14 June 2023 Mongolian Armed Forces Attend Airmen-to-Airmen Talk at Pacific Air Forces JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces hosted members of the Mongolian Armed Forces Air Force Command at the PACAF headquarters building on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, as part of a mutual exchange known as Airman-to-Airman Talks (A2AT) from May 22-26.The purpose of...
14 June 2023 18th Maintenance Group Wins AF Level Daedalian Award KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 18th Maintenance Group was awarded the 2022 Maj. Gen. Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon Systems Maintenance Trophy at the Air Force level, distinguishing themselves as the U.S. Air Force unit with the best weapon system maintenance.The trophy is presented...
14 June 2023 U.S. Navy Constructs PHP 17 Million Disaster Relief Shelter in Palawan U.S. EMBASSY MANILA, Philippines -- United States Naval Engineers, also known as Seabees, recently completed the construction of a Php 17 million ($309,000) multipurpose hall that will serve as a disaster relief shelter for the residents of Barangay Luzviminda in Palawan.The structure, which will...
13 June 2023 3rd Landing Support Battalion Marines Start Combined Distribution Exercise in South Korea CAMP MUJUK, South Korea -- U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion (LSB), 3rd Marine Logistics Group, will execute Combined Distribution Exercise (CDEX) near Pohang, South Korea from June 12 to June 16, 2023. CDEX is a combined and joint event in Korea normally executed by forces from 8th...
13 June 2023 Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea Strengthen State Partnership MADISON, Wis. -- Five members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force visited the Wisconsin National Guard in early June as part of the Defense Department’s State Partnership Program, administered by the National Guard Bureau.The visit, according to Maj. Jessica Kelly, the Wisconsin National Guard’s...
13 June 2023 U.S. and Indonesian Air Forces Participating in Cope West 23 Exercise U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Service members and aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing and the Indonesian Air Force will participate in Cope West 2023, a bilateral, tactical fighter exercise at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, June 12-23.Approximately...
12 June 2023 U.S. and Indonesian Air Forces Will Participate in Cope West 23 Exercise JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Service members and aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing and the Indonesian Air Force will participate in Cope West 2023, a bilateral, tactical fighter exercise at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, June 12-23.Approximately...
12 June 2023 Four Nations’ Navies Flex Partnership While Operating in the Western Pacific PHILIPPINE SEA -- Ships from the navies of Japan, France and Canada joined two U.S. Navy carrier strike groups to operate as a unified force in the Philippine Sea, June 9.The aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) met the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s large-deck...
12 June 2023 Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Travels to USINDOPACOM, the Republic of Korea, and Japan WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. David Herndon provided the following readout:Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl departed for travel to the Indo-Pacific today. While in Hawaii, he is scheduled to engage with senior officials at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,...
12 June 2023 U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards Conduct Trilateral Engagements in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew departed the Philippines Thursday following the first trilateral engagements between the U.S., Philippine, and Japan Coast Guards.Stratton’s crew conducted professional exchanges and joint operations in port and at sea...