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7th Fleet Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
January 20, 2022 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- On Jan. 20, USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of the... MORE

Coast Guard Cutters begin Operation Aiga in Oceania
January 20, 2022 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper (WLB 201) and Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) will aim to extend the Coast Guard’s at-sea enforcement presence in the region through a 40-day... MORE

NMCB-5 Concludes Indo-Pacific Deployment, NMCB-3 Assumes Authority of Naval Construction Force Tasking in the Indo-Pacific
January 20, 2022 — OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 transferred authority of Naval Construction Force tasking in the Indo-Pacific region to NMCB-3 during a relief in place/transfer of... MORE

Simplified Human/Machine Interfaces Top List of Critical DOD Technologies
January 20, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- A modern-day cell phone packs quite a wallop when it comes to computing technology and capability. But most cell phones barely come with a "quick start guide," let alone an instruction... MORE

Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 Completes the Inaugural Multinational Underwater Repair Exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy UCT
January 20, 2022 — APRA HARBOR, Guam -- Divers from the U.S. Navy’s (USN) Underwater Construction Team TWO (UCT 2 ) Construction Diving Detachment ALFA (CDD/A), Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE (MDSU-1), and the... MORE

Jumping in the New Year with a Joint-partner Exercise
January 19, 2022 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A bilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members conducted an annual New Year’s Jump... MORE

Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee Dies at 102
January 19, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee died in his home Jan. 16. He was 102 years old. According to a news release put out by Tuskegee Airmen Inc., McGee died peacefully in his sleep."He had his... MORE

USFJ commander inspects newly arrived Kadena Block 40/45 equipped E-3 Sentries
January 19, 2022 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan commander, got a firsthand experience aboard a newly arrived E-3G Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, armed with an enhanced user interface, at Kadena Air Base, Jan. 13, 2022... MORE

CAT- Palau Maintains a Long Standing Partnership for Over 50 Years
January 19, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The Civic Action Team ( CAT) Palau recently returned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, following a six month deployment to the Republic of Palau, where they helped the... MORE

Alaska National Guard Provides Emergency Assistance to Yakutat
January 19, 2022 — YAKUTAT, Alaska -- Twenty Alaska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen departed JBER aboard an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II Jan. 12 for the Southeast Alaska community of Yakutat after... MORE

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Essex Amphibious Ready Group Wrap Up Joint Operations in the South China Sea
January 18, 2022 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) completed joint expeditionary strike force training operations in the South China Sea, Jan... MORE

U.S. Donates Additional 9.6 Million Pfizer Vaccines to Bangladesh; U.S.-donated Doses Now Exceed 28 Million
January 18, 2022 — DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The U.S. donated 9.6 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh, a gift from the American people on Jan. 15. This donation of Pfizer vaccines brings... MORE

Tripoli Recovers F-35Bs for the First Time, Certifies for Fixed-Wing Operations
January 18, 2022 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- An F-35B Lighting II from Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 touched down on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Jan. 11, marking the first... MORE

Chargé d’affaires Announces US$100,000 in Support to Tonga
January 18, 2022 — SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu – Chargé d’affaires Tony Greubel announced the approval of US$100,000 (FJD$212,365) in immediate assistance to support people affected by... MORE

USS Jackson Makes Port of Call to Brunei
January 18, 2022 — U.S. Embassy in Brunei Darussalam -- The USS JACKSON of the United States Navy (USN) made a logistics port of call to Brunei Darussalam from 14th – 16th January 2022. Along with the visit, the Royal... MORE

USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch
January 16, 2022 — We are aware of the ballistic missile launches and 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, these missile launches highlight the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s illicit weapons program. The U.S. commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remains ironclad... MORE

USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch
January 14, 2022 — We are aware of the ballistic missile launch and 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... MORE

Readout of Japan, Republic of Korea and U.S. Defense Trilateral Call
January 13, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Defense officials from Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United States conducted a call on January 13, 2022 to discuss regional security affairs.Japanese Director General for... MORE

Agency Addresses Hypersonic Vehicle Detection, Satellite Survivability
January 13, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- The Space Development Agency (SDA) will be fielding satellites that will provide eyes-on capability to detect maneuverable hypersonic glide vehicles during flight, and those satellites... MORE

DOD Officials Say Service Members, Families Pay Price of Continuing Resolutions
January 13, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Service members and their families will suffer if Congress passes a full-year continuing resolution for fiscal 2022, Defense Department officials told the House Appropriations defense... MORE