11 March 2021 Great East Japan Earthquake 10th Anniversary Ceremony MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, the 35th Fighter Wing and Misawa Air Base installation commander, hosted a commemoration ceremony with Japan Air Self-Defense Force and local civic leaders to honor of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake at Misawa...
11 March 2021 Secretary of Defense's Trip to Asia to Focus on Strengthening Partnerships with Japan, Korea, India WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department announced today the first international trip by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, who will visit three nations in the Indo-Pacific region to discuss the strengthening of existing partnerships and alliances there.The secretary will depart on Saturday to...
11 March 2021 U.S. 7th Fleet, III Marine Expeditionary Force Conduct Staff Integration YOKOSUKA, Japan – Sailors and Marines are getting a chance to integrate and expand their combined skillsets through an ongoing liaison exchange program aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).According to staff exchange officer Capt. Angel Maldonado, a native of Bronx, New York,...
11 March 2021 U.S. Indo-Pacific Leaders Detail Posture to House Armed Services Committee WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials told the House Armed Services Committee that the Indo-Pacific is the priority theater for the United States military because of potential threats, certainly, but also because the future of the country is entwined in the region.David Helvey, the acting...
11 March 2021 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye BATH, Maine -- The Navy accepted delivery of the guided missile destroyer future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, March 8.Delivery of DDG 118 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Prior to delivery, the ship...
10 March 2021 Erosion of U.S. Strength in Indo-Pacific Is Dangerous to All, Commander Says WASHINGTON -- The greatest danger facing the United States in the Indo-Pacific region is the erosion of conventional deterrence capabilities, Navy Adm. Philip Davidson told the Senate Armed Service Committee this morning.Davidson leads U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and his primary worry is the People's...
10 March 2021 Pacific Air Forces Announces Dates for Northern Edge 21 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Northern Edge 21 (NE 21) will take place May 3-14 at several military installations, local airports and training areas around Alaska.Service members from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps will participate in the U.S. Indo-Pacific...
10 March 2021 U.S. Committed to Public Health Partnership with Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, U.S. Embassy in Malaysia -- U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia Brian McFeeters oversaw a donation of PPE and rapid COVID tests to the Malaysian Ministry of Health today. Ambassador McFeeters met with and thanked Malaysian frontliners and said he hopes the contribution can help ease their...
10 March 2021 Marines Return to Oshima 10 Years Later Japan -- A decade ago this week, elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force raced north into freezing temperatures of Northeast Japan to answer an allied call for help after the devastating March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. The 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade...
10 March 2021 U.S. is Committed to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Response in Indonesia through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment Initiative JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Heather Variava, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the United States Mission to Indonesia offered her congratulations to Indonesia on the successful arrival of 1,113,600 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on March 8, 2021. This shipment is part of...