25 August 2022 Responders Conclude Successful Search and Rescue Exercise in Saipan SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana (CNMI) Islands partners concluded a successful two-day search and rescue exercise (SAREX) in Saipan, Aug. 24."There were 40 CNMI participants from six CNMI agencies and eight Coast Guard members. The excellent...
25 August 2022 U.S. Supports Quezon City in Flight Against Tuberculosis and Covid-19 MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- In celebration of National Lung Month, the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is supporting the Quezon City local government to strengthen tuberculosis (TB) detection efforts by integrating free TB...
25 August 2022 The U.S. Government’s MCC and the Government of Mongolia Break Ground on Water Recycling Plant in Ulaanbaatar ULAANBAATAR, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh was joined today by the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Acting Vice President of Compact Operations, Cameron Alford, and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Daniel...
24 August 2022 Japan Joins Reagan CSG to Operate Underway in the Philippine Sea PHILIPPINE SEA -- The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) concluded several days of at-sea bilateral training in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 18.The training included the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), guided-missile cruiser’s USS...
24 August 2022 82nd Hosts United Kingdom Aviators KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A crew of Royal Air Force aviators deployed to Kadena Air Base in support of a co-manned mission, maintaining RC-135 Rivet Joints. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Royal Air Force (RAF) have used their alliance to strengthen bonds and expand the capabilities of each nation’s...
24 August 2022 Fiji Military Receives EOD Equipment and Training from the United States SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The Nevada National Guard (NVNG) State Partnership Program (SPP) started training the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) on recently donated Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) equipment from the Global Peace Operations Initiative...
24 August 2022 Ohio-Class Submarines Work with USAF and USMC during Vertical Replenishment U.S. Navy -- Two Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines demonstrated their ability to replenish while operating at sea during a series of vertical replenishment (VERTREP) exercises off the coast of California July through August, 2022.During the exercise, the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines...
24 August 2022 Nebraska and Missouri Air National Guard Medical Groups Train in Japan OKINAWA, Japan -- The 155th Medical Group from the Nebraska Air National Guard along with personnel from the 139th Medical Group from Missouri Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri completed their Military Facility Annual Training at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Aug 2-11, 2022.The two-week...
23 August 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Port Visit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- The Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew arrived in Port Moresby for a port visit on Aug. 23, following a patrol in parts of the Coral Sea and the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea Exclusive Economic Zones.This port visit marks...
23 August 2022 Puerto Princesa Police Officer Says U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Changed His Life PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines -- In 1987, the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) pulled into Puerto Princesa, Philippines, on her maiden voyage as part of a humanitarian mission.Now, 30 years later, the ship is back as part of Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22).Lt. Douglas...