10 August 2022 Readout of Chief of Staff Air Force’s Visit to Singapore SINGAPORE (AFNS) -- U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. traveled to Singapore Aug. 7-10 to reaffirm the U.S. Air Force's commitment to the bilateral defense relationship and discuss efforts to enhance cooperation.During his visit, Brown met with Dr. Ng Eng Hen, Singapore Minister for...
10 August 2022 Carrier Air Wing 9 Returns from Indo-Pacific Deployment SAN DIEGO -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, embarked aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), returned from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 9.VW-9 is the first carrier strike group to deploy with a U.S. Marine Corps F-35C...
10 August 2022 Responders to Hold Search and Rescue Exercise off Tumon Bay SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard, Guam Fire Rescue, Guam Police, and the U.S. Navy will conduct a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) in Guam, Aug. 10 – 11.This year’s SAREX will entail a coordinated response to an overdue vessel off Tumon. It will include the deployment of floating...
10 August 2022 Rangers Reunite Across the World During Super Garuda Shield BATURAJA, INDONESIA -- Among the hundreds of people present during the joint airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Airborne on Aug. 3, 2022, 1st Sergeant Dan Alexander, First Sergeant, A Company., 2-35 Infantry Battalion, spotted the Ranger tab on the shoulder of a Tentara Nasional...
09 August 2022 U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Brunei Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on an overseas trip Aug. 7–9, 2022, where he met with His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam, Maj. Gen. Dato Paduka Haszaimi, Commander of Royal Brunei Armed...
09 August 2022 F-22 Raptor Soars with other Aviators during 25th Anniversary JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) has been giving the United States Air Force and its allies extensive simulated combat training for decades, and this year is no different.This year marks the F-22 Raptor’s 25th anniversary of consistently providing America and its...
09 August 2022 JED Engineers Participate in Bilateral Boat Race on Lake Miyagase KANAGAWA, Japan -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Japan District personnel accompanied Advanced Individual Training recruits from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) 4th Engineer Group to Lake Miyagase for a training exercise on August 5th.Trekking out to the body of water located...
09 August 2022 Secretary Blinken Leads Handover of Medical Supplies as U.S. Covid-19 Aid for the Philippines Exceeds $50M MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed the United States’ support for the Philippines’ COVID-19 response during a turnover of medical equipment and supplies in Manila on August 6.“As the Philippines continues to work to vaccinate people, to...
09 August 2022 Soldiers Build Roads and Community Relations OLD HARBOR, Alaska -- Army Reserve Soldiers from units around the Pacific have assembled in a very rural location in Alaska to help with the development of a community, testing their mettle while strengthening bonds among the local residents.“Six, seven, eight,” Sgt. Robert Laux, a construction...
09 August 2022 Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Samoan Prime Minister Fiame U.S. Embassy in Samoa -- Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mataafa in Apia to discuss shared priorities for the Pacific region. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Prime Minister Fiame discussed bilateral cooperation to address climate change...