31 October 2022 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Completes COMPTUEX PACIFIC OCEAN -- Carrier Strike Group Eleven (CSG 11) returned to homeport Oct. 28, after completing Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), its final training period before a scheduled deployment later this year.COMPTUEX is designed to fully integrate units of a CSG, while building its ability...
31 October 2022 U.S. Air Force and ROK Air Force Conduct Large-Scale Joint Air Training Event Vigilant Storm OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) will join with 7th Air Force and several other units between 31 October and 4 November, for Vigilant Storm, a training event that will enhance combat readiness and interoperability for all units involved.Vigilant Storm was...
31 October 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Call with Singapore Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III spoke with Singapore's Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen by phone Oct. 27 to discuss regional security issues and mutual efforts to strengthen defense cooperation.The two leaders exchanged views on the security environment in the Indo-Pacific region,...
31 October 2022 Remarks by Under Secretary of State for Management John Bass On the Occasion of the Opening of the U.S. Embassy Colombo U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- Thank you, Deputy Chief of Mission Sonnek for the introduction and thank you, Ambassador Chung for the warm welcome. President of Sri Lanka Honorable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Honorable Speaker, Honorable Ministers, Heads of Diplomatic Missions and UN agencies, Members of...
28 October 2022 DOD Releases National Defense Strategy, Missile Defense, Nuclear Posture Reviews WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department today for the first time released the public versions of three strategic documents — the National Defense Strategy, the Nuclear Posture Review and the Missile Defense Review — together after having developed both the classified and unclassified versions of all...
28 October 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam Ensures Safety of Port of Guam through Boardings, Exams SANTA RITA, Guam -- To ensure port security and safety of both the port and mariners, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam conducted a boarding and exam of the 370-foot Tuvalu-flagged motor vessel Kenyo in the vicinity of Guam in mid-October."This effort ensures the security and safety of...
28 October 2022 US Air Force Mobile Military Training Team Builds Capacity in the Philippines ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Air advisors from the 36th Contingency Response Support Squadron, the only air advising squadron aligned to the Indo-Pacific, led a Mobile Training Team in the Philippines, Sept. 5-15, 2022, as part of the U.S. building partnership capacity initiative.Fourteen Airmen...
28 October 2022 Remarks by Ambassador Julie J. Chung on the Occasion of the opening of the U.S. Embassy Colombo U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- Thank you, Deputy Chief of Mission Doug Sonnek. President of Sri Lanka Honorable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Honorable Speaker, Honorable Ministers, Heads of Diplomatic Missions & UN agencies, Members of Parliament, esteemed guests, and U.S. Embassy colleagues.Welcome and...
28 October 2022 Joint StateJoint Statement on the 5th U.S.-Singapore Strategic Partnership Dialogue ment on the 5th U.S.-Singapore Strategic Partnership Dialogue U.S. Embassy in Singapore -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Singapore on the occasion of the 5th United States-Singapore Strategic Partnership Dialogue on October 25, 2022 in Washington, D.C.Begin Text: United States Assistant...
27 October 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the ballistic missile launches 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 launches highlight the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s...