aug 2-11, 2022.The two-week...
23 August 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Port Visit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- The Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew arrived in Port Moresby for a port visit on Aug. 23, following a patrol in parts of the Coral Sea and the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea Exclusive Economic Zones.This port visit marks...
23 August 2022 Puerto Princesa Police Officer Says U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Changed His Life PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines -- In 1987, the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) pulled into Puerto Princesa, Philippines, on her maiden voyage as part of a humanitarian mission.Now, 30 years later, the ship is back as part of Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22).Lt. Douglas...
23 August 2022 U.S. Donates PHO 11 Million in Equipment to Boost Philippine Coast Guard Capability MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), donated maritime tactical gear and vessel maintenance equipment valued at Php 11 million ($196,000) to enhance the maritime law...
23 August 2022 20th SEACAT Concludes, Puts Cooperative Maritime Security First SINGAPORE -- The 20th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise concluded Aug. 20, following 10 days of in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration among Indo-Pacific partners and focused on shared maritime security challenges of the region.SEACAT is a...
23 August 2022 U.S. Donates an Additional 10 Million Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines to Bangladesh DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The U.S. Government donated another 10 million (1 crore) doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh via COVAX to help the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare continue expanding vaccinations to teens and adults across the country. This delivery brings the...