23 October 2018 U.S. Department of State Provides 600 Million Sri Lankan Rupees for Mine Clearance SRI LANKA -- A delegation from the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement visited Sri Lanka from October 8 to 12, 2018 to observe U.S.-funded demining activities and meet with some of the beneficiaries of these projects. The projects are part of the nearly 600 million Sri...
23 October 2018 U.S. Announces Additional 3 Million USD for Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Response JAKARTA, Indonesia -– On October 18, the United States Government announced that it will implement 3 million USD in new funding through the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) in support of relief efforts for the Central...
22 October 2018 Submarine Group 7 Commander Embarks Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarine YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, commander of Submarine Group 7, got underway with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine JS Seiryū (SS-509) at the end of October for a familiarity cruise and to reinforce the submarine group’s commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance.Seiryū is...
22 October 2018 U.S. Bolsters Indonesian Partnership by Extending Troops' Stay BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia -- U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan have extended their mission to support USAID’s humanitarian response to help people affected by the Indonesia earthquake...
22 October 2018 NMCB-3 Completes Turnover, Assumes Authority of Indo-Pacific Region Naval Construction Force Operations OKINAWA, Japan -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 assumed charge of all Indo-Pacific Region Naval Construction Force (NCF) missions from NMCB-5 during a Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority (RIP/TOA) ceremony at Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 22.The RIP/TOA marked the official...
22 October 2018 Coast Guard, Hawaii Disaster Medical Assistance Teams Conduct Medical Transport of Hilo Woman HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation of an ill 37-year-old woman from Hilo to Honolulu early Saturday morning.“We routinely work with the state department of health and the disaster medical assistance teams to provide critical care and transport to the people of Hawaii...
19 October 2018 Participants "Republic of Korea" RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1, "Finnish" Strong EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA -- Oct. 19, 2018, marks the conclusion of the first iteration of RED FLAG-Alaska for fiscal year 2019.During RF-A 19-1, Republic of Korea air force, Finnish air force and U.S. forces integrated to conduct realistic air combat training, which allowed for the exchange of...
19 October 2018 USS Ronald Reagan Resumes Flight Operations following Helicopter Crash PHILIPPINE SEA -- A U.S. Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) shortly after takeoff at approximately 9 a.m., Oct. 19.The cause of the mishap is under investigation.All injured personnel are in stable...
19 October 2018 Readout of Secretary Mattis’ Meeting with Singaporean Minister of Defence Dr. Ng Eng Hen Singapore -- Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with the Singapore Minister of Defence Dr. Ng Eng Hen today during the 2018 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM-Plus).The two leaders reaffirmed their mutual commitment to the U.S.-Singapore defense...
19 October 2018 Relocations to Repatriations OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The eyes of a nation, and the world, converged on Osan Air Base Aug. 1 to watch as 55 cases of remains from the Korean War were repatriated from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.On Oct. 5, crowds gathered again at the Osan Passenger Terminal for a similar...