30 September 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the two ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s...
30 September 2022 Philippines and U.S. Hold Annual Mutual Defense and Security Engagement Boards CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii – Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Adm. John Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, led the 2022 Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) at Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, Sept. 27.Lt...
30 September 2022 Fiji partners with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for Fiji’s first-ever Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan SUVA, Fiji - Sept. 16-23, 2022 – At Fiji's government's request, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) facilitated Fiji's first-ever Women, Peace and Security (WPS) National Action Plan Orientation Workshop.WPS is a United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325-based policy framework...
30 September 2022 VMM-268 Showcase MV-22 Versatility, Strengthen Relationships on 6,100 Mile Trans-Pacific Flight MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268 concluded their deployment with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin by executing a 6,100 mile transpacific flight from Australia to Hawaii, September 13-18, 2022. The occasion marks the second time this year that...
30 September 2022 Joint Task Force Red Hill Officially Stands Up Operations HONOLULU – Rear Adm. John F. G. Wade assumed command of Joint Task Force Red Hill on Sept. 30, the new Department of Defense organization responsible for the safe and expeditious defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. “For the past several weeks, our team has been hard at work...
29 September 2022 U.S. Marines Simultaneously Launch Major Bilateral Exercises with Japan, Philippines CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- The U.S. Marine Corps commences two concurrent large-scale bilateral exercises with key allies across the first island chain, from northern Japan through the Philippines, Oct. 1-14.More than 5,500 personnel will participate in Resolute Dragon 22 in Hokkaido, Japan...
29 September 2022 Iwakuni-based Marine Squadrons Conduct AIM-9X Missile Live Fire MCAS IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 conducted an AIM-9X missile live fire from the southern coast of Japan to exercise their air-to-air warfare capabilities. Fourth generation F/A-18 Hornets and 5th generation F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the group’s fighter squadrons, Marine...
29 September 2022 Prepared to Prevail; Andersen AFB Participates in Exercise GOLDEN BEE ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Members from Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, participated in Exercise GOLDEN BEE, a joint readiness exercise designed to provide training integration and rehearse strategic and operational objectives in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility at Andersen AFB,...
29 September 2022 Republic of Korea Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force operate together with Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA -- The U.S. Navy, Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a trilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise in seas in the vicinity of Korea and Japan on Sept. 30.The operations included the flagship of Carrier Strike Group...
29 September 2022 Royal Australian Air Force, U.S. Air Force Leaders Sign Joint Vision Statement in Washington WASHINGTON -- The future of the long-standing relationship between the U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force was further strengthened Sept. 14 in Washington, D.C. with the signing of a Joint Vision Statement by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Air Marshal Robert Chipman.The...