27 July 2020 U.S. Military Donates Additional Php11 Million in Medical Supplies to Philippine Frontliners MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Army and Marine Corps service members delivered an additional Php11.4 million ($230,600) in personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to hospitals in 11 cities across the Philippines, working in partnership with the Philippine Air Force, Army, and Coast...
27 July 2020 Misawa’s Phase Team Keeps the Fighting Falcons in the Air MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- One wouldn’t usually break down an entire vehicle to find the smallest crack or defect.However, the 35th Maintenance Squadron Phase Inspection section does just that. The only difference is their vehicles are Misawa Air Base’s flock of F-16 Fighting Falcons.“After aircraft...
27 July 2020 DOD Seeing Enormous Jump in Telework, Remote Collaboration WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department has three priorities for dealing with COVID-19: protecting the entire force and their families, maintaining mission readiness and supporting the whole-of-government effort to mitigate and end the pandemic, said the DOD chief information officer.In keeping with...
27 July 2020 U.S. Government Provides Fast COVID-19 Testing Machines and Biosafety Equipment to Tuberculosis Hospital in Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Ambassador Earl R. Miller visited the 250-bed Tuberculosis (TB) Hospital in Shyamoli, Dhaka to observe how U.S. government-provided GeneXpert machines can detect COVID-19 within 45 minutes and handed over equipment to improve diagnosis of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) on July...
24 July 2020 SEACAT 2020 Puts Regional Cooperation First on Agenda SINGAPORE - The 19th iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) concluded July 23 as 22 participating nations from throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America completed a three-day virtual symposium focused on improving maritime domain awareness (MDA).SEACAT is designed to...
24 July 2020 U.S. Army Japan Best Warrior Competition Challenges NCOs, Soldiers CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Competitors in the U.S. Army Japan Best Warrior Competition here included a musician, an information technology specialist and a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense operator, among other military occupational specialties.Together, the 18 competitors took on a series of 33...
24 July 2020 Coast Guard Sets Port Condition WHISKEY for Hawaii, Maui, and Honolulu Counties ahead of Hurricane Douglas HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard Captain of the Port set port condition WHISKEY for Hawaii, Maui and Honolulu Counties, Thursday.At 11 a.m., Hurricane Douglas was 1235 miles east-southeast Hilo with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. The Captain of the Port is anticipating to set port condition...
24 July 2020 Army National Guardsmen Airlift Memorial from Nome to Kiwalik: Soldiers Honor KIWALIK, Alaska -- Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment and several other units, transported the headstone and cross of retired Command Sgt. Maj. and Vietnam War veteran Thomas Sherman from Nome to Kiwalik via a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, July...
23 July 2020 B-1s Conduct Bomber Task Force Mission in South China Sea ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A pair of B-1B Lancers launched from Andersen AFB to conduct a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission in the South China Sea on July 21, 2020.During the flight, the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) conducted a maritime integration operation with...
23 July 2020 United States Donates Equipment for Maldives’ Frontline Responders to COVID-19 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- On July 22, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) to Sri Lanka and Maldives Martin Kelly handed over Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support frontline responders to H.E. Omar Razak, Maldivian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. The PPE donation, worth $150,000, is...