23 December 2021 Operation Happy Holidays Brings Joy to Military and Local Korean Children CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- More than 300 children received holiday gifts from the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys Religious Support Office (RSO) Dec. 20 to 22.The Humphreys RSO hosted Operation Happy Holidays, a program to give gifts to military and South Korean children and to enhance...
23 December 2021 Always Ready; the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completes MEU Exercise CAMP HANSEN, JAPAN, Okinawa -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and subordinate units, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5), Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) and Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, honed their warfighting capabilities,...
23 December 2021 Active Duty, Reserve Sailors Encouraged to Get Boosted WASHINGTON -- Vice Adm. W. R. Merz, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, OPNAV N3/N5, released NAVADMIN 289/21 today, encouraging all Active and Reserve Component Navy personnel to obtain a COVID-19 booster shot.The new NAVADMIN indicates that while a booster is not...
23 December 2021 Pacific Air Forces Airmen Enter Air Force Spark Tank Semi Finals JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Three ideas were selected to represent Pacific Air Forces in the Air Force Spark Tank 2022 Semi Finals competition scheduled for Jan. 6, 2022.The Spark Tank competition is an annual event where Airmen and Guardians pitch innovative ideas to top Air Force...
23 December 2021 Statement on the Visit of Thailand Chief of Defense Forces General Chalermpol Srisawasdi to the U.S. U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- The U.S. welcomed the visit of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) General Chalermpol Srisawasdi from December 11-20. The visit was General Chalermpol’s first overseas trip since assuming the role of Chief of Defense Forces.At the...
22 December 2021 USAG Japan Leadership Team Puts “Boots on the Ground” at All Locations Across Japan CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. Army Garrison Japan’s (USAG-J) commander gave himself a tough goal for his first 90 days on the job: putting “boots on the ground” at all of the Garrison’s 17 locations in what is commonly called a “Battlefield Circulation.”Col. Christopher L. Tomlinson said it was...
22 December 2021 USARJ Sergeant Audie Murphy Club Members Deliver Donated Items to Local Children’s Home CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- What started out as an idea and a loose plan by Sgt. 1st Class Willie Williams culminated in him delivering several boxes of donated items to a local Japanese children’s home.Williams, assigned to U.S. Army Japan (USARJ) and president of USARJ’s Sergeant Audie Murphy Club,...
22 December 2021 U.S. Provides Php10 Million in Relief to Communities Affected by Typhoon Odette MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing Php10 million ($200,000) in immediate assistance to support communities devastated by Typhoon Odette, internationally known as Super Typhoon Rai.To...
22 December 2021 Almost 4,000 Cookies Delivered to Boost Service Member Morale CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- When Operation Holiday Cookie Drop launched, the goal was to gather 3,000 cookies to distribute to service members during the holiday season. Liz Stone, organizer of the event, said the community provided more than she was hoping for.“We don’t have an official...
21 December 2021 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Royal Australian Navy Conduct Bilateral Training Exercise PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group conducted a bilateral training exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Air Force to test and refine warfighting principles, Dec. 10-19, 2021.RAN and the U.S. Navy joined together to deploy high-end training tactics and improve...