25 October 2021 DFC and Biological E. Limited Finalize Financing Arrangement to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Capabilities in India HYDERABAD, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) COO David Marchick and Biological E. Limited Managing Director Mahima Datla today unveiled the expansion of Biological E.’s vaccine manufacturing facility in Hyderabad and finalized a U.S...
22 October 2021 U.S. Navy, German Navy Sail At Sea Together, Meet Ashore APRA HARBOR, Guam -- Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Jackson (LCS 6) and USS Tulsa (LCS 16) sailed with Germany Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217) in the Philippine Sea, and Tulsa hosted Bayern crewmembers for ship tours while moored at Naval Base Guam, Oct. 18 & 21.At sea, the ships...
22 October 2021 SECNAV’s Inaugural Visit to the Indo-Pacific Region WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, will depart on his first overseas trip Oct. 21 to visit Sailors, Marines and government leaders in the U.S. Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.Secretary Del Toro will meet with senior leaders in Hawaii, Japan, Republic of Korea,...
22 October 2021 The U.S. Donates 100,620 Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines to Timor-Leste DILI, U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- The U.S. is proud to announce the arrival of 100,620 doses of the U.S.-made Pfizer vaccine in Timor-Leste, made available by the United States through COVAX and in coordination with UNICEF. This is the first time the Pfizer vaccine will be used in Timor-Leste and...
22 October 2021 18th Wing Completes Super Surge KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 67th and 44th Fighter Squadrons and their respective aircraft maintenance units put their sortie generation skills to the test during a four-day super surge at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18-21, 2021.It took the combined teamwork of various units throughout the wing,...
22 October 2021 Combat Search and Rescue Training: A Job Worth Doing Together OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan hosted a joint-branch training event focusing on combat search and rescue training (CSART) techniques.The practical elements of recovering personnel in austere locations in the CSART training brought together joint service members and mission...
21 October 2021 USEUCOM, USINDOPACOM Commanders Highlight U.S. Cross-theater Equities at Pacific Future Forum United States European Command Stuttgart, Germany...
21 October 2021 Provides Additional $2.5 Million for Urgent COVID-19 Assistance in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The U.S. through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced an additional $2.5 million in urgent COVID-19 assistance for Sri Lanka. This assistance will accelerate equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations and...
21 October 2021 Task Force 70 Conducts Change of Command YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Task Force 70 held a change of command ceremony Oct. 21 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s Benny Decker Theater.Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly relieved Rear Adm. Will Pennington as Commander, Task Force 70, and Commander, Carrier Strike Group 5.Pennington assumed...
21 October 2021 Navy and Army Demonstrate Advanced Hypersonic Technologies WASHINGTON -- The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the Army Hypersonic Program Office (AHPO) successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign on October 20, 2021.This flight campaign was executed by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) from the National...