21 January 2022 Arctic Guardians Support Response to Yakutat Local Disaster JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON (JBER), Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing worked late into the night of Jan. 11 to ensure 20 Alaska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were ready to depart JBER on a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II Jan. 12 for the Southeast Alaska...
21 January 2022 Joint Statement on the January 11, 14, and 17 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch United States Mission to the United Nations -- The following is a joint statement as delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, on behalf of Albania, Brazil, France, Ireland, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United...
21 January 2022 U.S., Indonesia, and Switzerland Celebrate Water and Sanitation Gains for Millions of People JAKATA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- As a result of a five-year partnership between the United States and Indonesia, more than 1.6 million Indonesians, including nearly 530,000 people from low-income communities, now enjoy access to clean water, and more than 965,000 people have secured...
20 January 2022 7th Fleet Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- On Jan. 20, USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of the operation, USS Benfold exited the excessive claim and continued operations in the South China Sea.20JAN22...
20 January 2022 Coast Guard Cutters begin Operation Aiga in Oceania HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper (WLB 201) and Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) will aim to extend the Coast Guard’s at-sea enforcement presence in the region through a 40-day patrol.“Aiga,” the Samoan word for family, is designed to integrate Coast Guard capabilities and...
20 January 2022 NMCB-5 Concludes Indo-Pacific Deployment, NMCB-3 Assumes Authority of Naval Construction Force Tasking in the Indo-Pacific OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 transferred authority of Naval Construction Force tasking in the Indo-Pacific region to NMCB-3 during a relief in place/transfer of authority (RIP/TOA) ceremony onboard Camp Shields in Okinawa, Jan. 18.he Seabees with NMCB-5...
20 January 2022 Simplified Human/Machine Interfaces Top List of Critical DOD Technologies WASHINGTON -- A modern-day cell phone packs quite a wallop when it comes to computing technology and capability. But most cell phones barely come with a "quick start guide," let alone an instruction manual that spells out how to use all the features.Cell phone companies have mastered the interface...
20 January 2022 Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 Completes the Inaugural Multinational Underwater Repair Exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy UCT APRA HARBOR, Guam -- Divers from the U.S. Navy’s (USN) Underwater Construction Team TWO (UCT 2 ) Construction Diving Detachment ALFA (CDD/A), Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE (MDSU-1), and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Underwater Construction Team (UCT) completed the first-ever Multinational...
19 January 2022 Jumping in the New Year with a Joint-partner Exercise YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A bilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members conducted an annual New Year’s Jump exercise at Camp Narashino, Chiba, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022.Approximately 300 JGSDF paratroopers from the...
19 January 2022 Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee Dies at 102 WASHINGTON -- Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee died in his home Jan. 16. He was 102 years old. According to a news release put out by Tuskegee Airmen Inc., McGee died peacefully in his sleep."He had his right hand over his heart and was smiling serenely," his youngest daughter, Yvonne McGee, said.McGee...