TOKYO, Japan -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Tokyo on October 6 for bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. The Secretary congratulated the Prime Minister on his recent election. Following his meetings, the Secretary wrote on Twitter,...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- An increased level of readiness provides a prepared, lethal and resilient force which remains postured to support rapid global mobility.To maintain those capabilities, the 374th Force Support Squadron (FSS) participated in the 374th Mission Support Group’s war fighting...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 44th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 44th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently returned to KAB from a U.S. Central Command deployment at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Throughout their deployment, the Vampire Bats conducted...

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Japan held bilateral security discussions on October 7, 2020. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Japan and Korea Marc Knapper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Security Heino Klinck, Deputy Director General for North American Affairs,...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Air Force kicked off this year's Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) in the Hawaii-Pacific zone as the lead agency October 5, 2020.The CFC is the world's largest and most successful charity operation supporting non-profit organizations that provide health...

U.S. Embassy in Laos -- In a ceremony highlighting growing Lao-U.S. security assistance cooperation, U.S. Ambassador to Lao PDR Dr. Peter M. Haymond handed over nine Ford Everest field ambulances to Deputy Minister of National Defense Major General Aesamay Leuangvanxay on October 1 at the Ministry...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The US Coast Guard Research and Development Center, in partnership with local Coast Guard units, will be conducting test and evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles off the south shore of Oahu from October 7th through November 5th.The tests will focus on autonomous vessel systems...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- On September 28 and 29, Ambassador Daniel J. Kritenbrink visited Hai Phong, where he met with city leadership, university students, community leaders in healthcare, and visited historic and cultural sites.In a meeting hosted by Hai Phong Party Secretary Lê Văn...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- U.S. military and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) are partnering in the 26th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, commencing off the coast of Brunei, Oct. 5.The 26th anniversary of Exercise CARAT Brunei, the first CARAT to take place this...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A pair of B-1B Lancers launched from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to conduct a joint and bilateral Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission in the Indo-Pacific, Sept. 30.The bombers trained bilaterally with F-15J aircraft from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), or...