15 October 2021 USAG Japan Recognizes Air Force Unit for Their Help with Army’s Budgetary Mission CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- A group of Air Force employees received recognition from U.S. Army Garrison Japan leadership Oct. 14 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, for their assistance to the unit in achieving a notable budget-related task.Fifteen members of the 374th Contracting Squadron at Yokota, both airmen and...
15 October 2021 Embassy and Legislators Launch U.S.-Philippines Congressional Friendship Caucus to Celebrate 75 Years of Diplomatic Relations MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and Filipino legislators held a hybrid virtual and in-person event to launch the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Philippines Congressional Friendship Caucus. The Friendship Caucus is a cross-party group of members from the...
14 October 2021 CNO Hosts Senior Indian Navy Officers aboard USS Carl Vinson during Malabar BAY OF BENGAL -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday hosted 12 senior Indian Navy officers aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) October 14 during Exercise Malabar.The visit to the aircraft carrier, which included Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Karambir Singh and Vice Adm. A.B. Singh, Commander in...
14 October 2021 U.S. Military Delivers Advanced Unmanned Aerial System to Philippine Air Force MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. military turned over four ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) worth Php200 million ($4 million) to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) during a ceremony at the Clark Air Base in Mabalacat City, Pampanga on October 13. These platforms will provide...
14 October 2021 Coast Guard Cutter Crews Conclude Operation Aiga in Oceania HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard crews completed Operation Aiga, a 46-day patrol in support of the Samoan government maritime law enforcement efforts by providing patrol coverage in the Samoan and American Samoan exclusive economic zones.The crews from the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124)...
14 October 2021 Vietnam Receives 1,999,530 Pfizer Vaccine Doses from COVAX Delivered by the U.S. HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam --COVAX delivered an additional 1,999,530 life-saving doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made available by the United States to assist Vietnam in its fight against COVID-19. These vaccine doses were delivered by COVAX directly from the Pfizer...
14 October 2021 U.S. Government Grant to Enhance Food Security in Fiji LAUTOKA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced the award of a $350,000 (FJ$ 733,000) grant to the University of Fiji to support food security and develop alternative...
14 October 2021 Philippines, U.S. Host Annual Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – General Jose Faustino Jr, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command led the 2021 Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, October...
13 October 2021 U.S. Navy and JMSDF Helicopter Squadrons Conduct Bi-lateral Exercises PHILIPPINE SEA -- Aircrews from the “Warlords” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) “Mighty 59” of Air Development Squadron (VX) 51 conducted bi-lateral exercises, Sept. 14.An MH-60R Seahawk assigned to HSM-51 and an SH-60K assigned to...
13 October 2021 U.S. Donates Vaccine Refrigerators to Help Thailand Fight COVID-19 U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- The top American military officer for the Indo-Pacific and the Thai Minister of Public Health presided over a ceremony to celebrate the U.S. donation of 200 vaccine refrigerators to Thailand to support efforts to bring life-saving vaccines to the Thai...