12 January 2023 U.S. and Japanese Leaders Chart Path to Strengthen 'Cornerstone' Alliance WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Japanese security officials have announced a series of initiatives that will strengthen the alliance between the two nations and help guarantee a free and open Indo-Pacific.https://www.defense.gov/Portals/_default/Skins/DGOV2/Resources/img/play-hover.png Secretary of Defense...
11 January 2023 Makin Island and John P. Murtha Arrive in Singapore for CARAT/MAREX Exercise SINGAPORE -- Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Singapore to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) with the...
11 January 2023 Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Lu’s Travel to India and Bangladesh U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to India and Bangladesh January 12-15, for meetings on a range of priorities including energy, trade, security cooperation, religious freedom, labor, and human rights.In...
11 January 2023 Poor Offshore Weather Prompts Responders to Assist Boaters Off Agat, Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- Three boaters whose vessel was taking on water off Agat on Jan. 4 are safe thanks to the actions of emergency responders on Guam.A U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew located the 22-foot vessel Machalek about 15 miles off Agat and escorted the...
10 January 2023 The US Army Can Be the Joint Force's Contact Layer in the Pacific ZAMA, KANAGAWA, Japan -- In preparation for large-scale combat operations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Joint Force requires a formation that is persistent, survivable, and capable of providing command and control over a full range of warfighting functions. The Army is uniquely...
10 January 2023 DOD Aims to Shield Warfighters from Novel Biological Agents WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense is modernizing its approach for developing medical countermeasures to protect warfighters from novel biological agents.This is made clear in a new document, "Approach for Research, Development and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures and Test Products,"...
10 January 2023 Fueling the Pacific YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Aircraft land at Yokota Air Base almost every day, serving as the busiest transportation hub in the Western Indo-Pacific and servicing aircraft from all over the world.But aircraft can’t get here without help. An important part of getting planes to where they need to go, is...
09 January 2023 Yokota Participates in Multilateral New Year’s Jump Exercise YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A multilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Army, British army, Australian army, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members conducted an annual New Year’s Jump (NYJ) exercise at Camp Narashino, Chiba, Japan, Jan. 8, 2022.Roughly 400 paratroopers...
09 January 2023 U.S. Mission to Vietnam Builds Primary School in Ben Tre Province BEN TRE PROVINCE, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- U.S. Defense Attaché in Hanoi Colonel TJ Bouchillon and Acting Deputy Principal Officer in Ho Chi Minh City Graham Harlow transferred on January 6 the newly built Trinh Viet Bang Primary School in Dinh Trung commune to the Ben Tre Provincial...
06 January 2023 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Colonel Receives U.S. Armed Forces Meritorious Service Medal CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- The III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Commanding General, Lt. Gen. James W. Bierman, presented the U.S. Armed Forces Meritorious Service Medal to retired Col. Rikiya Kondo with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), Jan. 6, 2023.The Meritorious Service Medal...