DARWIN, AUSTRALIA. -- Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), visited the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) and the Australian 1st Brigade on March 23 to recognize the strength and importance of the U.S.-Australian alliance.“We want to be able to join...

CAMP KINSER, Okinawa, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3d Marine Logistics Group, operating under Task Force Kuleana, concluded their sustained operations in support of the communities of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, O’ahu, Hawai’i, March 21st,...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Lawrence Clements remembers the late-night phone calls, informing him to be ready in a few hours to notify a family that their loved one had died.As the Vietnam War raged on overseas, Clements was a military instructor at John Carroll University in Cleveland. He also served as a...

The following statement is released by the Governments of Sri Lanka and the United States of America on the occasion of the Fourth Sri Lanka – U.S. Partnership Dialogue held on 23 March, 2022 in Colombo...

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE EDINBURGH, Australia -- A U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47) and one KC-30A from Royal Australian Air Force No. 33 Squadron (RAAF 33) conducted the first ever operational Air-To-Air Refueling (AAR) between a U.S. Navy P-8A and a RAAF KC-30A on March...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force engineers from the 18th Civil Engineer Group (CEG) lay foundations and foster friendships with their counterparts from the 355th Aviation Engineering Wing of the Philippine Air Force, as they work together to build a multi-purpose classroom for Masi...

Guam -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) arrived March 21 at Naval Base Guam from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, shifting its homeport as part of the U.S. Navy strategic laydown plan for naval forces in the Indo-Pacific region.“Springfield...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Equipped with a total of 4,000 flying hours under their belts, an all-female crew from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron and the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flew to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, March 21, 2022, in hopes of inspiring a troop of 35 Girl...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- General Charles Flynn, Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific, will visit Thailand to meet with counterparts from the Royal Thai Army on 23 – 25 March. While in Thailand, he will participate in the Closing Ceremony for Hanuman Guardian, an annual bilateral...

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- Approximately 8,900 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military are teaming up for Balikatan 2022, one of the largest-ever iterations of the Philippine-led annual exercise taking place across Luzon, from March 28 to April...