WASHINGTON -- The United States military is the strongest and most effective fighting force in the world today, but the Chinese Communist Party's Peoples' Liberation Army has made tremendous strides and has publicly stated it wants to equal or surpass the U.S. force by 2040, the chairman of the...

JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- The U.S. government and the American people continue to support the people of Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19. Today, the United States delivered 1.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine doses to Indonesia, part of a continuing flow of vaccine...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron achieved major MQ-9 agile employment milestones during a combined 49th Wing, 432nd Wing, and 53rd Wing Immediate Response Force and Agile Combat Employment exercise Sept. 13-Oct. 6, 2021.Launching from Creech Air Force Base,...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet announced USS Barry (DDG 52) as the Spokane Trophy winner for 2020 on March 24.The Spokane Trophy is presented annually to the U.S. Pacific Fleet surface combatant ship considered to be the most proficient in overall combat systems readiness and...

WASHINGTON -- On Dec. 7, 1941, 80 years ago, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Oahu, an island in the then-U.S. territory of Hawaii.  Some events leading up to the attack provide context to what happened that day.Spotlight: Commemorating World War IIThe Defense Department, then called the War...

PORT HERA, Timor-Leste -- Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) and U.S. military are partnering in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, virtually, on land, and in the territorial waters surrounding Port Hera, Dec. 6.The nine-day engagement focuses on...

OKINAWA, Japan -- The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade are taking part in Yama Sakura 81, an annual command post exercise, Dec. 7 to Dec. 13, 2021 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa and Camp Ainoura, Nagasaki, Japan. The 3D MEB’s and...

WASHINGTON -- Advancing U.S. security through partnerships and alliances with other nations was the topic discussed by two combatant command leaders at Saturday's Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.Navy Adm. John Aquilino, commander of...

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) hosted their 3rd annual luncheon at Osan Air Base, Nov. 24, 2021. This education conference was established in 2018 to help educate junior service members on the importance of the Republic of Korea (ROK)-US alliance...

SAN DIEGO -- This week, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet is hosting the mid-planning conference for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Naval Base Point Loma.Participants from all countries scheduled for RIMPAC 2022 are in attendance at the weeklong conference that affords attendees the...