11 August 2023 President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Hawaii Disaster Declaration Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Hawaii and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires beginning on August 8, 2023, and continuing...
11 August 2023 DOD Mobilizes Support in Response to Hawaii Wildfire The Defense Department will continue to work closely with state and local officials to protect lives and battle the destructive wildfires that have swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today...
11 August 2023 The United States Provides Immediate Emergency Assistance to Support Communities Affected by Mount Bagana Volcanic Eruptions The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing immediate emergency assistance to support communities affected by volcanic eruptions at Mount Bagana in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARoB)...
10 August 2023 Statement from President Joe Biden on the Wildfires in Hawaii Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones in the wildfires in Maui, and our prayers are with those who have seen their homes, businesses, and communities destroyed...
10 August 2023 11th Airborne Division CG Speaks at Closing of Keris Strike 23 Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, commanding general of the 11th Airborne Division, traveled to Malaysia to visit soldiers and give remarks at the closing ceremony for Keris Strike 23, Aug. 4, 2023...
10 August 2023 Navy and Marine Corps Commence Large Scale Exercise 2023 More than 10,000 Sailors and Marines across 22 times zones are now participating in Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023 as the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps officially kick off one of the maritime service’s largest exercises, Aug. 9...
09 August 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Assets Provide Firefighting Support to Maui and Hawaii Island Active-duty military components under U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are providing emergent support to firefighting efforts on Maui and Hawaii islands...
09 August 2023 736th Security Forces Squadron members take part in Cope Thunder 2-23 Defenders assigned to the 736th Security Forces Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, participated in Cope Thunder 2-23, July 13 – 17, 2023, at Mactan Air Base, Cebu, Philippines...
09 August 2023 Vietnam Marks First Stop for Pacific Partnership 2023 Pacific Partnership has returned to Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen Province, Vietnam, August 9, to commence the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific...
08 August 2023 U.S., Philippine Air Forces to train together during Pacific Airlift Rally U.S. Pacific Air Forces alongside the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Philippine Disaster Management personnel will participate in Pacific Airlift Rally, a biennial, multinational, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise at Clark Air Base, Aug. 14-18, 2023...