31 August 2022 Pacific Partnership 2022 kicks off in Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS -- Pacific Partnership 2022 kicked off in Honiara, Solomon Islands, August 29. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. This is Pacific Partnership's...
31 August 2022 Coast Guard Cutter Midgett Arrives in the Western Pacific MANILA, Philippines – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) arrived in Manila Tuesday for its first international port call during the crew’s months-long Western Pacific deployment to the region.Midgett’s crew will conduct professional exchanges and operate with the Philippine Coast Guard...
31 August 2022 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Medical Service School Tours NMRTC Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Medical Service School toured NMRTC Yokosuka. This guided tour served the purpose of imparting operational insight and discussing strategic partnerships that could further expand the U.S. and Japan alliance.“Exchanges such as...
31 August 2022 Soldiers Compete for Title of Best Squad in the Theater Army of the Indo-Pacific FORT SHAFTER, HAWAII -- Squads from U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) competed in the 2022 USARPAC's Best Squad Competition, also known as the BSC, July 18-22 held in four locations - Hawaii, Japan, Republic of Korea and Alaska.“These squads displayed the proficiency, lethality and capability of our...
31 August 2022 Ninth U.S.-Vietnam Asia-Pacific Dialogue U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink welcomed Vietnam Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu to Washington for the ninth U.S.-Vietnam Asia-Pacific Dialogue on August 30. Reflecting upon the strength of U.S.-Vietnam...
30 August 2022 Statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Trilateral Dialogue with Japan and the Republic of Korea National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, National Security Secretariat Secretary General Akiba Takeo of Japan, and Director of the National Security Office of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Kim Sung-han will meet at the Headquarters of the United States Indo-Pacific Command in Honolulu, Hawaii on...
30 August 2022 Pacific Air Forces Deputy Commander Visits Japan YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Deputy Commander of the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Lt. Gen. James Jacobson visited Yokota Air Base, August 21 to 23, as part of a larger PACAF tour.Jacobson kicked off his tour meeting with U.S. Forces Japan and 374th Airlift Wing leadership where he received updates on...
30 August 2022 U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Conducts Maintenance in India CHENNAI, India -- Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) conducted maintenance at Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T shipyard, in Kattupalli near Chennai, India, Aug. 7-17.“India’s initiative to offer logistics, repairs, and refits...
30 August 2022 500th Military Intelligence Service Group Activated FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona -- By Michael E. Bigelow, INSCOM Command Historian: On September 1, 1952, the Army activated the 500th Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Group at Camp Drake, Japan. Col. Washington M. Ives, Jr., a veteran of the Pacific campaigns in World War II, was its first...