11 July 2022 Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry Conducts Potable Water Offload at Kiritimati Island, Kiribati HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry crew provided assistance to Kiritimati Island, Kiribati, following their extreme drought, July 8, 2022.The U.S. Coast Guard provided much needed assistance by supplying safe drinking water to Kiritimati after the Republic of Kiribati...
11 July 2022 U.S. Government Donates 33,600 Doses of Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine to Bhutan THIMPHU, BHUTAN, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in India -- As part of President Biden’s commitment to donate COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries around the world, the U.S. government has delivered 33,600 doses of the Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to Bhutan, in partnership with COVAX and the Bhutan...
11 July 2022 Pacific Partnership 2022 Crew Participates in Beach Clean-Up Host Nation Outreach Events in Vietnam VIETNAM -- Pacific Partnership 2022 crew members participated in two Host Nation Outreach Event (HNOE) beach clean-ups during Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy’s (T-AH 19) visit to Vietnam.Approximately 90 Pacific Partnership crew members, including representatives from Australia and...
09 July 2022 INDOPACOM Commander Statement On behalf of all U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific, I want to express our deepest condolences and sorrow to the people of Japan in the wake of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s tragic death. His life and service inspired the world to dream of a secure, more prosperous future. The Prime Minister’s...
08 July 2022 Eighth Army Hosts Trilateral Symposium with Korean, Japanese Junior Officers CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- Leaders from Eighth Army hosted 23 officers from the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan during the Trilateral Junior Officer Exchange Symposium July 4-8.During the symposium, Eighth Army’s command team consisting of Lt. Gen. Bill Burleson, Eighth Army...
08 July 2022 U.S. Congressional Staff Delegation Official Visit to Mongolia ULAANBAATAR, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- A delegation of U.S. Congressional staff, led by Mark Iozzi, National Security Advisor, Office of Majority Leader Hoyer visited Mongolia from June 29 to July 2. The delegation, which consisted of four staff, met with Mongolian government officials and...
08 July 2022 Chief of Navy Reserve Keynote Speaker at 2022 NATO National Reserve Forces Committee Meeting in Seoul SEOUL, South Korea -- Vice Adm. John B. Mustin, Chief of Navy Reserve (CNR) and Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) and Rear Adm. Richard Rodriguez, U.S. Navy Reserve Vice Director for Joint Force Development (J7), Joint Staff South and U.S. Military Representative to NATO’s National Reserve Forces...
08 July 2022 U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team and Khuvsgul Local Emergency Management Agency Training on Water Rescue MURUN, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- Rescuers from the Khuvsgul Province Local Emergency Management Agency (LEMA) and a U.S. Army Civil Affairs team participated in a week-long medical engagement and exchange focused on water-related injuries and water rescue techniques in Murun, Mongolia from June 20...
07 July 2022 Korean War Veteran, former CINCPACAF shares his experiences to empower Airmen The 75th Anniversary of the United States Air Force is an occasion for reflection. One Airman who played a critical role in the Air Force’s rich history is Lt. Gen. (ret.) James D. Hughes, a former Commander-in-Chief of Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF) from June 1978 to June 1981.Born in Balmville,...
07 July 2022 354th Air Expeditionary Wing, MAG-12 Conduct a Capabilities Demonstration MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan --The U.S. Air Force 354th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) and Marine Aircraft Group 12 performed a capabilities demonstration during a pre-planned readiness exercise at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, July 7, 2022.The demonstration included five...