19 October 2021 MAG-36 Demonstrates Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations During Kamandag 5 North ...
18 October 2021 USS Ronald Reagan Returns to Japan Following 5th and 7th Fleet Deployment YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returned to Yokosuka, Oct. 16, following a five-month deployment across 5th and 7th Fleet.During Ronald Reagan’s deployment, the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 flew more than 14,820 flight hours,...
18 October 2021 CNO Visits Western Naval Command Headquarters, Delivers Keynote Address to Indian Navy MUMBAI, India - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday visited India’s Western Naval Command Oct. 15 and delivered remarks to the Indian Navy.During his speech, live-streamed to the Indian Navy, Gilday said that our economies, values and cultures are more connected to the sea than ever...
18 October 2021 The U.S. and UNICEF Sign a New Five-Year Agreement to Support Indonesia’s COVID-19 Prevention and Response JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a new five-year agreement to support Indonesia’s response to the immediate risks of the COVID-19 pandemic and...
18 October 2021 Army to Briefly Promote Senior NCOs Without Schooling Next Month WASHINGTON -- Senior noncommissioned officers who have not yet graduated from the Master Leaders Course may still be promoted in the coming weeks, said the Army’s top enlisted Soldier.The new policy starts Nov. 1 and will briefly promote qualified Soldiers to E-8 for up to a year to provide them...
18 October 2021 Eielson AFB Announced as Site for Air Force Micro-Reactor Pilot EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The Department of the Air Force has selected Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) to pilot its first micro-reactor. The next-generation energy capability will provide the installation with a clean, reliable, and resilient energy supply technology for critical national...
18 October 2021 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the North Korean ballistic missile launch this morning into the Sea of Japan and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns these actions and calls on the DPRK to refrain from any...
15 October 2021 U.S. and Indian Army kick off exercise in Alaska JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – On Oct., 15, 2021, paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” and Indian Army troops from 7th Battalion, The Madras Regiment, “Shandaar Saath,” marked the beginning of exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 with a...
15 October 2021 Osan Conducts Combat Search and Rescue Training OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan is hosting a Combat Search and Rescue Training event. Formerly known as Pacific Thunder, the training is a semiannual joint coalition training for not only the Korean Theater of Operations, but Pacific Air Forces as a whole.The focus of the training...
15 October 2021 Navy Sets Timeline and Discharge Details for Those Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine WASHINGTON -- With COVID-19 vaccines now mandatory for all military members, the Navy has announced plans to start processing for discharge those who refuse vaccination without a pending or approved exemption.The Navy’s mandate began at the end of August after the release of the Secretary of Defense...