10 October 2023 Collaboration at Indo-Pacific military health exchange enhances interoperability More than 500 health professionals from 24 nations, including the U.S., converged at the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange, September 26 to September 29, to share experiences and increase interoperability among military health teams...
10 October 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Returns to Papua New Guinea Pacific Partnership has arrived in Papua New Guinea to conduct the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, Oct. 9...
05 October 2023 Eagles swap to maintain dynamic fighter presence at Kadena F-15C Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, arrived at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2023, to ensure continuous fighter presence through the phased return of Kadena’s fleet of F-15C/D Eagles to the United States...
05 October 2023 WAANG, ORANG, and Royal Thai Air Force participate in first ever Enduring Partners engagement Airmen from the Washington Air National Guard’s 141st Air Refueling Wing and the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing participated in the first ever Enduring Partners engagement with the Royal Thai Air Force Sept. 11-21 at Korat Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand...
04 October 2023 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru to the Pentagon today during Minister Kihara's first visit to Washington, D.C., as the Minister of Defense. Secretary Austin...
04 October 2023 Pacific Marines Exercise Stand-In-Force Operations Pacific Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific along with forces from I Marine Expeditionary Force, III MEF, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and the Hawaii Air National Guard demonstrated Stand-in-Force capabilities during Force Design Integration Exercise, Sept. 25-28, 2023...
03 October 2023 Priority Theater’s Senior Enlisted Leaders Strengthen Partnership at Largest Ever Indo-Pacific Armies Gathering NEW DELHI, India - The Indo-Pacific's most experienced and trusted senior enlisted leaders gathered for the 9th Senior Enlisted Leadership Forum (SELF), Sep. 26-27, in New Delhi, India, to discuss interoperability and developing the next generation of Soldiers. SELF was part of the largest...
03 October 2023 Koa Moana 23 Concludes in Oceania U.S. Marines and Sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force concluded Task Force Koa Moana 23 in the Indo-Pacific region on Sept. 30, 2023. The task force was task-organized into multiple detachments with expertise in providing engineering, medical, maritime law enforcement, and explosive ordnance...
02 October 2023 US, Philippines Partner with Allies During Exercise Sama Sama 2023 The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Armed Forces of the Philippines joined allies to commence the seventh iteration of exercise Sama Sama in the city of Manila, Philippines, October Oct. 2nd...
02 October 2023 Japan, U.S. Host 13th Annual Joint Senior Leaders Seminar General Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff of the Japan Joint Staff and Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command co-hosted the thirteenth Joint Senior Leaders Seminar (JSLS) in Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 28-29...