15 December 2023 SIFEX 24 | MALS-36 Expeditionary Sustainment Operations From December 1st to December 8th, 2023, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 36 deployed 160 Marines to Camp Hansen to rehearse and refine Aviation Logistics (AVLOG) Stand-In-Force standard operating procedures (SOPs) in support of Expeditionary Advance Base Operations (EABO)—one of the key...
14 December 2023 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout...
14 December 2023 18th MEDCOM, POMGEN team for first ever PNG Trauma Rotation The 18th Medical Command deployed its 8th FRSD doctors, nurses and medical technicians from the relatively calm Island of Oahu, Hawaii, to work in Port Moresby General Hospital — which is located in the capital city of Papua New Guinea — during the height of its often volatile festive season...
13 December 2023 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout...
13 December 2023 U.S. Coast Guard, Federated States of Micronesia strengthen Search and Rescue capabilities through joint training exercise U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel completed a pivotal Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise with partners from the FSM Maritime Wing, Fire and Rescue services, and Pohnpei Department of Public Safety from Dec. 4 to 7, 2023, in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)...
13 December 2023 18th MEDCOM, POMGEN team for first ever PNG Trauma Rotation The 18th Medical Command deployed its 8th FRSD doctors, nurses and medical technicians from the relatively calm Island of Oahu, Hawaii, to work in Port Moresby General Hospital — which is located in the capital city of Papua New Guinea — during the height of its often volatile festive season...
13 December 2023 U.S. INDOPACOM Joint Mission Accelerator Directorate Reaches Initial Operating Capability CAMP SMITH, Hawaii – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Joint Mission Accelerator Directorate (JMAD) has reached Initial Operational Capability. Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, formally established the JMAD within the headquarters with the mission of driving the acceleration,...
12 December 2023 USINDOPACOM Hosts Members of Hawaiʻi State Legislature Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted members of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature at Camp H.M. Smith on Dec. 11, 2023. State senators and representatives met with key military leaders, received strategic security briefs on the region, and participated in discussions on...
11 December 2023 DOD, Singapore Ministry of Defence Enter Into Security of Supply Arrangement The Department of Defense has entered into a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) with the Republic of Singapore...
11 December 2023 Yama Sakura 85: The Crucial Role of Multilateral Partnerships Among the US, Australia, and Japan In an era marked by geopolitical shifts and evolving global dynamics, the significance of a free and open Indo-Pacific has never been more critical. One cornerstone of this pursuit is the ongoing partnership between the United States Army, the Australian Army, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...