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USS Ronald Reagan Returns to Japan Following 5th and 7th Fleet Deployment
October 18, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returned to Yokosuka, Oct. 16, following a five-month deployment across 5th and 7th Fleet.During... MORE

CNO Visits Western Naval Command Headquarters, Delivers Keynote Address to Indian Navy
October 18, 2021 — MUMBAI, India - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday visited India’s Western Naval Command Oct. 15 and delivered remarks to the Indian Navy.During his speech, live-streamed to the Indian... MORE

The U.S. and UNICEF Sign a New Five-Year Agreement to Support Indonesia’s COVID-19 Prevention and Response
October 18, 2021 — JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a new... MORE

Army to Briefly Promote Senior NCOs Without Schooling Next Month
October 18, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Senior noncommissioned officers who have not yet graduated from the Master Leaders Course may still be promoted in the coming weeks, said the Army’s top enlisted Soldier.The new policy... MORE

Eielson AFB Announced as Site for Air Force Micro-Reactor Pilot
October 18, 2021 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The Department of the Air Force has selected Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) to pilot its first micro-reactor. The next-generation energy capability will provide the... MORE

USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch
October 18, 2021 — We are aware of the North Korean ballistic missile launch this morning into the Sea of Japan and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and... MORE

U.S. and Indian Army kick off exercise in Alaska
October 15, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – On Oct., 15, 2021, paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” and Indian Army troops from 7th... MORE

Osan Conducts Combat Search and Rescue Training
October 15, 2021 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan is hosting a Combat Search and Rescue Training event. Formerly known as Pacific Thunder, the training is a semiannual joint coalition training for not... MORE

Navy Sets Timeline and Discharge Details for Those Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine
October 15, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- With COVID-19 vaccines now mandatory for all military members, the Navy has announced plans to start processing for discharge those who refuse vaccination without a pending or approved... MORE

USAG Japan Recognizes Air Force Unit for Their Help with Army’s Budgetary Mission
October 15, 2021 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- A group of Air Force employees received recognition from U.S. Army Garrison Japan leadership Oct. 14 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, for their assistance to the unit in achieving a... MORE

Embassy and Legislators Launch U.S.-Philippines Congressional Friendship Caucus to Celebrate 75 Years of Diplomatic Relations
October 15, 2021 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and Filipino legislators held a hybrid virtual and in-person event to launch the inaugural meeting of the... MORE

CNO Hosts Senior Indian Navy Officers aboard USS Carl Vinson during Malabar
October 14, 2021 — BAY OF BENGAL -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday hosted 12 senior Indian Navy officers aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) October 14 during Exercise Malabar.The visit to the aircraft... MORE

U.S. Military Delivers Advanced Unmanned Aerial System to Philippine Air Force
October 14, 2021 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. military turned over four ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) worth Php200 million ($4 million) to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) during a... MORE

Coast Guard Cutter Crews Conclude Operation Aiga in Oceania
October 14, 2021 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard crews completed Operation Aiga, a 46-day patrol in support of the Samoan government maritime law enforcement efforts by providing patrol coverage in the Samoan and... MORE

Vietnam Receives 1,999,530 Pfizer Vaccine Doses from COVAX Delivered by the U.S.
October 14, 2021 — HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam --COVAX delivered an additional 1,999,530 life-saving doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made available by the United States to assist Vietnam in its fight... MORE

U.S. Government Grant to Enhance Food Security in Fiji
October 14, 2021 — LAUTOKA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced the award of a $350,000... MORE

Philippines, U.S. Host Annual Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board
October 14, 2021 — CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – General Jose Faustino Jr, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command led the 2021 Mutual... MORE

U.S. Navy and JMSDF Helicopter Squadrons Conduct Bi-lateral Exercises
October 13, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Aircrews from the “Warlords” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) “Mighty 59” of Air Development Squadron (VX) 51... MORE

U.S. Donates Vaccine Refrigerators to Help Thailand Fight COVID-19
October 13, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- The top American military officer for the Indo-Pacific and the Thai Minister of Public Health presided over a ceremony to celebrate the U.S. donation of 200... MORE

While China's Intimidation of Taiwan Continues, U.S. Remains Committed to Taiwanese Self-Defense
October 13, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Since October 1, more than 100 Chinese military aircraft have moved provocatively through the air defense identification zones of nearby Taiwan — just over 100 miles to the east. Those... MORE