31 October 2023 III Marine Expeditionary Force, JGSDF Western Army Complete Exercise Resolute Dragon 23 FTX Approximately 3,300 U.S. service members with various units across III Marine Expeditionary Force and the joint force, and approximately 5,000 service members of the Japan Self-Defense Force concluded the second phase of the largest integrated training event ever accomplished between III MEF and the...
31 October 2023 Vigilant Defense 24: Accept follow-on forces During the combined flying training event known as Vigilant Defense 24, more than 25 various types of fighter, cargo, tanker, and reconnaissance aircraft from the U.S., ROK, and Royal Australian air forces are conducting flight operations from ROK and U.S. bases across the peninsula Oct. 30 - Nov...
30 October 2023 Wolf Pack kicks off Vigilant Defense 24 exercise The 8th Fighter Wing began participation in the Vigilant Defense 24 combined flying training event, Oct. 30. Vigilant Defense 24, a Seventh Air Force hosted, annual training event is a part of an annual, continuous training schedule designed to strengthen the U.S. Air Force and ROK Air Force...
30 October 2023 Joint responders conduct successful rescue of missing divers offshore of Guam In a display of teamwork, a successful search and rescue operation unfolded Oct. 28, as the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy searched for and rescued three missing divers near Santa Rosa Banks, approximately 25 nautical miles off the coast of Agat, Guam...
30 October 2023 Japanese, American Aviation Exhibit Unprecedented Interoperability During Resolute Dragon 23 FTX Aviation units from the United States Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participated in the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23, Oct 14-31, 2023...
30 October 2023 KATUSAs return to duty! Reservists conduct mobilization training on U.S. base for first time Following completion of their mandatory service obligation, Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army soldiers, more commonly called KATUSAs, are required to conduct training to refresh their military skills ever so often...
30 October 2023 USCGC Oliver Henry concludes 28-day patrol, strengthening sovereignty and resource security in Blue Pacific The USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew returned to homeport on Oct. 15 after a 28-day patrol that reinforced the U.S. commitment to sovereignty and resource security in the Federated States of Micronesia Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and beyond...
26 October 2023 Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press Briefing With Assistant Secretary Ratner and Admiral Aquilino Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh holds a press briefing With Assistant Secretary Ely Ratner and Admiral John C. Aquilino...
26 October 2023 U.S.-Japan-ROK Joint Statement Condemning DPRK-Russia Arms Transfers The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) strongly condemn the provision of military equipment and munitions by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the Russian Federation for use against the government and people of Ukraine...
26 October 2023 Unprofessional Intercept of U.S. B-52 over South China Sea On Oct. 24, 2023, a People’s Republic of China J-11 pilot executed an unsafe intercept of a U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft, which was lawfully conducting routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace...