01 September 2021 U.S. Donates One Million Pfizer Vaccines to Bangladesh through COVAX DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- U.S. Ambassador Earl R. Miller welcomed the arrival of one million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh, donated by the United States as part of the U.S. Government’s commitment to purchase and donate 500 million doses of Pfizer vaccines globally. The...
01 September 2021 Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the 70th Anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty WASHINGTON -- Today marks a special milestone for the U.S. - Australian Alliance. Seventy years ago, we formally established the “Unbreakable Alliance” that continues to provide stability and security for the Indo-Pacific and beyond. While the Alliance itself is 70 years old, Australia and the...
01 September 2021 773d Civil Engineer Squadron Receives Award for Snow, Ice Control Excellence JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 773d Civil Engineer Squadron received their ninth Balchen/Post Award for snow and ice control excellence Aug. 16.Established in 1976, the award highlights how effectively installations with a Snow and Ice Control program execute operations against...
01 September 2021 U.S. Provides More than $180,000 in Supplies and Training to Help Lao PDR Combat COVID-19 VIENTIANE, LAO PDR, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- Embassy of the United States of America Deputy Chief of Mission Joy Michiko Sakurai on August 18 handed over US$183,000 in equipment and supplies to the Department of Communicable Disease Control (DCDC) of the Ministry of Health to help the Lao PDR in its...
31 August 2021 Misawa Air Base Hosts Joint Bilateral Integration Training MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, deployed F-35B Lightning IIs to Misawa Air Base to conduct aerial fighter integration training alongside the 14th Fighter Squadron throughout the month of August 2021.The Marines of...
31 August 2021 Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Visits Forward Edge of Indo-Pacific ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- In December of 2020, the document Action Orders to Accelerate Change Across the Air Force was released, describing what strategic approach is necessary to move forward as a force.Since then, the 36th Wing has created and implemented new standard operating procedures...
31 August 2021 U.S. Provides $129,000 for Preservation of Plain of Jars XIENGKHOUANG PROVINCE, LAO PDR, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- The U.S. announced today it intends to provide $129,000 in funding for conservation of the Ancient (500 BC-500AD) Megalithic Jars (Plain of Jars) in Xiengkhouang province, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for...
31 August 2021 Fact Sheet – U.S. Response to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The United States and Sri Lanka have worked closely together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic since its outset. The American people have donated over 1.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since March 2021. The U.S., through USAID, has provided over $15 million to Sri...
31 August 2021 Utah National Guard Delivers Humanitarian to Nepal KATHMANDU, Nepal, U.S. Embassy in Nepal -- To help reduce human suffering and assist with Nepal’s COVID-19 response, members of the United States Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing, in coordination with U.S. Transportation Command’s Denton Program for private donations, delivered...
30 August 2021 USS Carl Vinson Arrives in Yokosuka for Port Visit YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aug. 28 for a scheduled port visit.The Carl Vinson is homeported in San Diego, Ca., and departed Aug. 2 in support of global maritime security operations.“Our crew is excited and...