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Soldiers, Japanese Partners End Army Week with New Unique Patch
June 17, 2022 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. Army Japan Soldiers and designated Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) liaison officers are now authorized to wear a new uniform patch that symbolizes their enduring... MORE

USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. Arrives at Pearl Harbor Homeport
June 17, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), arrived at its homeport at Joint Base Pearl... MORE

U.S., Indonesian Air Forces to Conduct Cope West 22 Exercise
June 16, 2022 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Service members and aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 374th Airlift Wing (AW), Yokota Air Base, Japan and the Indonesian Air Force will participate in Cope... MORE

III MEF Marines in Okinawa Complete Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force Exercise
June 16, 2022 — CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan -- U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), 3d Marine Division, and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conducted an exercise to test their ability to rapidly... MORE

Moody Airborne Extensible Relay Over-Horizon Network Enhances Partner Nations’ Airpower
June 16, 2022 — MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) -- Gaining air superiority requires cutting-edge technologies. Since January, a team from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base has been working with four... MORE

Thousands of Fijians to Benefit from Essential Health Equipment through USAID/UNICEF Partnership
June 16, 2022 — SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United States Government, through the United States Agency for International... MORE

New, Improved Passenger Terminal Open at Yokota Air Base
June 16, 2022 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Passengers traveling to Yokota Air Base in Japan will be greeted by a new and improved Air Mobility Command (AMC) passenger terminal, operated by the 730th Air Mobility... MORE

Eielson F-35As Bring ‘Lightning’ to Palau during Valiant Shield 22
June 15, 2022 — KOROR, Palau -- Three F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) deploy to Palau in support of exercise Valiant Shield 2022, June 10.Operating in the Western Pacific island... MORE

I Marine Expeditionary Force CG Visits Darwin to Reinforce MRF-D’s Movement Forward
June 15, 2022 — DARWIN, Australia -- Lieutenant General George Smith, Commanding General of I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), visited the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) on June 7 - 8.“The MAGTF is doing a... MORE

Military Medicine Is Preparing for the Next Conflict
June 15, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, military medical teams were well positioned on the battlefield to support the "golden hour" response — the ability to get wounded warfighters off... MORE

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meetings with Vietnamese Government Officials
June 15, 2022 — HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met on June 13 in Hanoi with Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Vice Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc, Chairman of... MORE

354th Air Expeditionary Wing weapons Flight Verifies Innovative Alternate Mission Equipment Solution
June 15, 2022 — MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- The 354th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) became the first in the U.S. Pacific Air Forces to utilize an innovative F-35A Lightning II Alternate Mission Equipment... MORE

Exercise Keris Strike 22 Starts
June 14, 2022 — SG BULOH, Malaysia -- U.S. Army Pacific and the Malaysian Army officially began the 26th edition of Keris Strike 2022 after a combined opening ceremony at Camp SG Buloh, Malaysia, June 11, 2022.Keris... MORE

Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Conducts Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure Exercise in the Philippine Sea
June 14, 2022 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3 Sailors, embarked on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), conducted a helicopter visit, board, search... MORE

USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. Arrives at Pearl Harbor Homeport
June 14, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), arrived at its homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam... MORE

Hawaiian Raptors strengthen regional readiness at the Keystone of the Pacific
June 14, 2022 — KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- The skies over the Keystone of the Pacific have featured some unique guests recently, as several visiting F-22 A Raptors and Airmen from Joint Base Pearl... MORE

Austin Impressed by Partnership and Professionalism Exhibited by U.S. Unit in Thailand
June 14, 2022 — DoD News -- The U.S. military effort in Thailand is truly a joint endeavor and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III had the opportunity to see it as he met with soldiers, sailors, airmen and... MORE

U.S., Vietnam Officials Kick Off Installation of New Liquid Oxygen System at Bach Mai Hospital
June 14, 2022 — HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam --Today, June 12, at Bach Mai Hospital, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman joined Vietnamese government and public health leaders to celebrate the... MORE

Austin Holds Trilateral Meetings with Indo-Pacific Allies
June 13, 2022 — DOD NEWS -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held several meetings with allies and partners at the Shangri-La Dialogue today.The meetings followed Austin's major speech to the defense meeting... MORE

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting With Thailand Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Prayut Chan-o-chacha
June 13, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III traveled to Thailand, June 12-13, 2022 for his first visit to Thailand as Secretary of Defense. During his visit, Secretary Austin met with... MORE