11 October 2018 U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Makes Third Visit to Vietnam in Nine Months HANOI, Vietnam -- On the occasion of the ninth annual United States-Vietnam Defense Policy Dialogue, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs for the United States, Randall G. Schriver, met with the Deputy Defense Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, on...
10 October 2018 4 Ways the U.S. is Responding to the Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami On September 28, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island, followed by more than 500 aftershocks. As of October 10, more than 2,010 people have been killed, nearly 10,680 have been severely injured, and nearly 82,780 people have been displaced. Thousands of homes...
10 October 2018 USS Antietam Joins Royal Thai Navy Ships for Cooperative Deployment The guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) and Royal Thai Navy ships HTMS Krabi (OPV 551) and HTMS Taksin (FFG 422) conducted a cooperative deployment in the East China Sea on Oct. 9, 2018.The event focused on navigation, communication and ship handling skills, improving interoperability...
10 October 2018 Malaysia, U.S. Reinforce New Level of Partnership with Maritime Exercises As part of a growing number of maritime exercises held each year between the U.S. and Malaysia, Sailors from both partner navies kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2018 in Lumut, Oct. 8.2018 marks a significant growth in the relationship between the U.S. and Malaysia as both...
10 October 2018 Military Sealift Command’s USNS Wally Schirra Rescues Distressed Fishermen The crew of Military Sealift Command's fleet ordnance and dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) rescued five Filipino fishermen off an adrift and distressed boat in the South China Sea, Oct. 8.According to the rescued individuals, all personnel from the boat survived despite being adrift for...
10 October 2018 JTWC Coordinates with CPHC and Hurricane Hunters for Hurricane Lane Near Hawaii From August 22-26, 2018, Hurricane Lane impacted the Hawaiian Islands. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center coordinated with the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter units to provide up-to-date forecast and analysis information to the many DoD assets in Hawaii...
10 October 2018 U.S. Marines and Sailors Aid in Local Accident Two U.S. Marines, two U.S. Sailors and a Philippine Marine came to the assistance of a local Filipino motorcyclist who was pinned underneath his vehicle as a result of an accident in Ternate, Cavite, Philippines, around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Marines that responded to the injured local national, Bryan...
05 October 2018 US-Japan Advance New Amphibious Capability PHILIPPINE SEA -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) became the first U.S. Navy ship in the 7th Fleet to conduct amphibious operations with the newly established Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) troops and their equipment Oct...
05 October 2018 RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 Gets Off the Ground EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1, a realistic training exercise of simulated combat, is scheduled to begin Oct. 4 and continue through Oct. 18, 2018.Throughout RF-A 19-1, international partners from the Republic of Korea Air Force and the Finnish Air Force will experience what...
05 October 2018 U.S. Could Help Pacific Allies Build Capabilities, Navy Undersecretary Says WASHINGTON -- The United States can help Pacific island nations with security needs, Navy Undersecretary Thomas B. Modly told the Defense Writers Group here today.Modly just finished a trip through the island nations of Oceania. The trip involved stops in Kiribati and its capital on the island of...