26 May 2020 USS Portland Conducts Laser Weapon System Demonstrator Test PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 on May 16.LWSD is a high-energy laser weapon system demonstrator...
26 May 2020 Wolf Pack Honors the Fallen during National Police Week KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Wolf Pack Defenders paid tribute to the Air Force’s fallen security forces heroes by recognizing National Police Week at Kunsan Air Base, May 18-22.National Police Week pays special recognition to law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of...
26 May 2020 We’re Airborne Again PHILIPINE SEA -- The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) got underway May 21, marking a major milestone in its return to an operational status, however, Theodore Roosevelt’s helicopter squadrons attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 were flying missions from the ship two weeks earlier,...
22 May 2020 Yokota Showcases Adaptability and Mission Capability with Samurai Surge YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 36th Airlift Squadron, 459th Airlift Squadron and the 21st Special Operations Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, came together to complete a 17 aircraft Samurai Surge training exercise, May 21, 2020.The Samurai Surge exercise involved 17 aircraft for an...
22 May 2020 B-1s Complete 24-hr Sprint from Guam to Train in Alaska, Japan JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --In continued demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers flew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and conducted training in Alaska and Japan May 21.In Alaska, the B-1s were joined by F-22s and F-16s...
22 May 2020 New Normal for Indo-Pacific Partners May Include Larger Virtual Presence FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Virtual meetings between key leaders may be more frequent and create even closer partnerships after the pandemic, U.S. and foreign military officials across the Indo-Pacific region said during an online forum this week.The Indo-Pacific Landpower Conference 2020 -- held online...
22 May 2020 U.S. Embassy Provides Covid-19 Response Equipment to Bangladesh First Responders DHAKA, Bangladesh -- United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and representatives of the U.S. military’s Indo-Pacific Command handed over essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) Director of Training, Planning, and Development LTC Zulfiker...
22 May 2020 Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron C-25 Provides urgent MEDEVAC from cruise ship ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (May 22, 2020) -- The Guam-based “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 responded to a medical evacuation request for a patient requiring emergency medical treatment, May 16.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam notified HSC-25 of the patient in critical...
22 May 2020 The United States Provides Additional $7.5 million to Cambodia’s COVID-19 Response U.S. Embassy in Cambodia -- The United States Government announces an additional $7.5 million in funds to assist Cambodia to address COVID-19’s health and economic impacts. The assistance, delivered through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will continue direct support for...
22 May 2020 United States Announces $3 Million of CDC Support for COVID – 19 Response in Lao PDR VIENTIANE, LAO PDR -- U.S. Ambassador Dr. Peter M. Haymond today announced additional funding from the United States to help the Lao PDR fight against the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19. The United States has committed an additional US$3.17 million in new funding support, provided through the...