31 August 2021 Misawa Air Base Hosts Joint Bilateral Integration Training MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, deployed F-35B Lightning IIs to Misawa Air Base to conduct aerial fighter integration training alongside the 14th Fighter Squadron throughout the month of August 2021.The Marines of...
31 August 2021 Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Visits Forward Edge of Indo-Pacific ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- In December of 2020, the document Action Orders to Accelerate Change Across the Air Force was released, describing what strategic approach is necessary to move forward as a force.Since then, the 36th Wing has created and implemented new standard operating procedures...
31 August 2021 U.S. Provides $129,000 for Preservation of Plain of Jars XIENGKHOUANG PROVINCE, LAO PDR, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- The U.S. announced today it intends to provide $129,000 in funding for conservation of the Ancient (500 BC-500AD) Megalithic Jars (Plain of Jars) in Xiengkhouang province, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for...
31 August 2021 Fact Sheet – U.S. Response to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The United States and Sri Lanka have worked closely together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic since its outset. The American people have donated over 1.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since March 2021. The U.S., through USAID, has provided over $15 million to Sri...
31 August 2021 Utah National Guard Delivers Humanitarian to Nepal KATHMANDU, Nepal, U.S. Embassy in Nepal -- To help reduce human suffering and assist with Nepal’s COVID-19 response, members of the United States Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing, in coordination with U.S. Transportation Command’s Denton Program for private donations, delivered...
30 August 2021 USS Carl Vinson Arrives in Yokosuka for Port Visit YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aug. 28 for a scheduled port visit.The Carl Vinson is homeported in San Diego, Ca., and departed Aug. 2 in support of global maritime security operations.“Our crew is excited and...
30 August 2021 U.S., Australian Forces Strengthen Coalition Air Dominance in RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 concluded at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Aug. 27, strengthening interoperability and showcasing air dominance in the Indo-Pacific region.RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored multinational exercise that provides a simulated combat...
30 August 2021 NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka Completes Second COOP Exercise, Expands Scope and Participation U.S. Navy -- Between Aug. 9 and Aug. 12, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka performed its second annual Continuity of Operations Exercise (COOPEX).COOP is a command’s ability to sustain mission-critical tasks with little disruption amid emergencies such as...
30 August 2021 Collaboration Between China, Russia Compounds Threat, Stratcom Commander Says WASHINGTON -- During the Cold War, the U.S. faced one peer competitor, the Soviet Union. Today, Russia and China, both peer competitors, are seen as sometimes collaborating in opportunistic ways, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said.Navy Adm. Charles "Chas" A. Richard, commander, U.S...
30 August 2021 U.S. Donates Over 100,00 Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines to Sri Lanka COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The United States donated over 100,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka today. These vaccines, delivered through COVAX, will help save lives and increase the COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka so essential to ending the...