16 September 2020 Coast Guard Cutter Returns to Hawaii after Completing Multi-country Operation Targeting Illegal Fishing in the South Pacific Ocean HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned to Honolulu Sunday following its nearly two month patrol supporting the multi-country maritime Operation Nasse throughout oceania.Operation Nasse is an annual Pacific Quadrilateral Defense Coordination Group operation consisting...
16 September 2020 Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. James Anderso n Co-Chairs the 11th Strategic Security Policy Dialogue in Singapore WASHINGTON -- Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. James Anderson and Singapore Permanent Secretary for Defence Chan Heng Kee co-chaired the 11th Strategic Security Policy Dialogue in Singapore today. They discussed regional developments, including the COVID-19 response across the...
16 September 2020 Guardsmen Serve Throughout Nation, World WASHINGTON -- Americans regard the National Guard as a United States-based force, but, in truth, it's hard to go anywhere in the world and not see a soldier wearing an Army National Guard patch.Over the past few months, there were 77,000 Army Guardsmen and over 100,000 National Guardsmen on duty,...
15 September 2020 Spartan Paratroopers Execute Joint Forcible Entry JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from 7th Infantry Division and Paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” executed a joint forcible entry operation into Donnelly Training Area, Alaska as part of exercise Defender Pacific...
15 September 2020 Aggressors Kick Off Participation in Valiant Shield 2020 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Pilots assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing’s 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) are trading in snow-capped mountain ranges for the open ocean as they head south to participate in Exercise Valiant Shield 2020.The 18th AGRS sent a mobile training team consisting of eight...
15 September 2020 40th Infantry Division Conducts Joint Operations in the Pacific from Camp San Luis Obispo SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- California Army National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division soldiers invaded Camp San Luis Obispo in the late days of August. Computer systems were setup and secured network lines snaked throughout the footprint, connecting the newly constructed command post to support U.S...
15 September 2020 Indian and U.S. Defense Delegations Conduct Virtual Discussion of Defense Cooperation WASHINGTON -- The 10th Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Group Meeting was held virtually on Sept. 15, 2020. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Raj Kumar, Secretary, Defence Production, from the Indian Ministry of Defence, and Ms. Ellen M. Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition...
15 September 2020 Guam National Guard Member Saves Fellow Soldier's Life BARRIGADA, Guam -- When Sgt. Gregory San Agustin heard the call for a medic the morning of Sept. 11, he made a fateful decision that ended up saving a life. Although he is not a trained medic, San Agustin did attend a Combat Lifesaver course. So without hesitation, he chose to raise his hand and...
14 September 2020 U.S., Allied Forces conduct Exercise Pacific Vanguard PHILIPPINE SEA – Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States met in the waters off the coast of Guam, to conduct cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard Sept. 12.Pacific Vanguard brings together more than 1,500 Sailors from four Indo-Pacific nations to...
14 September 2020 US Army Demonstrates Commitment to Palau Following Defense Secretary Visit FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Pacific deployed Soldiers and equipment to the island nation of Palau Sept. 7, using both air and sea delivery means in a training exercise to demonstrate defensive capabilities in support of the Compact of Free Association agreement and commitment to a Free and...