SAGAMI GENERAL DEPOT, Japan -- The brand new, environmentally friendly U.S. Army Garrison Japan Wash Rack here is open, and military personnel can now bring government vehicles and equipment there for cleaning.“Washing your vehicles and equipment has a preventative maintenance value,” said Ken...

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency and Defense Innovation Unit are applying commercial technology for early detection of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, which causes the COVID-19 coronavirus disease.That technology is known as Rapid Analysis of Threat Exposure, or...

SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu – The United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu Joseph Cella announced that the United States officially joined the Pacific Power Association (PPA) as an Affiliate Member. The United States is proud to join the...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska --As of Sept. 1, the former medical operations and medical support squadrons changed to the 354th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (OMRS) and the 354th Healthcare Operations Squadron (HCOS) to improve Eielson’s overall readiness.“In February of 2019, the...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON --Countries worldwide have been affected by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, with many large gatherings and events scrapped by the twin requirements of social distancing and protective equipment wear combined with the difficulty of near-constant sanitization.The...

WASHINGTON -- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of Defense Department personnel have been teleworking and successfully continuing the mission, the DOD's chief management officer said.Lisa W. Hershman spoke Wednesday with Troy Schneider, the editor-in-chief of "Federal Computer Week"...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Saying goodbye to your favorite toys is always hard to do. But sometimes, decluttering your overflowing “toy chest” of excess ammunition and giving them to partners in need across the globe is rewarding.Recently, the 51st Munitions Squadron conducted their own...

VIENTIANE PROVINCE, LAO PDR -- Continuing the United States’ ongoing support for education in the Lao PDR, U.S. Ambassador to the Lao PDR Dr. Peter M. Haymond presented supplementary reading materials on behalf of the United States to Dr. Daravone Kittiphanh, Director of Permanent Secretary,...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- USS Antietam (CG 54) conducted a tomahawk land attack cruise-missile (TLAM) strike scenario, Sept. 20, targeting the Farallon de Medinilla range, located on an uninhabited 200-acre island off the coast of Guam as part of Valliant Shield 2020.Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial...

HANOI, Vietnam -- On September 18, 2020, the representatives of U.S. Embassy Hanoi and Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) held a ceremony in Hanoi to recognize National POW/MIA Recognition Day in honor those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain missing from past...