24 May 2022 Ebeye Elementary School Students Visit Majuro with Atoll Community Support Republic of the Marshall Islands -- Students in the fifth grade at Ebeye Public Elementary School made an educational trip to Majuro in March 2022 with special assistance from the Ebeye, Majuro and Kwajalein communities.The trip was envisioned by longtime Kwajalein logistics employee Carson...
24 May 2022 U.S. Donates Vehicles to Support Republic of Fiji Military Forces’ Peacekeeping Efforts U.S. Embassy in the Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- Yesterday the U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Tony Greubel donated four vehicles worth approximately FJ$487,000 (US $224,000) to the Government of Fiji in a handover ceremony at the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Queen Elizabeth...
23 May 2022 Expanding Maritime Partnership: Thailand, U.S. 2022 CARAT Exercise GULF OF THAILAND – Royal Thai and U.S. navies begin maritime training during the 28th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, May 23.Taking place in the Gulf of Thailand, the exercise highlights U.S. and Thailand’s cooperation to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific that is...
23 May 2022 Remarks by President Biden and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea at the Air Operations Center’s Combat Operations Floor on Osan Air Base THE WHITE HOUSE: Osan Air Base, Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea. 1:52 P.M. KSTPRESIDENT BIDEN: First of all, I want to say thank you. And I wish you’d work on your biceps a little bit. (Laughter.) And you too, pal. It’s about as big as my thighs. (Laughter.) And I was a pretty good athlete. And I —...
23 May 2022 Strong Alliances, Soldier Readiness Key to Deterring Aggression in the Pacific HONOLULU, Hawaii -- With the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and numerous security challenges across the Indo-Pacific region, the stage was set for informative discussions at the 2022 Land Forces of the Pacific symposium, or LANPAC, in Honolulu, Hawaii from May 17-19, 2022.With a focus on discussing how...
23 May 2022 Fort Shafter Soldiers Participate in Marara 22 HAUHINE, French Polynesia - Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters and Charlie Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Shafter, Hawaii participated in Marara 22 from May 7 – 20, 2022.As part of the U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Army Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to its...
23 May 2022 Yokota Reopens Base for Annual Friendship Festival YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 374th Airlift Wing hosted the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2022 on May 21 and 22, the first one in three years.During the two-day festival, which aims to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Japan, approximately 110,000 people...
23 May 2022 U.S. Provides Additional PHP400 Million in Aid to Support Typhoon Odette Recovery Efforts MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant to the Administrator (AA) Sarah Charles announced, May 12, on behalf of the American people an additional Php400 million ($8 million) in assistance to aid the recovery of millions of...
20 May 2022 USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Departs Yokosuka for 2022 Deployment YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and its strike group departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) May 20, to support security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.During this routine at-sea period, Ronald Reagan, its...
20 May 2022 Army Leaders Across Indo-Pacific Meet to Discuss Challenges, Opportunities HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Senior leaders from the U.S. Army and more than 20 foreign armies held hundreds of bilateral talks during the largest land power conference in the Indo-Pacific region.The meetings, part of the Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium, allowed leaders to privately discuss future...