28 June 2022 U.S. Marines Redesignate Littoral Combat Team, Realign Combat Logistics Battalion under Marine Littoral Regiment MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The U.S. Marine Corps redesignated 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines as the 3rd Littoral Combat Team (LCT) and realigned Combat Logistics Battalion 3 (CLB-3) under the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) during two ceremonies held here June 23 and 24, 2022.These actions, along...
28 June 2022 U.S. Secretary of the Navy Visit Strengthens U.S.-Fiji Partnership SUVA, Fiji – United States Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Fiji from June 15-16 to strengthen the U.S-Fiji partnership to promote security, stability, and prosperity in the Pacific. The United States has partnered with the Pacific Islands on regional security, economic and development...
28 June 2022 U.S. Donates 2.2 Million Doses of Pediatric Covid-19 Vaccines to Nepal KATHMANDU, U.S. Embassy in Nepal -- The United States government is donating 2.2 million doses of pediatric vaccines to Nepal to fight COVID-19. These highly effective, life-saving vaccines for children ages 5-11 are provided through the generosity of the American people and add to the 2.26 million...
27 June 2022 READOUT: Pacific Fleet Commander’s Travel to Japan, June 23-24 HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Adm. Samuel Paparo met with senior Japanese officials to discuss the increasing security challenge in the Indo-Pacific and the importance of close coordination and integration between the two navies.Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Japan, June 23-24,...
27 June 2022 Versatile Integrating Partner Equipment Refueling Kits Expand ACE Capabilities for Keystone of the Pacific KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron are making history refueling aircraft both big and small using the Versatile Integrating Partner Equipment Refueling (VIPER) kit for the first time at Kadena Air Base, Japan.The team employed the new equipment, procured...
27 June 2022 Seabees Work with Fiji Military Forces to Build School FIJI -- Engineers assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion THREE and members of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) are building a two-room classroom for the Navonu Primary School in Vanua Levu, Fiji, as part of Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22).Now in its 17th year, Pacific...
27 June 2022 Red Flag-Alaska 22-2 Exercise Draws to a Close EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- As Red Flag-Alaska 22-2 draws to a close after two weeks of non-stop operations, the visiting squadrons at Eielson Air Force base have racked up thousands of combined flying hours for pilots and kept maintainers working around the clock to keep more than 40 fighter...
27 June 2022 Tripoli Embarks 7th Fleet PHILIPPINE SEA -- Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) embarked Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F), Vice. Adm. Karl Thomas and his staff, June 2-17.Embarking C7F showcased another aspect of Tripoli’s versatility, providing a full command platform for the fleet staff during Valiant Shield 2022...
27 June 2022 Mongolia Receives 302,400 Pediatric Doses of Pfizer Vaccine Donated by the United States through COVAX Ulaanbaatar, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The United States is pleased to announce that the U.S. donation of 302,400 pediatric doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Mongolia. These doses were delivered through COVAX and came directly from the Pfizer manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo,...
17 June 2022 Valiant Shield 2022 Draws to a Close ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The ninth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield concluded June 17, 2022, following 12 days of joint operations at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace.Valiant Shield 2022 is a biennial, U.S.-only, joint Field Training Exercise (FTX) focused on integration...