23 May 2023 U.S. Marines Arrive in Darwin for 12th Rotation DARWIN, Australia -- The arrival of the United States Marines for the 12th iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) marks a significant event for the Australia-U.S. Alliance.The annual rotation of a combat credible Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) to Darwin, Australia, is designed...
22 May 2023 LANPAC: Army Commander Leads USSPACECOM Against Space Domain Threats HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Adversaries have continually found ways to threaten the Army and U.S. forces, not only from the land air, and sea but through space.“The threat is growing,” said Army Gen. James Dickinson commander of U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. “It's...
22 May 2023 USS Milius Departs Shimoda After Participating in 84th Annual Black Ship Festival SHIMODA, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) departed Shimoda, Japan, on May 22, after a scheduled port visit in celebration of the 84th Black Ship Festival.The festival commemorated the 170th anniversary of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan in...
22 May 2023 Alert Contingency MAGTF (ACM): ‘Our Most Ready Force’ CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan -- It is 3:00am on a Sunday morning. III Marine Expeditionary Force receives indications and warnings that a crisis is brewing. The order is given without hesitation, and the Marines and Sailors of the Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) are geared up...
22 May 2023 USARPAC Commander: 'The Time is Now' for Greater Collaboration, Integration in the Pacific HONOLULU, Hawaii -- While calling on partner nations in the Indo-Pacific region to bolster land power together, U.S. Army Pacific Command’s top leader announced the standup of a joint logistics command that will participate at Australia’s Exercise Talisman Saber in July.The command, led by 8th...
22 May 2023 U.S.-Thailand Co-Host Ratchaphruek Radiological Medical Response Workshop May 16-18, 2023 U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- The Kingdom of Thailand and the United States co-hosted the Ratchaphruek Radiological Medical Response Workshop May 16-18, in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop demonstrated U.S-Thai leadership to prevent radiological incidents and prepare for the unlikely event...
22 May 2023 Joint, Multinational Senior Enlisted Leaders Emphasize NCOs’ Critical role in Indo-Pacific During LANPAC 23 HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Top Senior Enlisted Leaders (SEL) from the U.S. Army, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and sister services gathered with multinational partners and allied ground force SEL counterparts throughout the 10th Annual Land Power in the Pacific Symposium and Exposition (LANPAC) on Oahu, May...
19 May 2023 CTF 70 Hosts Royal Australian Navy Supply Sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan PHILIPPINE SEA -- Commander, Task Force 70 hosted culinary and logistics specialist sailors from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from May 12-19.Sailors from RAN sailed aboard Ronald Reagan for the week to...
19 May 2023 Team Kunsan Trains to ‘Protect the Pack’ KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) service members improve readiness during Beverly Sentinel 23-1 at Kunsan AB, ROK, May 18.Across the base, service members honed their skills by executing various scenarios specific to their field of expertise.The 8th Security...
19 May 2023 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Sasebo, Japan SASEBO, Japan -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and units from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a scheduled port visit, May 19.Nimitz arrived in Sasebo after most recently conducting operations in the South China Sea, a port visit to Laem Chabang, Thailand, and...