08 December 2020 Andersen Kicks Off 69th Operation Christmas Drop with Push Ceremony ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- For 69 years, the Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) mission has demonstrated America’s goodwill to those with few material resources.On Dec. 7, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, also known as Base Camp during OCD, kicked off OCD20 with a “Push Ceremony.”Due to COVID-19,...
08 December 2020 Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Turns Over Php1.4 Billion in Military Equipment to Strengthen Security Cooperation MANILA, Philippines -- Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller met with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. on December 8. While in Manila, he announced the recent transfer of Php1.4 billion ($29.3 million) in...
08 December 2020 Coast Guard Medevac Mariner from Cargo Vessel Off Oahu HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard crews successfully conducted a MEDEVAC of a 50-year-old mariner from the 650-foot commercial cargo vessel, Brilliant Ace, 100 miles northwest of Honolulu, Friday.He was reported to be in stable condition.A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter...
08 December 2020 Ambassador Cella and Ministry of Health Convene Forum on Building Bridges for Health in Fiji and the Pacific U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- U.S. Ambassador Joseph Cella and Fiji Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr. James Fong convened U.S. and Fijian government health officials and health, education and business sector leaders for a transparent and candid dialogue on Dec,...
08 December 2020 94 Forces Squadron Rolls with 36th Airlift Squadron, 36th Contingency Response Support Squadron ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Since Dynamic Force Employment’s (DFE) creation, DFE directs joint forces to one common theme- U.S. military forces operating strategically predictable but operationally unpredictably.“A rotational schedule that allows me to tell you three years from now which...
07 December 2020 Navy, National Park Service to Host 79th National Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- On Dec. 7, the U.S. Navy and National Park Service (NPS) will host the 79th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day commemoration to honor the 2,390 American lives lost during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of Oahu.The ceremony will begin at 7:45 a.m...
07 December 2020 B-1B Lancers Arrive at Andersen Air Force Base for Bomber Task Force Deployment ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- B-1B Lancers returned to the Indo-Pacific region for a Bomber Task Force deployment, conducting operations out of Andersen Air Base, Guam.The 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, deployed bombers from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), in order to...
07 December 2020 “Let’s Get after It” – Brig. Gen. Ellison to the 3D MEB and Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade staff of Yama Sakura 79 OKINAWA, Japan -- Days before III Marine Expeditionary Force’s 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) took part in Yama Sakura 79, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle B. Ellison and JGSDF Col. Takeshi Higuchi...
07 December 2020 Readout of Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller’s Meetings with Indonesian Officials WASHINGTON -- Today, Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller met with Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and Chief of Defense Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto in Jakarta. In all these meetings, the Secretary emphasized the importance...
07 December 2020 Alaska Army National Guard Assists in Search and Rescue in Haines after Major Landslide JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard is assisting local, state and federal authorities with search and rescue efforts after a landslide Dec. 2 in Haines, Alaska, due to extreme weather, heavy rainfall and flooding during a record-breaking Southeast Alaska winter...