20 March 2019 U.S. Air Force Bombers Fly Coordinated Missions from Indo-Pacific, Europe JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers launched from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, England, March 18 to conduct simultaneous theater familiarization training in the Indo-Pacific and Europe.Bombers launched from...
20 March 2019 Ambassador Donovan’s Remarks at the Dedication Ceremony of the New U.S. Embassy in Jakarta JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Thank you all for being here today. Selamat datang! I am delighted to welcome you to the new US Embassy building and am privileged to have the honor of dedicating our new home here in Jakarta, which houses both the U.S. Mission to Indonesia and the U.S. Mission to ASEAN, led by...
20 March 2019 The Washington National Guard Strengthens Bond with Malaysia in Bersama Warrior and Keris Strike KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Members of the Washington National Guard recently traveled to Malaysia to participate in two major U.S. Indo-Pacom exercises with their Malaysian counterparts. Exercise Bersama Warrior is a joint bilateral command post exercise and Exercise Keris Strike is a series of...
20 March 2019 Osan Logisticians Support Presidential Movement OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- While all eyes were on the world’s stage, U.S. Air Force logisticians helped pave the way for the successful execution of the second U.S. and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea summit held in Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 27-28, 2019.From preparing, processing,...
19 March 2019 US, Philippine Navies Sail from Manila Bay SOUTH CHINA SEA -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a maritime cooperative activity with Philippine Navy (PN) vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF 16), March 19.Following Blue Ridge’s port visit to Manila in which 7th Fleet-Philippine Navy staff talks were held, the routine drills...
19 March 2019 Pacific Partnership 2019 Introduces Enroute Medical Care Helicopter Exercise TACLOBAN, Philippines -- Pacific Partnership personnel partnered with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine emergency responders to train in enroute medical care helicopter operations in Tacloban, March 16.The exercise is an opportunity for the U.S. and partner nation personnel to...
19 March 2019 USS Preble Visits Thailand during Indo-Pacific Deployment TACLOBAN, Philippines -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) arrived in Phuket for a scheduled port visit, March 18.During Prebel’s visit, her crew will take in local culture, go on tours of local attractions and have time to relax and to enjoy the city.“As U.S. Navy...
19 March 2019 U.S. Coast Guard Enforces North Korea Sanctions in the East China Sea SASEBO, Japan -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf pulled into Sasebo March 3 following a deployment in the East China Sea where the crew assisted in United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) enforcement against illicit ship-to-ship transfers that violate North Korea sanctions.The...
19 March 2019 Pacific Partnership Supports Community Health Engagement in Tacloban TACLOBAN, Philippines -- U.S. servicemembers, Philippine servicemembers and Tacloban city health care professionals working collaboratively as part of Pacific Partnership 2019 hosted a community health engagement at Tigbao Diit Elementary School to provide medical services and education to the local...
19 March 2019 South Korea-based Short Range Air Defense Battery Integrates Counter-UAS into Core Competencies SOUTH KOREA -- Amid the looming threat of surveillance by Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), 8th Army recently validated the reception, staging, onward movement, and integration of Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) at Camp Carroll, Republic of Korea. In order to support 8th Army and combat the UAS threat,...