25 May 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 1 SANTA RITA, Guam -- Following the devastating impact of Typhoon Mawar, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam, MAT/WAT Guam, and USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215) crews are actively assessing the situation and coordinating maritime response efforts, on May 25, 2023.This update is an initial damage...
25 May 2023 USS SHOUP Completes First Forward-Deployed Naval Patrol March 2023 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS SHOUP (DDG 86) returned to Combined Fleet Activity Yokosuka, Japan, following the completion of its first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations, Mar. 23.SHOUP arrived in Seventh Fleet, Dec. 22’,...
25 May 2023 Austere medicine redefined: testing the ATC-EST's capabilities at Northern Edge 23-1 Northern Edge 23-1, a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command sponsored, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) led, multilateral, joint field training exercise, kicked off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on May 4, 2023. This exercise provided the opportunity to test the capabilities of the Air Transportable...
24 May 2023 NSA and Partners Identify China State-Sponsored Cyber Actor Using Built-in Network Tools When Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure Sectors The National Security Agency (NSA) and partners have identified indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actor using living off the land techniques to target networks across U.S. critical infrastructure...
24 May 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Delivers Body Armor And Helmets To The Papua New Guinea Defence Force PORT MORESBY – The U.S.-Indo Pacific Command announced the delivery of 5.4 million U.S. dollars’ worth (19,035,000 PNG Kina) of personal protective gear and helmets to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, marking a milestone in the deepening partnership between the United States and Papua New Guinea...
24 May 2023 Northern Edge 23-1: Alaska’s Role in Joint Forces Readiness JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska plays an instrumental role in the United States military strategy; Gen. Billy Mitchell famously told Congress in 1935 he believed Alaska to be “the most important strategic place in the world.”...
23 May 2023 U.S. Coast Guard, Partners Prepare for Arrival of Typhoon Mawar to Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands SANTA RITA, Guam -- U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, federal, territorial, and port partners continue Monday, May 22, 2023, to prepare for Typhoon Mawar, expected to arrive Tuesday.Typhoon Mawar strengthened and is intensifying as it heads northwest. It is advisable to take advantage...
23 May 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Statement on U.S.-Papua New Guinea Defense Cooperation Agreement WASHINGTON -- This U.S.-Papua New Guinea Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) is an important milestone for the relationship between the United States and Papua New Guinea (PNG) – and for our collective Indo-Pacific security. The agreement reflects our partnership and our shared values as Pacific...
23 May 2023 Pacific Air Forces Airmen test Next Generation Aircrew Protection Equipment HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- If you’ve spent time in the Indo-Pacific region, you’ve heard the term “Fight Tonight,” probably more than once, and for good reason. Pacific Air Forces Airmen are on the forefront of operations in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific and in doing so, it comes with...
23 May 2023 USNMRTC Yokosuka Conducts, Large-scale, Multi-day, Joint-partner Exercise to Promote Interoperability and Readiness YOKOSUKA, Japan -- United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka conducted a large-scale, multi-day, joint-partner exercise in response to a simulated large magnitude earthquake.The exercise took place May 17-19 at United States Navy Hospital Yokosuka. To simulate the...