19 May 2023 USS Canberra Will Join the U.S. Fleet in Australia to Honor Namesake SAN DIEGO, CA -- The future USS Canberra (LCS 30) will join the U.S. Navy active fleet on July 22 with the U.S. Navy’s first international commissioning ceremony at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia.Canberra is the first U.S. Navy warship to be commissioned in an allied...
19 May 2023 Southern Beach Exercise Continues to Fortify USAF, JASDF Alliance KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the 336th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and 391st FS, Mountain Home, Idaho, to complete Exercise Southern Beach May 16-18, 2023“Exercise Southern Beach is all about working with...
19 May 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Trip to Papua New Guinea U.S. Department of State -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 21-22.In Port Moresby, Secretary Blinken will meet with Pacific Islands Forum leaders on behalf of President Biden. He plans to discuss a range of issues with Pacific Islands leaders,...
18 May 2023 US Space Force Sends two Space Domain Awareness Sensors to Japan JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Forces Japan and U.S. Space Forces (USSF) Indo-Pacific continue to make significant strides in Japan since activating the new service component in November 2022. This week, the USSF announced the delivery the second of two Space Domain Awareness (SDA)...
18 May 2023 Readout of the 17th U.S. – India Defense Policy Group WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. David Herndon provided the following readout:Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl co-chaired the 17th U.S.-India Defense Policy Group alongside Defense Secretary Giridhar Aramane of the Indian Ministry of Defense today. The...
18 May 2023 Kadena Employs Sustainable, Decisive Airpower in the Pacific KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base, Japan recently earned the 2023 Secretary of Defense Environmental Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation Award for outstanding achievements in the Department of Defense environmental programs.The Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation Award...
17 May 2023 U.S. Marines Resupply Ballistic Missile Submarine in Philippine Sea MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP COURTNEY, Japan -- U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, provided a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operation for a U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine in the Philippine Sea, last week.Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions from...
17 May 2023 Yokota Dirt Boys’ Train Japan Forces in Kanoya KANOYA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 374th Civil Engineering Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, traveled to Kanoya Air Base, Japan, to demonstrate a spall repair for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force civil engineers, May 15.Spall repairs are an efficient way to keep airfields serviceable by...
17 May 2023 Austin Outlines What's Needed for Successful Competition With China WASHINGTON -- This year's budget request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, or PDI, is a full 40% higher than last year's request, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and that's part of a DOD-wide effort to outpace the People's Republic of China."We're focusing the entire department...
17 May 2023 Texas Air National Guard Trains in Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Members of the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) sharpened their ability to operate in jungle-like terrain during a 10-day exercise in Hawaii.The overall objective of the training was to prepare the 147th Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Specialists and Joint Terminal...