28 September 2021 From Peers to Leaders: KATUSAs Participate in NCO Induction Ceremony USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea -- Thirty-two newly promoted soldiers from the 6-52 Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Battalion, along with five soldiers from the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA) program, joined the ranks of the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Corps during an...
28 September 2021 Ambassador Kim Visits USAID Supported COVID-19 Vaccination Site Offering Pfizer Vaccine to the Public JAKARTA, Indonesia -- U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, Sung Y. Kim, joined Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi from the Ministry of Health, Dr. Dwi Octavia from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Health Office, and Colonel Piter Dwi Ardianto from the TNI to visit a vaccination site at Cilandak Town Square,...
28 September 2021 Global Missile Defense From Space Got More Affordable, DOD Official Says WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department hopes, within the decade, to have a meshed network of low Earth orbit satellites — linked together and to warfighters — providing real-time global awareness of missile threats and the ability to respond.However, that goal was once considered cost prohibitive,...
28 September 2021 Joint Statement from Quad Leaders WASHINGTON -- We, the leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, convened today in person as “the Quad” for the first time. On this historic occasion we recommit to our partnership, and to a region that is a bedrock of our shared security and prosperity—a free and open Indo-Pacific,...
27 September 2021 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s illicit weapons...
27 September 2021 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Returns to the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the second time during its 2021 deployment, Sept. 24 .The carrier strike group includes the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW)...
27 September 2021 U.S. and Mongolia Successfully Conduct Khangai-21 Disaster Response Exercise Arkhangai province, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia --From September 14-23, the Civil Military Support Element of the U.S. Embassy partnered with the National Emergency Management Agency of Mongolia to organize the Khangai-21 Disaster Response Exercise in Arkhangai Province. Working together with Local...
27 September 2021 Air Force Association’s Air, Space, Cyber Conference Focused on Need for Competition, Deterrence NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Airmen from across the world gathered in person and online for Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 20-22.Among attendees were a number of Airmen from throughout the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility, to further expand their knowledge of and...
27 September 2021 USS Carl Vinson Sets Milestone, Delivers over 1M Gallons of Fuel Since January PHILIPPINE SEA -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducted a fueling-at-sea (FAS) with Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Sept. 17, delivering more than 150,000 gallons of fuel and setting a milestone of more than 1 million gallons delivered...
27 September 2021 Valiant Workhorse | Combat Logistics Regiment 3 Rehearses Distributed Command and Control CAMP SMEDLEY BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan --Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment ( CLR) 3, 3d Marine Logistics Group experimented with future warfighting and force-design concepts while conducting distributed operations across Okinawa during exercise Valiant Workhorse II, September 20-24,...