18 October 2021 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the North Korean ballistic missile launch this morning into the Sea of Japan and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns these actions and calls on the DPRK to refrain from any...
15 October 2021 U.S. and Indian Army kick off exercise in Alaska JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – On Oct., 15, 2021, paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” and Indian Army troops from 7th Battalion, The Madras Regiment, “Shandaar Saath,” marked the beginning of exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 with a...
15 October 2021 Osan Conducts Combat Search and Rescue Training OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan is hosting a Combat Search and Rescue Training event. Formerly known as Pacific Thunder, the training is a semiannual joint coalition training for not only the Korean Theater of Operations, but Pacific Air Forces as a whole.The focus of the training...
15 October 2021 Navy Sets Timeline and Discharge Details for Those Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine WASHINGTON -- With COVID-19 vaccines now mandatory for all military members, the Navy has announced plans to start processing for discharge those who refuse vaccination without a pending or approved exemption.The Navy’s mandate began at the end of August after the release of the Secretary of Defense...
15 October 2021 USAG Japan Recognizes Air Force Unit for Their Help with Army’s Budgetary Mission CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- A group of Air Force employees received recognition from U.S. Army Garrison Japan leadership Oct. 14 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, for their assistance to the unit in achieving a notable budget-related task.Fifteen members of the 374th Contracting Squadron at Yokota, both airmen and...
15 October 2021 Embassy and Legislators Launch U.S.-Philippines Congressional Friendship Caucus to Celebrate 75 Years of Diplomatic Relations MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and Filipino legislators held a hybrid virtual and in-person event to launch the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Philippines Congressional Friendship Caucus. The Friendship Caucus is a cross-party group of members from the...
14 October 2021 CNO Hosts Senior Indian Navy Officers aboard USS Carl Vinson during Malabar BAY OF BENGAL -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday hosted 12 senior Indian Navy officers aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) October 14 during Exercise Malabar.The visit to the aircraft carrier, which included Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Karambir Singh and Vice Adm. A.B. Singh, Commander in...
14 October 2021 U.S. Military Delivers Advanced Unmanned Aerial System to Philippine Air Force MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. military turned over four ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) worth Php200 million ($4 million) to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) during a ceremony at the Clark Air Base in Mabalacat City, Pampanga on October 13. These platforms will provide...
14 October 2021 Coast Guard Cutter Crews Conclude Operation Aiga in Oceania HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard crews completed Operation Aiga, a 46-day patrol in support of the Samoan government maritime law enforcement efforts by providing patrol coverage in the Samoan and American Samoan exclusive economic zones.The crews from the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124)...
14 October 2021 Vietnam Receives 1,999,530 Pfizer Vaccine Doses from COVAX Delivered by the U.S. HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam --COVAX delivered an additional 1,999,530 life-saving doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made available by the United States to assist Vietnam in its fight against COVID-19. These vaccine doses were delivered by COVAX directly from the Pfizer...