PACIFIC OCEAN -- F/A-18 Hornets from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232), Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGTF-7) used Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) against a ship, the ex USS Denver (LPD 9), during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 74 and CTF-74 staff met with Indonesian navy leaders and U.S. Embassy representatives in Jakarta for the 6th Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL)/U.S. Navy Submarine Force Staff Talks...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) recently demonstrated its airlift and controller capabilities in the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic regional air defense exercise, Amalgam Dart, in Alaska.The exercise features U.S. Air Force aircraft...

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Service members from Indonesia and the United States, joined this year by those from Australia, Japan, and Singapore, will participate in exercise Garuda Shield 2022 from August 1 to 14, 2022, at Baturaja Training Area, Amborawang, and Batam Island Training...

EAST CHINA SEA -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) established a new program known as the Benfold Restoration Team (BRT) to maintain the exterior presentation of the ship against natural corrosion, even while conducting missions at sea.Preservation is a priority for...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 36th Contingency Response Support Squadron (CRSS) is comprised of only 19 Airmen and is smallest of all the air advising flights.The role of an Air Advisor is to plan, execute, and evaluate operations that increase partner nation and coalition air power...

Australia Government Defence -- The 24th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) conference will be held in Sydney from 25 to 27 July 2022.The conference will be co-hosted by Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus J. Campbell, AO, DSC and Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral John C...

U.S. Department of State Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman will travel to Honiara, Solomon Islands, on August 6-8, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal and meet with Solomon Islands officials. She will lead a delegation that will include U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Hawaii, June 20-23, to visit participants of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC).Gilday visited several U.S. and partner nation ships, where he spoke with Sailors and observed the ongoing exercise.“RIMPAC is the premier...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Underway, in the waters off the coast of Hawaii, Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered tanker ships MT Maersk Peary and SLNC Goodwill are providing at-sea fuel deliveries to the MSC’s Combat Logistics Fleet (CLF) ships that are supporting the underway phase of the bi-annual...