SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy has declared the five missing crew members of an MH-60S helicopter crash deceased. U.S. 3rd Fleet has shifted from search and rescue efforts to recovery operations, Sept. 4...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Approximately 230 Airmen assigned to the 2nd and 307th Bomb Wings, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana deployed with U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses and support equipment to the Indo-Pacific region to support Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force (BTF)...

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) led the first iteration of the Department of Defense’s Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE) which concluded August 27.The exercise validated the command’s capability to command and control joint and combined forces conducting theater-level,...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Fifth and 4th generation aircraft assigned to Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG), with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, and U.K. Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 21 conducted joint interoperability flights in the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, Aug. 26.During the joint interoperability...

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) arrived in Subic Bay, Philippines, Tuesday following operations and exercises in the West Philippine Sea with the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.Munro’s crew participated in bilateral...

WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesperson Lt. Col. Martin Meiners provided the following readout:Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner co-chaired the fifth U.S. – India 2+2 Intercessional Dialogue, Sept. 1, alongside Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of...

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Republic of Korea Air Force Gen. Inho Park, ROKAF Chief of Staff, visited the Academy and Korean cadets here, Aug. 27.Park toured the Multi-Domain Laboratory, which will serve as an avenue to bolster cadets’ combat education and problem solving abilities.“I hope...

U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- It is a pleasure to once again welcome a life-saving donation of one million COVID-19 vaccines—a gift from the United States and the American people to the people of Bangladesh.This shipment of Pfizer vaccines is given freely and is designed to bolster the ongoing...

CANBERRA, U.S. Embassy in Australia -- The U.S. Embassy in Australia is proud to mark the 70th anniversary of the ANZUS treaty on September 1.First signed in San Francisco in 1951, the treaty confirmed both the United States and Australia’s commitment to a shared vision for an Indo-Pacific that is...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall didn’t as much foreshadow his motivation as leader of the Air and Space Forces as broadcast it in large, bright neon letters. “We achieve deterrence by having a strong enough force that the potential enemy is...