30 August 2022 U.S. Donates Early Grade Reading Materials to Support Reopening of School in Bicol ALBAY, U.S. Embassy Manila -- As children return to school in person for the first time in more than two years, the United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), handed over 540,000 early grade reading materials valued at Php 27 million ($489,000)...
29 August 2022 Allied, U.S. Forces Conduct Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022 PHILIPPINE SEA -- Maritime forces from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, and the United States Navy sailed together to conduct cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard (PV) 2022 that concluded,...
29 August 2022 IWTC San Diego Strengthens International Partnerships through the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative BOGOR, Indonesia -- A group of 25 Indonesian military officers graduated from Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego’s International Maritime Intelligence Course (IMIC) on August 26, which was delivered in Indonesia.The course, delivered through a Mobile Training Team (MTT), was...
29 August 2022 Deputy Commanders of USINDOPACOM and MARFORPAC Reinforce U.S-Australian Alliance DARWIN, Australia -- Lieutenant General Stephen Sklenka, Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), and Brigadier General Joseph Clearfield, Deputy Commander of Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) visited the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) and the Australian 1st...
29 August 2022 Groundwork Laid for New Inter-Pacific Air Forces Academy HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Senior enlisted air force leaders from Australia, Canada, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom and others collaborated recently with U.S. Pacific Air Forces Command Chief Master Sgt. David R. Wolfe, to lay the foundation...
26 August 2022 SEACAT 2022 Concludes, Consistently Developing Regional Cooperation and Maritime Domain Awareness SINGAPORE -- The 21st annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise concluded Aug. 26, 2022 following 10 days of in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration among 21 Indo-Pacific partners and focused on shared maritime security challenges of the region.SEACAT is a...
26 August 2022 U.S. Army Japan Commanding General visits Northern Army; Builds Relationships to Increase Interoperability CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J. B. Vowell, Commanding General of U.S. Army Japan, traveled to Hokkaido, Japan, Aug. 22-24.Vowell met with the Commanding General of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Northern Army, Lt. Gen. Yoshihiko Okimura, and Director General Saburo Ishikura...
26 August 2022 525th Fighter Squadron Awarded 2021 Raytheon Trophy JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 525th Fighter Squadron (FS) recently won the 2021 Raytheon Trophy, which is awarded to the best air-to-air fighter squadron in the United States Air Force, taking the lead in advancing the baseline air-to-air threat to a...
26 August 2022 Premier U.S. Army All Hazards Command Hosts Singaporean Armed Forces Delegation ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland -- The U.S. Army’s premier all hazards command hosted a delegation from the Singaporean Armed Forces, Aug. 25.Leaders from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command welcomed officers and civilians from the Singaporean Ministry...
26 August 2022 Joint Statement on the Mongolia-United States Strategic Partnership U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Mongolia on the occasion of the United States-Mongolia Annual Bilateral Consultations.Begin TextTo further strengthen the Mongolia-United States Strategic Partnership,...