25 July 2022 Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense Center Hosts Third Annual Korea Table Top Academy JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Center hosted the third annual Korea Table Top Academy (KTTA), here July 11-20.KTTA is a bilateral IAMD academic event involving the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States and is as a venue for open...
25 July 2022 Capable, Adaptive Partners: Unmanned Surface Vessels Operate at RIMPAC PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Four prototype unmanned surface vessels are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise, known as RIMPAC, delivering warfighting capabilities and extending the reach of the manned U.S. fleet with fewer risks to the warfighter.Though unmanned systems have...
25 July 2022 Starlight Flights: USS Tripoli and its Embarked Aircraft Go Nocturnal PACIFIC OCEAN -- As the sun dips behind the horizon, the blue sky gives way to reds and yellows until everything around is black, except for the tiny specks of light in the distance. Under the glow of the starlight, engines begin at first to hum then grow to a roar, signaling the start of flight...
25 July 2022 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to Visit Thailand July 23-25, 2022 U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro will visit Thailand July 23-25 to meet with senior leaders and counterparts in the Royal Thai Navy. This is the Secretary’s first visit to Thailand since being sworn into his position and is part of ongoing engagements to...
22 July 2022 USS Ronald Reagan Visits Singapore REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE -- The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in the Republic of Singapore for a scheduled port call July 22, marking the first time the carrier has visited the country since 2019.Ronald Reagan arrived with the Ticonderoga-class...
22 July 2022 Buddy Squadron is Back for 51st Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Forces OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Buddy Squadron program, formerly known as Buddy Wing, has a rich history that ties both U.S. and Republic of Korea Air Forces (ROKAF) together. The tradition dates back 20 years and is used as an opportunity to build trust, introduce new tactics and exchange...
22 July 2022 The United States Donates 19,890 Pfizer Vaccine Doses to Kiribati SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The United States is providing 19,890 life-saving doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Kiribati through the COVAX Facility. This donation is the second tranche of a total of 53,820 Pfizer doses that the United States will deliver...
22 July 2022 U.S. and ROK Chaplains Join Forces Aboard USS Essex during RIMPAC 2022 PACIFIC OCEAN -- During the at-sea phases of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, the U.S. and its naval allies and partners embarked into the neighboring Hawaiian waters to commence the force integration training phase of the exercise, also known as the FIT phase.U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious...
21 July 2022 Reserve Sailors 'Single-Greatest Boon' to Navy's First Unmanned Patrol Squadron NAVAL BASE GUAM -- As the Navy’s first unmanned squadron, the “Big Red” of Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 has stretched its wings far and wide since its establishment in late 2013. Reserve Sailors assigned to VUP-19’s Reserve component have played a major role in the squadron’s continued...