VIENTIANE -- Today, the United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officially handed over cold chain and IT equipment worth around U.S. $150,000 to the Ministry of Health (MOH) to further expand COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR),...

SUVA, Fiji -- The first Women, Peace & Security (WPS) National Action Plan (NAP) Orientation Workshop facilitated by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Office of Women, Peace & Security is underway in Suva, Fiji from 16 – 23 September 2022.At the request of the Fiji Ministry of Defense and...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) while moored at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 28.The visit to Howard was part of Vice President Harris’ trip to Japan to attend the funeral of former Japanese...

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...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today met with Marshall Islands President David Kabua, who is in Washington to participate in the first U.S.-Pacific Island Nation Summit with President Joe Biden later this week."The partnership between the United States and the Republic of the...

Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii -- The Indo-Pacific area of operations covers nearly half of the Earth’s surface. Within this vital region it is imperative that Army Reserve Soldiers are utilized in the most efficient and effective means possible. With the possibility of rapidly...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Dr. Victoria Coleman, Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force, visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a tour of military installations within the Indo-Pacific Sept. 25-28, 2022.Dr. Coleman serves as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force...

HONIARA, Solomon Islands – The Solomon Islands hosted the Pacific Partnership’s Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART), a multi-day international humanitarian aid and disaster relief workshop and exercise, in early September.Coast Guard District Fourteen emergency management response...

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia -- The following is the joint readout released by the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of the Governments of Australia, India, and Japan.Begin Text:We, the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of...

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...