SAN DIEGO -- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) arrived in Papeete, Tahiti, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 20.Jackson is deployed to the Oceania region with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment conducting maritime law enforcement...

SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) arrived at homeport in Guam, Sept. 19, following a patrol across Oceania."The crew of Oliver Henry just completed a 43-day historic patrol across Oceania, where we patrolled and visited ports in the Federated...

U.S. EMBASSY MANILA -- As part of ongoing U.S.-Philippine cooperation to enhance the Philippines’ maritime law enforcement capabilities, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) facilitated the first Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-led Small Boat Operations course from September 5 to 16 in Manila.With the support...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) concluded exercises in the South China Sea with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) Sept. 18.Vancouver and Higgins conducted bilateral surface action group operations demonstrating...

SOLOMON ISLANDS -- U.S. Navy engineers, known as Seabees, are conducting repairs and enhancement projects throughout Honiara as part of Pacific Partnership 2022.“Seabees are providing construction support and updating several public spaces, which were identified for us,” said Petty Officer First...

WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesperson Lt. Col. Martin Meiners provided the following statement:Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner will depart for a trip to India and Vietnam this week to deepen the United States' cooperation with each of these...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- This year Osan is hosting numerous national scientific agencies in support of the Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical and Climate Impact Project (ACCLIP) from late July until early September.In addition to NASA, the National Science Foundation’s National Center for...

SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- A total of 10,350 COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines donated by the U.S. government arrived today in Kirimati (also known as Christmas Island), part of Kiribati. The donation, through the COVAX facility, is part of the 53,820 life-saving...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The U.S. Navy’s next-generation subsonic aerial target (SSAT), the BQM-177A, reached full operational capability during a successful standard missile launch and intercept while participating in Pacific Vanguard 2022 (PV 22) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 28.The target drones were...

SEOUL, South Korea -- A one-of-a-kind U.S. Army medical laboratory has worked to build stronger ties and forge greater interoperability with South Korean counterpart commands on the Korean Peninsula.Leaders from the 1st Area Medical Laboratory met with leaders from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Armed...