SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) arrived at its new homeport in Santa Rita, Guam on Monday, following a 10,620 nautical mile journey from Florida.During the voyage to its new homeport the crew of the Oliver Henry participated in drug interdiction operations in the...

U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India -- The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is donating 15 new, state-of-the-art ventilators to the Royal Government of Bhutan to assist the country in its fight against COVID-19.Announcing this assistance, the U.S...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- A P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 located a disabled sailboat during a search and rescue (SAR) mission off the western coast of Saipan, Nov 30.The search was in response to a mayday call from the Island Spirit catamaran S/V Francanna. The two-person crew reported...

JAKARTA, Indonesia – U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim officially handed over 83 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators for use in Central Java in a virtual event on Friday. These 83 ventilators are a portion of the 1,000 ventilators that the United States has donated to Indonesia through the United States...

MANILA, Philippines -- Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Kimberly Kelly and representatives from the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG) turned over a ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to the Flag Officer in Command, Philippine Navy, Vice Admiral Giovanni...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Twelve civil engineer Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, completed a 12-day secondary operator training course of the newly adopted Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System (RADAS), at JBER, Nov. 20, 2020.RADAS...

WASHINGTON -- The Joint All-Domain Command and Control framework is not just the bailiwick of communications personnel – it is warfighting business, said Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis A. Crall.Crall is the Joint Staff's director of command, control, communications and computers – commonly called the...

MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett met with Undersecretary for the Department of National Defense (DND) Cardozo Luna and senior Philippine military officials on Wednesday, November 25, in Manila. Secretary Barrett’s visit reaffirms the United States’ steadfast...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots teamed up with Kadena Air Base Airmen from the 1st Special Operation Squadron (SOS) to execute a forward area refueling point (FARP) exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 18.“FARP allows us to refuel or re-arm an aircraft...

INDIAN OCEAN -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of USS Nimitz (CVN-68), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) conducted a cooperative deployment with Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFN...