23 March 2021 U.S.-Funded Webinar Series with Bangladeshi and U.S. Medical Doctors Improves COVID-19 Case Management DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- Today, Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh Earl Miller virtually launched a webinar series linking medical universities in Bangladesh and the United States to share best practices in COVID-19 case management. The two part-series contributes to the...
09 March 2021 USINDOPACOM hosts international bio-threat exercise U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted Exercise Able Resolve Feb. 16-18, 2021, at Camp Smith, Hawaii to prepare military forces to respond effectively to regional biological threats.The exercise was co-sponsored by the command’s Surgeon General and Director for Resources and Assessment and included...
17 February 2021 Secretary Blinken’s Call with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marsudi U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi. Secretary Blinken affirmed the growing significance of the U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership to the prosperity and security of both nations, and pledged to...
30 December 2020 7th Fleet Destroyers transit Taiwan Strait The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Dec. 31 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ships' transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free...
29 December 2020 PACAF Hosts First Virtual Airmen-to-Airmen Talk with Sri Lanka Air Force JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) engaged with Pacific Air Force Airmen during the first virtual and fourth annual Airmen-to-Airmen Talk (A2AT) hosted from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Dec. 15.Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s A2AT with...
28 December 2020 First Wave of COVID-19 Vaccines Arrives at Yokota YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The first wave of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shipments has been delivered to Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 26.After rigorous testing and trials demonstrating the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a COVID-19 vaccine...
28 December 2020 Vice President Pence Calls Nimitz At Sea INDIAN OCEAN – Vice President Mike Pence called the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, Dec. 25.Pence called Nimitz to provide the nearly 5,000 Sailors and Marines aboard with encouragement during a long deployment and wish them happy holidays.“As a strike group, you have done a wonderful job by all...
23 December 2020 Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Completes SUSTEX, Deploys PACIFIC OCEAN – The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) completed their sustainment exercise (SUSTEX) and began a scheduled deployment December 23.“Our Sailors worked incredibly hard to make sure we set sail with a healthy, capable, andready crew,” said Capt. Eric Anduze, Theodore...
22 December 2020 U.S. Ambassador Announces US$100,000 in TC Yasa Relief Funding SUVA, Fiji – Today, the U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Joseph Cella announced the approval of US$100,000 (FJD$204,550) in International Disaster Assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA). These funds will be used to support the...
23 October 2020 USS America conducts integrated operations with Japanese F-35s The first-in-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participated in advanced combined operations with Japan this week in the western Pacific Ocean...