U.S. Navy -- Today, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with Singapore’s Chief of Navy Rear Adm. Aaron Beng in Venice, Italy, at the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium.The two leaders discussed maritime security and ongoing efforts to ensure a free and open Indo- Pacific.Gilday and Beng...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jieitai) Airmen spent three days training alongside 15th Wing Airmen, strengthening partnerships and familiarizing both forces with the Kawasaki C-2 and C-17 Globemaster III.This was the first bilateral training exercise...

WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Hussein on October 5 to discuss regional security issues. The leaders also discussed opportunities for...

We are aware of the two 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 launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s...

Following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) ballistic missile launch over Japan on Oct. 4 (local time), which was part of a larger series of launches over the past two weeks, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Sailors of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, Detachment 1, provide amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli with an important multi-role air asset.HSC-23 performs several essential missions for the ship that include search and rescue (SAR), plane guard, vertical replenishment...

WASHINGTON -- On October 4, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-Sup held a call to address the threats posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) nuclear and missile programs and to reaffirm the U.S.-Republic of Korea...

U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- In partnership with the Mongol Ecology Center and Spirit of America, a U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team supported the “Rally for Rangers” event, a cross-country journey aimed to benefit the Mongolian Park Rangers from Aug. 16-26, 2022.The rally consisted of a 2,000-kilometer...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is working closely with state, federal and private-sector partners to coordinate the shipment and distribution of thousands of pounds of humanitarian supplies to Western Alaska communities hardest hit by...

Following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s ballistic missile launch over Japan Oct. 4 (KST), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Republic of Korea (ROK) personnel conducted a bilateral exercise over the West Sea on Oct. 4 (KST) to showcase combined deterrent and dynamic strike capabilities...