18 December 2023 Statement on DPRK ballistic missile launches We are aware of the DPRK’s ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns these launches, and calls on the DPRK to refrain from any further destabilizing acts. We have...
17 December 2023 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Launch We are aware of the ballistic missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s...
15 December 2023 MAGTF Stand-In Force Exercise Empowers Small-Unit Leaders, Increases Readiness in the Indo-Pacific From Nov. 15 through Dec. 15. 2023, The Marines of 3d Marine Division demonstrated their tactical proficiency and readiness while conducting Stand-in Force Operations in the first island chain during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Stand-In Force Exercise 24. ...
15 December 2023 SIFEX 24 | MALS-36 Expeditionary Sustainment Operations From December 1st to December 8th, 2023, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 36 deployed 160 Marines to Camp Hansen to rehearse and refine Aviation Logistics (AVLOG) Stand-In-Force standard operating procedures (SOPs) in support of Expeditionary Advance Base Operations (EABO)—one of the key...
14 December 2023 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout...
14 December 2023 18th MEDCOM, POMGEN team for first ever PNG Trauma Rotation The 18th Medical Command deployed its 8th FRSD doctors, nurses and medical technicians from the relatively calm Island of Oahu, Hawaii, to work in Port Moresby General Hospital — which is located in the capital city of Papua New Guinea — during the height of its often volatile festive season...
13 December 2023 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout...
13 December 2023 U.S. Coast Guard, Federated States of Micronesia strengthen Search and Rescue capabilities through joint training exercise U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel completed a pivotal Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise with partners from the FSM Maritime Wing, Fire and Rescue services, and Pohnpei Department of Public Safety from Dec. 4 to 7, 2023, in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)...
13 December 2023 18th MEDCOM, POMGEN team for first ever PNG Trauma Rotation The 18th Medical Command deployed its 8th FRSD doctors, nurses and medical technicians from the relatively calm Island of Oahu, Hawaii, to work in Port Moresby General Hospital — which is located in the capital city of Papua New Guinea — during the height of its often volatile festive season...
13 December 2023 U.S. INDOPACOM Joint Mission Accelerator Directorate Reaches Initial Operating Capability CAMP SMITH, Hawaii – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Joint Mission Accelerator Directorate (JMAD) has reached Initial Operational Capability. Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, formally established the JMAD within the headquarters with the mission of driving the acceleration,...