26 August 2022 U.S. Donates 3,000 metric tons of food to feed Sri Lankan school children COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- Today, the United States, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and in partnership with Save the Children, received 320 metric tons of split yellow peas to nourish school children across Sri Lanka. The donation is part of a larger one of 3,000 metric...
25 August 2022 Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo to Travel to India WASHINGTON -- Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will travel to India for meetings and events in Mumbai on August 24 and August 25, and New Delhi on August 26. Throughout his trip, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo will reaffirm and strengthen the U.S.-India relationship and our shared commitment...
25 August 2022 Responders Conclude Successful Search and Rescue Exercise in Saipan SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana (CNMI) Islands partners concluded a successful two-day search and rescue exercise (SAREX) in Saipan, Aug. 24."There were 40 CNMI participants from six CNMI agencies and eight Coast Guard members. The excellent...
25 August 2022 U.S. Supports Quezon City in Flight Against Tuberculosis and Covid-19 MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- In celebration of National Lung Month, the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is supporting the Quezon City local government to strengthen tuberculosis (TB) detection efforts by integrating free TB...
25 August 2022 The U.S. Government’s MCC and the Government of Mongolia Break Ground on Water Recycling Plant in Ulaanbaatar ULAANBAATAR, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh was joined today by the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Acting Vice President of Compact Operations, Cameron Alford, and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Daniel...
24 August 2022 Japan Joins Reagan CSG to Operate Underway in the Philippine Sea PHILIPPINE SEA -- The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) concluded several days of at-sea bilateral training in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 18.The training included the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), guided-missile cruiser’s USS...
24 August 2022 82nd Hosts United Kingdom Aviators KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A crew of Royal Air Force aviators deployed to Kadena Air Base in support of a co-manned mission, maintaining RC-135 Rivet Joints. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Royal Air Force (RAF) have used their alliance to strengthen bonds and expand the capabilities of each nation’s...
24 August 2022 Fiji Military Receives EOD Equipment and Training from the United States SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The Nevada National Guard (NVNG) State Partnership Program (SPP) started training the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) on recently donated Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) equipment from the Global Peace Operations Initiative...
24 August 2022 Ohio-Class Submarines Work with USAF and USMC during Vertical Replenishment U.S. Navy -- Two Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines demonstrated their ability to replenish while operating at sea during a series of vertical replenishment (VERTREP) exercises off the coast of California July through August, 2022.During the exercise, the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines...