U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hawaii from December 9-17, 2021.Secretary Blinken will first travel to Liverpool, United Kingdom, December 10-12 to attend the G7 Foreign and...

WASHINGTON -- In stark contrast to deepening authoritarianism and oppression in the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan has proven the possibilities of an alternative path to the Chinese Communist Party, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, told a Senate panel...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, in coordination with the National Park Service (NPS) and the Pearl Harbor Foundation (PHF), hosted the 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Remembrance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Kilo Pier, Dec. 7.Nearly 200 World War II veterans, 32 of which...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- The Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs hosted former U.S. service members for a Revisit Korea program orientation and base tour at Camp Humphreys Dec. 3.While the program previously was dedicated to service members who served during...

WASHINGTON -- The United States military is the strongest and most effective fighting force in the world today, but the Chinese Communist Party's Peoples' Liberation Army has made tremendous strides and has publicly stated it wants to equal or surpass the U.S. force by 2040, the chairman of the...

JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- The U.S. government and the American people continue to support the people of Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19. Today, the United States delivered 1.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine doses to Indonesia, part of a continuing flow of vaccine...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron achieved major MQ-9 agile employment milestones during a combined 49th Wing, 432nd Wing, and 53rd Wing Immediate Response Force and Agile Combat Employment exercise Sept. 13-Oct. 6, 2021.Launching from Creech Air Force Base,...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet announced USS Barry (DDG 52) as the Spokane Trophy winner for 2020 on March 24.The Spokane Trophy is presented annually to the U.S. Pacific Fleet surface combatant ship considered to be the most proficient in overall combat systems readiness and...

WASHINGTON -- On Dec. 7, 1941, 80 years ago, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Oahu, an island in the then-U.S. territory of Hawaii.  Some events leading up to the attack provide context to what happened that day.Spotlight: Commemorating World War IIThe Defense Department, then called the War...

PORT HERA, Timor-Leste -- Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) and U.S. military are partnering in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, virtually, on land, and in the territorial waters surrounding Port Hera, Dec. 6.The nine-day engagement focuses on...