17 December 2021 Integrated Deterrence: U.S. Marines, Japanese Soldiers Complete Largest Ever Bilateral Field Exercise in Japan ...
17 December 2021 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command representatives meet with Chinese counterparts at Military Maritime Consultative Agreement working group CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Military representatives from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and U.S. Pacific Air Forces met virtually with People’s Republic of China (PRC) People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and Air Force representatives for the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement...
16 December 2021 Cyber Marines Build Relationship with JSDF Cyber Units during Cyber Competition CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- A small team of Marines with Defensive Cyberspace Operations - Internal Defensive Measures Company (DCO-IDM), 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG), competed against four Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) teams in a capture...
16 December 2021 Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits Hawaii and Indo-Pacific Command WASHINGTON -- The following readout was provided by Department of Defense Spokesman Eric Pahon:Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visited Department of Defense sites in Hawaii on December 14th and 15th to assess the ongoing Red Hill water contamination situation, and discuss with senior...
16 December 2021 Bilateral Brilliance - 3D MEB and Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Wrap up Yama Sakura 81 OKINAWA, Japan -- The 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) wrapped up Yama Sakura 81in multiple locations Dec. 12, 2021. Yama Sakura is an annual training exercise that focuses on the defense of Japan with...
16 December 2021 Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii Coordinates Equipment Divestment for Hawaii Unit’s Transfer to U.S. Space Force HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii (AFSBn-Hawaii’) coordinated with the 53rd Signal Battalion, Detachment D, for the divestment of over 75 pieces of equipment as part of the unit’s transition to the U.S. Space Force. Through AFSBn-Hawaii’s Modernization, Displacement and...
16 December 2021 CTF 71 Introduces First Chaplains Permanently Embarked Aboard U.S. Destroyers YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/ Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 welcomes the first Chaplains to be permanently embarked aboard U.S. Navy destroyers, December 2021.Between 2021 and 2023 CTF 71 will be assigned 8 chaplains, one for each destroyer in DESRON 15.“Our new chaplains will...
16 December 2021 Joint Statement on 8th United States – New Zealand Defense Policy Dialogue WASHINGTON -- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Dr. Ely Ratner, and Deputy Secretary for Defence Policy and Planning, Michael Swain, met virtually to conduct the 8th annual United States – New Zealand Defense Policy Dialogue, December 15 (Washington) and December 16...
15 December 2021 USS Ralph Johnson Participates in Resolute Dragon HACHINOHE, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), is underway supporting U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) as part of Resolute Dragon, Dec. 15.The exercise is taking place across multiple locations across Japan...
15 December 2021 Forward Area Refueling Point keeps 354th AEW F-35As Mission Ready during Operation Iron Dagger MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- F-35A Lightning IIs conducted a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) operation with Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 1st Special Operations Squadron during Operation Iron Dagger on Dec. 7, 2021, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,...