26 May 2023 CNO Hosts Full-Honors Welcoming Ceremony for Singapore’s Chief of Defense Rear Adm. Aaron Beng WASHINGTON -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday hosted Singapore’s Chief of Defense Rear Adm. Aaron Beng in Washington, D.C., for a full-honors welcoming ceremony, May 25.At the ceremony, CNO presented Beng with a Legion of Merit.“It’s an incredible privilege for me to be able to host my...
26 May 2023 Vietnam Vets Honored during 50th Anniversary Celebration WASHINGTON -- The Vietnam War Commemoration hosted Welcome Home, a three-day event in Washington, D.C. on May 11-13 to celebrate 50 years since the last Soldier, Master Sgt. Max Beilke, left Vietnam, and to honor Vietnam veterans who died and are still missing in action.More than 58,300 service...
26 May 2023 Washington Guard Prepares for Hanuman Guardian 23 TACOMA, Wash. -- This summer, more than 500 Washington National Guard members will take part in Hanuman Guardian 23, an annual, bilateral exercise hosted by the Royal Thai Army at the Cavalry Center in Saraburi, Thailand. Before they arrive, their large equipment needs to get to Thailand.“We have to...
25 May 2023 PACAF RQ-4 Global Hawks Arrive at Yokota Air Base YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Pacific Air Forces began positioning RQ-4 Global Hawks at Yokota Air Base, Japan, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on May 15 to provide theater-wide enduring operations in support of maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.The Global Hawk’s mission is to provide a...
25 May 2023 U.S. Partnership with U.K., Australia Enhances Security WASHINGTON -- In September 2021, the U.S., Australia and the U.K. announced a new partnership, AUKUS, meant to strengthen alliances and security, especially in the Indo-Pacific. In March, plans for moving forward on the first pillar of that new partnership were announced. This involves delivering a...
25 May 2023 Enduring PACE Exercise Bolsters Communications Readiness throughout South Korea OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- In modern warfare, the ability to communicate rapidly and effectively can be the difference between victory and defeat. To effectively maintain Fight Tonight readiness and provide the best possible defense of the of South Korea, servicemembers must function test their...
25 May 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command kicks off Large Scale Global Exercise 23 CAMP SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command will conduct Large Scale Global Exercise 23 (LSGE 23) beginning May 24 through Aug. 19, 2023. LSGE23 is a Department of Defense exercise executed by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), which incorporates U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and...
25 May 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 1 SANTA RITA, Guam -- Following the devastating impact of Typhoon Mawar, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam, MAT/WAT Guam, and USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215) crews are actively assessing the situation and coordinating maritime response efforts, on May 25, 2023.This update is an initial damage...
25 May 2023 USS SHOUP Completes First Forward-Deployed Naval Patrol March 2023 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS SHOUP (DDG 86) returned to Combined Fleet Activity Yokosuka, Japan, following the completion of its first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations, Mar. 23.SHOUP arrived in Seventh Fleet, Dec. 22’,...
25 May 2023 Austere medicine redefined: testing the ATC-EST's capabilities at Northern Edge 23-1 Northern Edge 23-1, a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command sponsored, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) led, multilateral, joint field training exercise, kicked off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on May 4, 2023. This exercise provided the opportunity to test the capabilities of the Air Transportable...