13 April 2023 U.S. Forces Japan, 374th Leaders Thank Kanoya Team, Local Leaders YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- United States Forces Japan (USFJ) and 374th Airlift Wing command teams visited Kanoya Air Base, Japan, to acknowledge the Airmen of the 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS) and meet with the Kanoya city mayor, Shigeru Nakanishi, April 10.The meeting with the...
13 April 2023 U.S. Army Japan Renames Headquarters to Honor Past Leader CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN -- U.S. Army Japan Headquarters Building 101 was renamed the General Maxwell D. Taylor Building during a memorialization ceremony, April 11, 2023.The U.S. Army Japan (USARJ) Commanding General, Maj. Gen. JB Vowell, and the USARJ Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffery D...
13 April 2023 U.S., Japan Conduct Bilateral Aviation Exercise SEA OF Japan -- U.S. Forces and the Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted a bilateral aviation integration exercise on April 13, 2023, demonstrating the enduring deterrence options readily available to the U.S.-Japan Alliance.Four U.S. F-16 fighter aircraft integrated with four Japan Air Self-Defense...
13 April 2023 Readout of U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III co-chaired the third U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of National Defense Carlito Galvez, and Secretary...
13 April 2023 PNGDF receives first gender training Papua New Guinea - A three-day course from March 21-23, 2023 had the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) receive their first Gender Focal Point training tailored to PNGDF's organization and its military operations with a focus on reducing gender-based violence...
12 April 2023 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch, and we 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...
12 April 2023 Leaders Discuss Partnership Between U.S., Philippines WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Philippine leaders met today to discuss the nations' military, economic and humanitarian partnership at a meeting in Washington.Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense...
12 April 2023 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Operates in the Philippine Sea PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) is conducting a full spectrum of multi-domain and integrated operations in the Philippine Sea.The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and the Arleigh Burke-class...
12 April 2023 Pacific Air Forces Host US, Japan Civil Engineer Key Leader Engagement Forum JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from U.S. Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) recently participated in a civil engineer-focused discussion featuring key leaders at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Participants in the bilateral exchange discussed setting...