14 July 2023 Republic of Korea Air Force and U.S. Special Operations Leaders Reflect on Decades-long Alliance Demonstrating the decades-long alliance between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and U.S., Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Gen. Sang-hwa Jung, Chief of Staff of the Air Force welcomed U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, Air Force Special Operations Command commander back to the Korean Peninsula...
12 July 2023 Unprecedented Interchangeability: U.S. Marines and Aussie Aviators Fly, Maintain and Operate Joint Strike Fighters Together U.S. Marines and Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, have been training with Allies at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia for three weeks...
07 July 2023 Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Visits U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Pacific Fleet Today in Hawaii, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, and U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLEET) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to meet with Admiral John C. Aquilino and other senior leaders for a series of...
05 July 2023 Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Travels to Hawaii Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks departs on domestic travel to Hawaii today to visit U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Headquarters, U.S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, and U.S. Army Pacific Headquarters...
28 June 2023 Language-Enabled Airmen Strengthen Commitment to Regional Allies During Exercise Cope North 2023 Two Japanese Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars worked alongside U.S. Air Force airfield experts to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific through the exchange of skills with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force partners during Exercise Cope North 2023 (CN23), which...
22 June 2023 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept Symposium FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Alongside the joint force, U.S. Airmen continue to push the envelope in terms of integration opportunities and seamless combat support to frontline warfighters, as Pacific Air Forces recently hosted a Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept (CSROC) symposium May 31 – June 2.More...
21 June 2023 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Visits Indo-Pacific Region WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Spokesperson Lisa Lawrence provided the following readout:Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Christopher P. Maier, visited South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia from June 12-17, 2023.On June 12, Assistant Secretary Maier...
21 June 2023 USS Nimitz Records 350,000th Arrested Landing U.S. Navy -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, successfully completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing recently while sailing in the South China Sea, a milestone nearly 48 years in the making.Nimitz is the first active U.S. Navy carrier in...
21 June 2023 Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante and Ms. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Engagements at the 21st Australia-United States Ministerial Defense Acquisition Committee Meeting WASHINGTON -- Pentagon spokesperson Jeff Jurgensen provided the following readout:Dr. William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Ms. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, co-chaired the 21st Australia – United States Ministerial...
16 June 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Enhances Partnerships, Interoperability in the Pacific Ahead of Typhoon Mawar SANTA RITA, Guam -- The USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) crew completed a patrol from May 7 to 23, 2023, showcasing the invaluable partnerships and enhanced interoperability between the U.S. Coast Guard and its regional allies in the dynamic strategic environment of the Pacific under the ongoing...