27 September 2018 35th FW Hosts Japan Air Self-Defense Force Bilateral Exchange Program, builds Indo-Pacific Partnership MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- When allies smoothly integrate with each other, both professionally and emotionally, a sliver of a connection is established, becomes reinforced and later woven into an inseparable bond, providing balance in the Indo-Pacific region.Approximately two decades ago, Team Misawa...
26 September 2018 U.S. Army Pacific, Nepali Army Co-hosted Exercise Enhances Multinational Disaster Response Coordination KATHMANDU, Nepal -- More than 300 disaster response professionals from 14 countries met in Kathmandu for the Nepal Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE) opening ceremony, 25 Sep. 2018.The annual civil-military disaster preparedness and response initiative is co-hosted by...
26 September 2018 Mattis, Malaysian Counterpart Reaffirm Defense Relationship WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamad bin Sabu at the Pentagon yesterday to reaffirm the defense relationship between the United States and Malaysia, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.In a statement summarizing the meeting, White...
26 September 2018 Under Secretary Navy Visits Vanuatu for Partnership Building PORT VILA, Vanuatu -- Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly completed a partnership-building visit to Vanuatu on Sep. 26, 2018.Modly was in the area to meet with senior civilian and military officials to discuss bilateral and multilateral maritime security issues and efforts.Meetings were held...
26 September 2018 Pacific Air Forces commander Visits Allies and Partners at Luke LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona. -- Gen. CQ Brown Jr., commander of Pacific Air Forces, visited Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 20, 2018, to meet with U.S. and Indo-Pacific Airmen about the capabilities and interoperability of the F-35 Lightning II.Brown toured various base facilities and partner...
26 September 2018 Establishing a “Habit of Environmental Security Dialogue” ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -– For eight years, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) has held the Pacific Environmental Security Forum (PESF), a capstone event designed to increase environmental stewardship obligations within militaries and increase environmental security cooperation. This year,...
26 September 2018 U.S. Readiness in Korea Important to Diplomacy, Nominee Tells Senate Panel WASHINGTON -- The North Korean military remains dangerous, and U.S., South Korean and allied forces on the Korean Peninsula “should remain clear-eyed about the situation on the ground and allow diplomacy to continue to work,” President Donald J. Trump’s nominee to be the next commander of U.S...
25 September 2018 U.S. and Indian Soldiers Share Battle Drills, Techniques CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and the Indian army’s 99th Mountain Brigade, demonstrated battle drills of each nation at Chaubattia Military Station, India, Sept. 24, 2018.The demonstration included movement to contact, and...
25 September 2018 Indo-Pacom Wraps Up Valiant Shield 2018 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. military forces from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command wrapped up exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2018, Sept. 23rd, around the Marianas Island Range Complex as well as on Guam.Participants included the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), 15 surface ships, more...
25 September 2018 Under Secretary of the Navy Lays Wreath for Sailors, Marines in Tarawa TARAWA, Kiribati -- On a multi-nation visit to the Oceania region, Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly laid a wreath at the memorial for the Sailors and Marines killed and wounded during the Battle of Tarawa.“Those who fell here were part of a long heroic campaign 75 years ago. They gave their...