09 June 2022 Austin Can Point to Growing Ties with Asia During Visit to Singapore WASHINGTON -- As Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives in Singapore he can point to robust and growing outreach efforts to the nations of the Indo-Pacific and will highlight ways the United States can improve those partnerships.Austin will give one of the keynote speeches at the...
09 June 2022 NATO Ships Train with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Mediterranean Sea MEDITERRANEAN SEA -- Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships conducted joint training exercises with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships in the Mediterranean Sea on June 6.Italian Navy ITS Margottini (SNMG2 flagship) and Turkish Navy TCG Salihreis met the two Japanese ships (JS),...
09 June 2022 US, Thailand Sign Landmark Information Exchange Agreement ARLINGTON, Va. -- Kelli L. Seybolt, deputy under secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs and Lt. Gen. Somkiat Sampan, Thailand’s Director-General of Defence Science and Technology Department, signed a milestone agreement June 1 to collaborate on defense technologies.The leaders signed the...
09 June 2022 Operation Sahayogi Haat Seven-Year Anniversary Honored in Nepal Nepal -- The U.S. Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal, held a memorial event on May 12 honoring those lost seven years ago during Operation Sahayogi Haat, the U.S. response to the April 25, 2015, 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal.Attending the event were the U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry, the...
09 June 2022 Continued Investments Make Guard Effective, Chief Says ARLINGTON, Va. -- The chief of the National Guard Bureau told senators June 7 that continued investments in the National Guard mean it will be able to effectively support the Joint Force while quickly responding to the needs on the home front.“Today’s National Guard would not be possible without...
08 June 2022 Thailand, U.S. Host Senior Leader Dialogue U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- General Chalermphon Srisawasdi, Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, held the first-ever 2022 U.S.-Thailand Senior Leader Dialogue (SLD) at Royal Thai Armed Forces...
08 June 2022 Battle of Midway Veterans Honored in Honolulu HONOLULU, Hawaii -- During the ceremony, Battle of Midway veterans Navy Watertender 1st Class Julian Hodges and U.S. Marine Corps Private 1st Class Edgar R. Fox were honored and recognized for their service and sacrifice during the battle.Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), Adm. Samuel...
08 June 2022 Washington National Guard, Malaysia Conduct Joint Exercise KUANTAN, Malaysia -- The eighth annual Bersama Warrior exercise began June 6 with a ceremony presided over by First Admiral Baharudin bin Wan Md Nor, Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters deputy assistant chief of staff for the J3, and Brig. Gen. Bryan Grenon, commander of the Land...
08 June 2022 Eielson Airmen, F-35s Begin Agile Combat Employment Training at MCAS Iwakuni MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Eighteen U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, began training on Agile Combat Employment (ACE) tactics, techniques and procedures at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June...
08 June 2022 Four Outstanding Young Malaysians Accepted to U.S. Service Academies KUALA LUMPUR, U.S. Embassy in Malaysia -- Four Malaysians have been accepted to continue their studies at prestigious U.S. service academies and prepare to become future Malaysian military officers. The U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur hosted a send-off ceremony on June 7 to mark their...