10 September 2020 Secretary Pompeo’s Participation in ASEAN-United States Foreign Ministers’ Meeting U.S. Embassy in Cambodia -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus:Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo joined the annual Association of South East Asian Nations ( ASEAN)-United States Foreign Ministers’ Meeting with his counterparts from the 10 ASEAN member states via...
10 September 2020 Searching for the Missing ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- She dug through tons of dirt, mud, clay and scorpions in her search for two missing pilots. From May 25 through June 13, 2019, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dotey Lynn, commander’s support staff for the 36th Wing Comptroller Squadron and a group of multi-branched...
10 September 2020 Esper Says Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Battlefield WASHINGTON -- One aspect of the return of great power competition is the race to develop artificial intelligence, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said at the virtual Joint Artificial Intelligence Center symposium.Artificial intelligence has the potential to change the battlefield, and the...
09 September 2020 U.S. Navy Joins Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea for Multinational Group Sail PHILIPPINE SEA -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) is scheduled to join the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) during a multinational group sail from waters near Hawaii to Guam beginning Sept. 9, to...
09 September 2020 U.S. Military Lands C130 on Newly Renovated Angaur Airfield in Palau KOROR, Palau -- A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules delivered U.S. Army Pacific (USAPAC) Soldiers onto the newly renovated Angaur Airfield for training exercises in the Republic of Palau, Sept. 5.The successful arrival of the military cargo plane validates the airstrip’s use by military and commercial...
09 September 2020 Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Injured Hunter on Mountain JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a hunter who was critically injured in a 100-foot fall Sept. 6 near the Eagle River Nature Center north of Anchorage.Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Wesley Ladd, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center...
09 September 2020 U.S. Government Boosts Capacity of Partners to Better Manage Infrastructure in Fiji SUVA, Fiji -- Today, the United States Ambassador Joseph Cella presented certificates at a completion event for participants of an Asset Management training in Fiji. The training consisted of four courses designed to provide a solid foundation in asset management and the skills required to ensure...
08 September 2020 USS Rafael Peralta Completes Maiden Deployment SAN DIEGO, California -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) returned to San Diego, Sept. 3,marking the completion of the ship's maiden deployment. Rafael Peralta spent seven and a half months in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.Rafael Peralta deployed...
08 September 2020 Agile Combat Employment Ensures Free and Open Indo-Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) continues to deliver strategic predictability and operational unpredictability using Agile Combat Employment to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific.Using mainstay bombers, tankers and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
08 September 2020 Security Force Assistance Brigade Soldiers Complete First Mission to Indo-Pacific BANGKOK, Thailand -- Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) Soldiers wrapped up their first mission to the Indo-Pacific region Monday, despite hurdles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.During the mission, nearly 60 Soldiers from the 5th SFAB trained alongside the Royal Thai Army on a host of...