16 February 2022 Barksdale B-52s Deploy to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- More than 220 Airmen and four B-52’s assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Andersen AFB, Guam, to conduct Bomber Task Force (BTF) missions in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with...
16 February 2022 Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Visits Fiji during Operation Blue Pacific Patrol SUVA, Fiji -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton visited Fiji in February after being underway for 50-days in the Pacific combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.During the visit, Capt. Stephen Adler, the Stratton’s commanding officer, met with members of the Fijian...
16 February 2022 Secretary Blinken Commends Indonesia’s G20 Leadership on Global Health WASHINGTON -- Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, global suffering continues despite heroic efforts by our healthcare workers, private citizens, institutions, organizations, countries, and economies. Throughout, it has remained a fact that no one country acting alone can stop the virus...
16 February 2022 U.S. Hands Over Early Grade Reading Materials to Support Literacy for Magindanawn Language Learners MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), recently handed over nearly Php10 million worth of early grade reading materials in the Magindanawn language to the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical...
15 February 2022 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns Home from Deployment SAN DIEGO -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned to San Diego, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets areas of operation, Feb. 14.After an accelerated departure from San Diego, the Carl Vinson CSG supported integrated operations in the Hawaiian...
15 February 2022 Building Partnerships: US, Bangladesh Air Forces Conduct Tactical Airlift Exercise Cope South 22 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and the Bangladesh air force (BAF) will participate in exercise Cope South 22 Feb. 20-25 at BAF Kurmitola Cantonment, Dhaka, and Operating Location-Alpha, Sylhet, Bangladesh, for a Pacific Air...
15 February 2022 Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts 30th Warfare Commander Meeting with Republic of Korea Navy YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 staff conducted the 30th Bi-annual Composite Warfare Commander Meeting (CWCM) with leadership from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) through a teleconference, Feb. 9.Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, commander, Task Force 70, and CTF 70 staff members...
15 February 2022 USS Anchorage, 1st Marine Division Exercise Waterborne Capabilities of ACVs PACIFIC OCEAN, USPACOM, AT SEA -- U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (3D AABN), 1st Marine Division (1stMarDiv) participated in a waterborne training evolution with Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Pacific...
15 February 2022 U.S. Marines Activate New Littoral Anti-Air Battalion MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The Marine Corps administratively activated its first Littoral Anti-Air Battalion ( LAAB), the 3rd LAAB, in a small ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 11, 2022.While the unit is not envisioned to be fully operational for several years, the ceremony marks one...
15 February 2022 Senior Army leaders visit Fort Greely to show support for its arctic warriors, gain an understanding of post’s unique challenges FORT GREELY, Alaska -- To see first hand what life is like in Interior Alaska, the Army dispatched several of its highest leaders to Fort Greely to understand what it takes to be a ‘Rugged Professional,’ see what the command team is doing to enhance quality of life, and to see how the installation...