MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II maintainers from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Edwards Air Force Base, California travelled to Japan to participate in a symposium with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35 Lightning II maintainers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug...

WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesperson Eric Pahon provided the following readout:Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin H. Kahl spoke with Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla today to reaffirm the strength of the defense relationship between the United States and India...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --With a priority to strengthen relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) kicked off the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21), August 31.During the symposium PACAF senior leaders work...

MANIAL, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines --The United States delivered an additional 188,370 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines on September 2, as part of its worldwide effort to help end COVID-19.The shipment was provided directly to the Philippines by the U.S...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The Royal Australian Air Force and U.S. Air Force joined forces to participate in RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 at Eielson Air Force Base Aug. 12-27, 2021. This iteration of the exercise focused on the interoperability of allied fifth-generation assets, such as the F-35A...

SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy has declared the five missing crew members of an MH-60S helicopter crash deceased. U.S. 3rd Fleet has shifted from search and rescue efforts to recovery operations, Sept. 4...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Approximately 230 Airmen assigned to the 2nd and 307th Bomb Wings, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana deployed with U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses and support equipment to the Indo-Pacific region to support Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force (BTF)...

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) led the first iteration of the Department of Defense’s Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE) which concluded August 27.The exercise validated the command’s capability to command and control joint and combined forces conducting theater-level,...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Fifth and 4th generation aircraft assigned to Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG), with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, and U.K. Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 21 conducted joint interoperability flights in the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, Aug. 26.During the joint interoperability...

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) arrived in Subic Bay, Philippines, Tuesday following operations and exercises in the West Philippine Sea with the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.Munro’s crew participated in bilateral...