01 December 2022 USS Tripoli Returns Home from First Deployment SAN DIEGO -- Tripoli’s deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations was particularly significant for its diplomatic and military engagements with regional partners and Allies, as well as successful integration with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to support maritime security...
01 December 2022 US Pacific Air Forces’ multinational mission Operation Christmas Drop delivers humanitarian supplies to 20k islanders JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The 71st iteration of the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian assistance mission kicks off Dec. 4, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, with participating Airmen from the U.S. and five partner nations.Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) is an annual...
01 December 2022 U.S., Japan Hold Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell Opening Ceremony YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, commander, U.S. Forces Japan, and Lt. Gen. SUZUKI Yasuhiko, vice chief of staff, Japan Joint Staff, co-hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell (BIAC) at Yokota Air Base, Nov. 29, 2022.The...
01 December 2022 U.S. Submarine Docks at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia -- A United States Navy submarine and its 135-person crew has arrived in Perth, Western Australia for a joint interoperability training exercise with the Royal Australian Navy.The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi arrived at HMAS Stirling...