26 October 2021 U.S. Military Donates COVID-19 Vaccine Cold Storage Units to the Armed Forces of the Philippines MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. military donated intensive care unit (ICU) beds and COVID-19 vaccine cold storage units, valued at over Php2.075 million ($40,914) to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on October 25.The turnover of medical equipment and supplies was made...
26 October 2021 Mobility Airmen Exercise Agile Combat Employment Capabilities during Nodal Lightning ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The 732nd Air Mobility Squadron kicked off its third iteration of the exercise Nodal Lightning at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, 18 to 20 October.Exercise Nodal Lightning is the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing's (Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,...
26 October 2021 Eielson AFB F-35s Participate in WSEP, Make Strides Towards First IOC Squadron in PACAF TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 356th Fighter Squadron made history as the first F-35A Lightning II unit in the Pacific Air Forces to participate in an air-to-air weapons evaluation at Tyndall Air Force Base, Oct. 8-23. This is the second fifth-generation platform to be evaluated on live-fire...
26 October 2021 Andersen AFB Supports Agile Combat Employment Reaper ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- For the first time ever, an MQ-9 Reaper, from the 53rd Wing at Eglin AFB, Florida and assigned to the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, flew to Andersen AFB, Guam from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii in support of Exercise Ace Reaper.Ace Reaper...
26 October 2021 PACAF Hosts Annual India Executive Steering Group Conference JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Leaders across Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) recently hosted the Indian Air Force (IAF) delegation for the annual India Executive Steering Group (ESG) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, September 8-11.U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James Jacobson, Deputy...
26 October 2021 Vietnam Receives 2,633,670 Pfizer Vaccine Doses from COVAX Made Available by the U.S. HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Vietnam --The U.S. Mission to Vietnam is proud to announce COVAX delivered an additional 2,633,670 life-saving doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made available by the United States to assist Vietnam in its fight against COVID-19. 1,317,420 doses arrived on...
25 October 2021 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, U.S. Navy Conduct Bilateral Operations in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and JS Kaga (DDH 184) are conducting maritime security operations and exercises.Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) and U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 are conducting bilateral operations...
25 October 2021 U.S. Gives 100,260 Covid-19 Pfizer Vaccines to Nepal, Adding to 1.5M Johnson & Johnson Doses Donated KATHMANDU, U.S. Embassy in Nepal -- Through the generosity of the American people, the United States government is donating 100,620 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Nepal to fight COVID-19. These highly-effective vaccines add to the 1.53 million single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines the United States...
25 October 2021 Counselor Chollet’s Visit to Indonesia Reinforces Strategic Partnership JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Counselor of the U.S. Department of State Derek Chollet traveled to Indonesia for high-level meetings on October 21, 2021, following visits to Thailand and Singapore. His trip strengthened cooperation with Indonesia as a key ally and partner in...
25 October 2021 Misawa Hosts Inaugural Flight Commander and Senior Enlisted Leader Course MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The first combined Flight Commander and Senior Enlisted Leader Course at Misawa Air Base, Japan, was held at the Community Commons which kicked off on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021.Flight commanders, usually company grade officers, and flight chiefs, usually a master or senior...