SINGAPORE -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) participate in the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger Balm 2022 in Singapore, 10 a.m. June 6, 2022.This marked the 41st annual Tiger Balm exercise since its initiation in 1981. This exercise is to show mutual respect, trust and...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The 15th Wing completed its first class of Multi-Capable Airman (MCA) Tier 1 training, effectuating Air Force Chief of Staff (AFCS) Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.’s “Accelerate Change or Lose” doctrine.The Air Force’s MCA initiative directly supports the...

WASHINGTON -- As Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives in Singapore he can point to robust and growing outreach efforts to the nations of the Indo-Pacific and will highlight ways the United States can improve those partnerships.Austin will give one of the keynote speeches at the...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA -- Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships conducted joint training exercises with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships in the Mediterranean Sea on June 6.Italian Navy ITS Margottini (SNMG2 flagship) and Turkish Navy TCG Salihreis met the two Japanese ships (JS),...

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Kelli L. Seybolt, deputy under secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs and Lt. Gen. Somkiat Sampan, Thailand’s Director-General of Defence Science and Technology Department, signed a milestone agreement June 1 to collaborate on defense technologies.The leaders signed the...

Nepal -- The U.S. Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal, held a memorial event on May 12 honoring those lost seven years ago during Operation Sahayogi Haat, the U.S. response to the April 25, 2015, 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal.Attending the event were the U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry, the...

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The chief of the National Guard Bureau told senators June 7 that continued investments in the National Guard mean it will be able to effectively support the Joint Force while quickly responding to the needs on the home front.“Today’s National Guard would not be possible without...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- General Chalermphon Srisawasdi, Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, held the first-ever 2022 U.S.-Thailand Senior Leader Dialogue (SLD) at Royal Thai Armed Forces...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- During the ceremony, Battle of Midway veterans Navy Watertender 1st Class Julian Hodges and U.S. Marine Corps Private 1st Class Edgar R. Fox were honored and recognized for their service and sacrifice during the battle.Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), Adm. Samuel...

KUANTAN, Malaysia -- The eighth annual Bersama Warrior exercise began June 6 with a ceremony presided over by First Admiral Baharudin bin Wan Md Nor, Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters deputy assistant chief of staff for the J3, and Brig. Gen. Bryan Grenon, commander of the Land...