MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The United States, in partnership with the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, donated an additional 3,400,020 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines as part of its continuing worldwide effort to help end COVID-19.The...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- It was a hot, muggy day, but Santa still had to deliver presents to islands in the Pacific.For a lot of people in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, one of their Santas during the 70th Anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop was Senior...

COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The United States delivered an additional 820,000 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to the Ministry of Health, increasing the total U.S. donation to 3.4 million jabs from the American people.“The United States supports Sri Lanka’s ongoing efforts to vaccinate as...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys service members joined the K6 Korea-America Friendship Association for a year-end dinner at the Flightline Tap Room restaurant here Dec. 15.The K6 KAFA hosted the ROK-U.S. Friendship Night and year-end dinner to celebrate the strong...

DILI, East Timor -- As part of the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series, CARAT Timor-Leste 2021 concluded Dec. 15, following nine days of virtual, in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration between the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) and U.S...

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- Representatives from the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG)-Philippines recently attended the turnover ceremony for a newly constructed boat repair and maintenance facility at Naval Station Rio Hondo in Zamboanga City.The facility, which will be...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen and CV-22B Ospreys from the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) supported air-to-ground operations with U.S. Marine contingents and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during Resolute Dragon 2021, the largest bilateral training exercise of...

SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) arrived at Naval Base Guam following a change of homeport from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 16.The officers and crew of Jefferson City are excited for the opportunity to join the Forward Deployed Naval Force...

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