U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- The United States joined Timor-Leste to welcome the successful arrival of 24,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on April 5, 2021.  This shipment was made possible through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, a global initiative to support equitable access to...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted a bilateral exercise with China Sea April 6-7, 2021.This exercise was the first bilateral exercise between the U.S. and Malaysia in 2021.“We are thankful for the opportunity to train alongside the Royal Malaysian Air...

WASHINGTON -- As the Army’s largest service component command, U.S. Army Pacific continuously competes across a vast region between the north and south poles and from the west coast of the U.S. to India, its commander said Tuesday.“Our daily focus is on competition,” said Gen. Paul LaCamera. “We’ve...

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The leading development agencies of the United States and the Republic of Korea on Wednesday, April 7, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance development cooperation in the Philippines.U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law and Korean...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) entered the South China Sea on April 4 to conduct routine operations.This is the second time TRCSG has entered the South China Sea during its 2021 deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.“It is great to be back in the...

BAY OF BENGAL -- USS Somerset (LPD 25) joins units from the Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Indian Navy, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to participate in the third iteration of La Perouse, April 5, 2021."Honing our skills and capabilities at sea with some superb allies and partners...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard joined forces for joint training in the eastern Pacific Ocean, April 4.This evolution provides training and education to the Navy-Coast Guard all-domain naval force to maintain our nation’s advantage at sea. By conducting operations together,...

WASHINGTON -- Russian military activities and infrastructure build-ups in the Arctic are not going unnoticed, the Pentagon press secretary said."Without getting into specific intelligence assessments, obviously we're monitoring it very closely," said John F. Kirby during a briefing today at the...

WASHINGTON, D.C., -- Today, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. Government agency, and the Government of Mongolia celebrated the launch of the $350 million Mongolia Water Compact. The partnership between MCC and the Government of Mongolia directly tackles the impending water crisis in...

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- A team of 12 U.S. Army medical professionals began administering COVID-19 Vaccine doses to members of the local community in Saipan, April 3.The team, composed of a medical officer and combat medic specialists assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield...