22 November 2023 Solidarity and Skill: KAMANDAG 7 Cements U.S.-Philippines Defense As part of the expansive KAMANDAG 7 exercise, U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia and their Philippine Marine Corps counterparts, 3rd Marine Brigade, forged a deeper alliance on the island of Palawan Nov. 18, 2023...
22 November 2023 U.S. 7th Fleet and Armed Forces of the Philippines Begin Maritime Cooperation Activity U.S.7th Fleet (C7F) and Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) units began a maritime cooperation activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, Nov. 22. The MCA is designed to enhance interoperability between the two militaries and further advance combined capabilities in the maritime domain.C7F units...
21 November 2023 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Busan, Republic of Korea USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 21...
21 November 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam hosts 2nd annual Industry Day in Guam U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel hosted its second annual Industry Day on Nov. 20, 2023, in Guam...
20 November 2023 Pacific Partnership Concludes Final 2023 Mission in the Kingdom of Tonga Pacific Partnership has concluded its final mission stop of its 2023 journey from a closing ceremony at Vuna Wharf on Nov. 20...
20 November 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Officials and Palau Representatives Conclude Joint Committee Meeting in Palau Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, and President Surangel Whipps Jr. led the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17 in Palau, joined by senior leaders from INDOPACOM, the U.S. Department of State, and...
20 November 2023 USINDOPACOM hosts Philippine President R. Marcos Jr. Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff, visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at Camp H.M. Smith during their visit to Honolulu, Nov. 17-19.Marcos and Brawner met with Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander, USINDOPACOM, who...
17 November 2023 USCGC Myrtle Hazard completes successful patrol emphasizing community commitment in CNMI The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew successfully completed a multifaceted patrol from Oct. 16 to Nov. 5, 2023, underscoring the Service’s unwavering commitment to the community and partners in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)...
17 November 2023 Pacific Partnership 2024-1; U.S. and Marshallese Medical Team Eradicate Tuberculosis in Outer Islands U.S. Navy and Marshallese medical personnel delivered collaborative efforts to eliminate tuberculosis in Aur Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), during Pacific Partnership 2024-1 Nov. 7-11, 2023...
16 November 2023 United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting Unilateral Press Statement U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Wonsik, and Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on November 12, 2023...