23 September 2022 III Marine Expeditionary Force G-1 Hosts C3OC Proof-of-concept Drill CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) combat casualty operations are adapting to today’s operational environment. The III MEF G-1, along with its Major Subordinate Commands, came together from Aug 29 to 31, 2022, to increase casualty response preparedness in the...
22 September 2022 PACAF Senior Leaders Discuss Indo-Pacific Air Operations during Air, Space, Cyber Conference NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland -- Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, and Chief Master Sgt. David R. Wolfe, PACAF command chief, discussed the strategic intent for current and future Air Force operations throughout the Indo-Pacific region during the Air & Space Forces Association’s...
22 September 2022 Carrier Strike Group 5 Hosts Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Liaison Officers PHILIPPINE SEA -- Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 hosted seven liaison officers (LNO) from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while JMSDF destroyer JS Amagiri (DD 154) operated in company with...
22 September 2022 USS Jackson (LCS 6) Arrives in Tahiti SAN DIEGO -- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) arrived in Papeete, Tahiti, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 20.Jackson is deployed to the Oceania region with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment conducting maritime law enforcement...
22 September 2022 USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) Concludes Operation Blue Pacific Expeditionary Patrol SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) arrived at homeport in Guam, Sept. 19, following a patrol across Oceania."The crew of Oliver Henry just completed a 43-day historic patrol across Oceania, where we patrolled and visited ports in the Federated...
22 September 2022 U.S. Facilitates Small Boat Operations Training Course for Philippine Coast Guard U.S. EMBASSY MANILA -- As part of ongoing U.S.-Philippine cooperation to enhance the Philippines’ maritime law enforcement capabilities, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) facilitated the first Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-led Small Boat Operations course from September 5 to 16 in Manila.With the support...
22 September 2022 USS Higgins (DDG 76) Conducts Operations with Royal Canadian Navy in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) concluded exercises in the South China Sea with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) Sept. 18.Vancouver and Higgins conducted bilateral surface action group operations demonstrating...
20 September 2022 7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait with Canadian Frigate Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), in cooperation with Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331), conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Sept. 20 (local time) through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in...
20 September 2022 15th Annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference Concludes The 15th annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference (IPICC) concluded Sept. 1, bringing together directors of military intelligence from 20 countries across the Indo-Pacific region and abroad to discuss security issues of shared concern. For the second consecutive year, IPICC was co-hosted...
19 September 2022 Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar Closes with Optimism DHAKA, Bangladesh —The largest land forces conference in the Indo-Pacific came to a close with participants expressing optimism for continued peace and stability in the region.From September 12-15, 2022, senior army leaders gathered here for the Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar (IPAMS), this...