09 February 2021 Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, committing that the United States and India will work closely together to win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, renew their partnership on climate change, rebuild the...
09 February 2021 Alaska Air Guard Trains in Support of NASA Human Spaceflight Program and for Mission Readiness KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- Alaska Air National Guard personnel completed four weeks of training during Exercise H20 in Hawaii, Feb. 6, honing their long-range search and rescue capability for the NASA human spaceflight program they are responsible for supporting.The Air Guard’s 176th Wing at Joint Base...
09 February 2021 Hicks Takes Reins as Deputy Secretary of Defense WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department's glass ceiling is cracking: Kathleen H. Hicks was confirmed by the Senate as the 35th deputy secretary of defense late yesterday, Feb. 8, 2021.Hicks, a career civil servant who started at the Pentagon as a management intern in 1993, returns to a department...
08 February 2021 U.S. Naval Forces and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces Conduct Bilateral Mine Warfare Exercise Japan -- The U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), began Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 1JA 2021 off the coast of southwestern Japan, Jan. 28.MIWEX 1JA is part of an annual series of exercises between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Defense Force (JMSDF) designed to increase...
08 February 2021 POTUS Calls Nimitz During Super Bowl SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) received a phone call during the Super Bowl from President Joe Biden, Feb. 8.In addition to delivering a message to the entire crew, Biden spoke directly to several Sailors, including fellow Pennsylvania native...
08 February 2021 Command and Control from a Distance: 3D MEB Deploys to Conduct Distributed OperationsCommand and Control from a Distance: 3D MEB Deploys to Conduct Distributed Operations IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines and sailors with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) deployed to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni in order to rehearse distributed operations capabilities beginning Jan. 21, 2021. 3D MEB plays a critical role in the success of III Marine Expeditionary Force’s...
08 February 2021 Firebirds Training in Southwestern US Highlights C-17 Capabilities JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- On the morning of Jan. 8, 2021, 13 U.S. Airmen, all assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, boarded a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft and flew from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to March Air Reserve Base, California. Their mission: to train and prepare for...
08 February 2021 Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia The White House -- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia to highlight the strength of the U.S.-Australia alliance, which remains an anchor of stability in the Indo-Pacific and the world. They discussed how we can work together to address global...
05 February 2021 USS Ohio Conducts Joint Operations with Marine Corps Element Near Okinawa PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) made a brief stop near Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 2, as part of her deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, giving the crew a rare opportunity to integrate with a III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) force...
05 February 2021 7th Fleet Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea PARACEL ISLANDS, SOUTH CHINA SEA -- On Feb. 5 (local time) USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law. This freedom of navigation operation (“FONOP”) upheld the rights, freedoms and lawful uses of...