26 July 2021 Secretary Blinken’s Travel to India NEW DELHI, U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to New Delhi, India and Kuwait City, Kuwait July 26-29 to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to strengthening our partnerships and underscore cooperation on our shared priorities.In New Delhi on...
23 July 2021 USS Mustin Returns to San Diego after 15 Years of Service in Japan SAN DIEGO -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) returned to San Diego, July 22, after 15 years serving in the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) in Japan.Mustin executed a change of station to the United States to conduct a planned depot modernization period and will...
23 July 2021 Flying Jennies Train in Alaska JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Leaving the heat, humidity and rain of the south and heading north for cooler temperatures, the 815th Airlift Squadron (AS) put their Reserve Citizen Airmen to the test in Alaska with both the temperatures and the terrain, July 13-16.Working with the 4th...
23 July 2021 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron/HMLA-169 Goes the Distance MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 executed one of the longest maritime HMLA self-deployment flights in 1st Marine Aircraft Wing history during exercise Tiltrotor/Rotary Wing (TR/RW) 2107. TR/RW 2107 is a unilateral exercise at Misawa Air Base,...
23 July 2021 Logistics Readiness Squadron Puts Up Thousands ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 36th Installation Deployment Readiness Cell (IDRC) of the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron is the lead section for the wing’s reception, staging, onward movement, and integration mission on Andersen AFB. The IDRC in tandem with all the other support functions...
22 July 2021 U.S. Navy and JMSDF Strengthen Ties through Mine Warfare Exercise 2JA SASEBO, Japan -- Mine warfare forces from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commenced Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 2JA 2021 off the coast of northern Japan, July 19.MIWEX 2JA is part of a series of annual exercises between the allied navies designed to increase proficiency...
22 July 2021 U.S. Donates 500,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Sri Lanka for Early COVID-19 Detection COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The United States donated 500,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) as part of its commitment to support Sri Lanka’s fight against COVID-19. These tests, worth 300 million Sri Lankan rupees (USD 1.5 million), were delivered to the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health...
22 July 2021 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System: Making III Marine Expeditionary Force Ready to Fight Now OKINAWA, Japan -- Throughout history, the Marine Corps has used the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in order to gain an advantage against its adversaries. With the Commandant’s Planning Guidance and Force Design, it is vital that III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) utilize HIMARS to...
22 July 2021 A Mile in a Defender’s Boots YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 374th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) hosted the fourth iteration of the 374th Mission Support Group (MSG) training day on July 21, 2021, where Airmen from other MSG squadrons learned about the SFS mission.The training was conducted as part of the group’s focus to...
21 July 2021 USS Green Bay Hosts Japanese National Defense Academy Midshipmen SASEBO, Japan – The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) hosted a tour for National Defense Academy of Japan Midshipmen July 14, the first tour of a Sasebo-based ship by a non-U.S. military group since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Since March 2020, force health protection...