01 November 2021 Shoulder to Shoulder: Marines Collaborate for International Security SANTA ANA, PHILIPPINES -- U.S. Marines and Sailors representing 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force took part in the first-ever coastal defense exercise held in Cagayan province, Philippines as part of the fifth iteration of exercise KAMANDAG, Sept. 28-Oct. 8, 2021.Despite COVID-19...
01 November 2021 Civic Action Team Palau Fosters Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific Region ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The Civic Action Team (CAT) Palau is continuing a longstanding relationship with the Republic of Palau. This partnership is not only helping the island of Palau flourish but is an essential part of maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region.The CAT is working...
01 November 2021 U.S. Indian Army Troops Conclude Yudh Abhyas 21 with Ceremony JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Army paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and Indian Army Soldiers concluded exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 with a closing ceremony here Oct., 29, 2021.The ceremony marks the end of the 17th time U.S. And...
01 November 2021 Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hold Strategic Dialogue WASHINGTON -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Bill Merz co-hosted a strategic dialogue with his Japanese counterpart, Rear Adm. OMACHI Katushi, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Director General of Operations and Plans Department, here in the Pentagon,...
29 October 2021 The U.S. and Japan form a Surface Action Group in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Yudachi (DD 103) and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) operated bilaterally in the South China Sea...
29 October 2021 Innovative Agile Combat Employment training brings AMUs together at JBER Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft taxied down the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson pavement and pulled up alongside F-22 Raptors outside the 525th Fighter Squadron’s kennels Oct. 26. A crowd of Airmen waited near heaters outside as the airplanes and crew chiefs performed their ritual dance of flap and...
28 October 2021 USS Frank Cable Begins Regional Indo-Pacific Patrol APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Apra Harbor, Guam, as part of a scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, Oct. 18.Frank Cable, U.S. Navy Sailors and Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariners, will conduct expeditionary maintenance and logistics in...
28 October 2021 Arctic Guardian Civil Engineers Train for Chemical-protective Operations JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen of the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted Task Qualification Training while in full chemical protective gear during a readiness exercise Oct. 24 here.The tasks that civil engineer Airmen accomplish are vital to maintaining the infrastructure...
28 October 2021 Camp Zama Teacher Volunteers to Teach Evening English Class for JGSDF Members CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Rodney Holloway recalled how a chance meeting this past summer led to him teaching English to adults in the evening after spending his days doing the same for elementary-age students.Holloway said he was at a community event talking with someone he’d met about his job as an...
28 October 2021 U.S. Military and Philippine Coast Guard Conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- From October 21 to 24, the Civilian Military Support Element-Philippines (CMSE-PHL) conducted Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training with officers and crew of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) BRP Gabriela Silang and medical officers of the PCG Nursing...