JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is sending key leadersand aircraft to support the biennial Aero India 2021 trade show Feb. 3-5.Aero India is the biggest trade show in the Indo-Pacific and attracts a large number of exhibitorsfrom around the world, and Department...

U.S. Navy -- Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Navy has persistently found ways to continue operations while still adhering to mitigation efforts. This persistence is not just shown in operations, but also in traditions.Master Chief Jason Haka, command master chief of U.S. 7th Fleet,...

BENGALURU, India -- United States participation in Aero India 2021 is another example of the deepening defense and strategic partnership between the United States and India. Don Heflin, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, will lead a high-level delegation of U.S. Government officials and defense industry...

MANILA, Philippines-- The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), partnered with the Philippine government and other development partners to launch the second phase of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR OVP...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The U.S. Navy and several maritime partner nations successfully completed operations for the multilateral exercise Sea Dragon 2021 in Guam on Jan. 27.For two weeks, over 190 personnel from five nations conducted over 250 hours of ground and classroom training,...

WASHINGTON -- More than 20 one- and two-star generals, flag officers and senior executive service members from the Joint Staff, Services and Combatant Commands converged on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Jan. 26, for a Joint All-Domain Command and Control data summit hosted by Marine Corps Lt...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr. Secretary Blinken and Secretary Locsin reaffirmed that a strong U.S.-Philippine Alliance is vital to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Secretary Blinken stressed the...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Indian Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today.During the call, Secretary Austin emphasized the Department’s commitment to the U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership, observing that it is built upon shared values and a common interest...

WASHINGTON -- Of the 11 Defense Department combatant commands, the U.S. Space Command has the largest area of responsibility — starting at 100 kilometers above the earth and expanding into infinity, said its commander.Army Gen. James H. Dickinson said each of the other combatant commands — as well...

WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Australian Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds today to reaffirm the enduring strength of the U.S.- Australia Alliance – also known as the Unbreakable...