26 August 2022 U.S. Army Japan Commanding General visits Northern Army; Builds Relationships to Increase Interoperability CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J. B. Vowell, Commanding General of U.S. Army Japan, traveled to Hokkaido, Japan, Aug. 22-24.Vowell met with the Commanding General of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Northern Army, Lt. Gen. Yoshihiko Okimura, and Director General Saburo Ishikura...
26 August 2022 525th Fighter Squadron Awarded 2021 Raytheon Trophy JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 525th Fighter Squadron (FS) recently won the 2021 Raytheon Trophy, which is awarded to the best air-to-air fighter squadron in the United States Air Force, taking the lead in advancing the baseline air-to-air threat to a...
26 August 2022 Premier U.S. Army All Hazards Command Hosts Singaporean Armed Forces Delegation ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland -- The U.S. Army’s premier all hazards command hosted a delegation from the Singaporean Armed Forces, Aug. 25.Leaders from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command welcomed officers and civilians from the Singaporean Ministry...
26 August 2022 Joint Statement on the Mongolia-United States Strategic Partnership U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Mongolia on the occasion of the United States-Mongolia Annual Bilateral Consultations.Begin TextTo further strengthen the Mongolia-United States Strategic Partnership,...
26 August 2022 U.S. Donates 3,000 metric tons of food to feed Sri Lankan school children COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- Today, the United States, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and in partnership with Save the Children, received 320 metric tons of split yellow peas to nourish school children across Sri Lanka. The donation is part of a larger one of 3,000 metric...
25 August 2022 Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo to Travel to India WASHINGTON -- Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will travel to India for meetings and events in Mumbai on August 24 and August 25, and New Delhi on August 26. Throughout his trip, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo will reaffirm and strengthen the U.S.-India relationship and our shared commitment...
25 August 2022 Responders Conclude Successful Search and Rescue Exercise in Saipan SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana (CNMI) Islands partners concluded a successful two-day search and rescue exercise (SAREX) in Saipan, Aug. 24."There were 40 CNMI participants from six CNMI agencies and eight Coast Guard members. The excellent...
25 August 2022 U.S. Supports Quezon City in Flight Against Tuberculosis and Covid-19 MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- In celebration of National Lung Month, the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is supporting the Quezon City local government to strengthen tuberculosis (TB) detection efforts by integrating free TB...
25 August 2022 The U.S. Government’s MCC and the Government of Mongolia Break Ground on Water Recycling Plant in Ulaanbaatar ULAANBAATAR, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh was joined today by the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Acting Vice President of Compact Operations, Cameron Alford, and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Daniel...