01 March 2022 U.S., Bangladesh Air Forces Exchange Best Practices during Exercise Cope South 2022 BANGLADESH AIR FORCE (BAF) BASE BANGABANDHU, Bangladesh -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and members of the Bangladesh air force (BAF) shared tactical airlift knowledge during a subject matter expert (SME) exchange Feb. 19, 2022, as part of Exercise Cope...
25 February 2022 Army Service Corps Unit Executes Successful Download of APS Afloat in Indo-Pacific SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- Army Field Support Battalion-Charleston successfully executed the download of the Army Preposition Stock 3 (APS-3) vessel for the first time in the Indo-Pacific Theater. APS-3, also known as APS Afloat, enables rapid power projection, enhances logistical support globally...
24 February 2022 U.S., Bangladesh Air Forces Celebrate Partnership during Exercise Cope South 2022 Opening Ceremony BANGLADESH AIR FORCE BASE BANGABANDU, Bangladesh -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) members celebrated the kick-off of Exercise Cope South 2022 during an opening ceremony, Feb. 19, 2022.Exercise Cope South is a bi-annual...
23 February 2022 USINDOPACOM Delivers COVID-19 Supplies to Palau Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Amb. John Hennessy-Niland, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, delivered personal protective equipment to President Surangel Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, and Gaafar Uherbelau, Minister of Health and Human...
22 February 2022 US Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2022 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Forces will participate in Resilient Shield 2022 from Feb. 21- 25, at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region.Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint (FST-J)...
16 February 2022 Barksdale B-52s Deploy to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- More than 220 Airmen and four B-52’s assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Andersen AFB, Guam, to conduct Bomber Task Force (BTF) missions in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with...
16 February 2022 Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Visits Fiji during Operation Blue Pacific Patrol SUVA, Fiji -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton visited Fiji in February after being underway for 50-days in the Pacific combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.During the visit, Capt. Stephen Adler, the Stratton’s commanding officer, met with members of the Fijian...
10 February 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Ship Visit Highlights Partnership with Fiji to Combat IUU Fishing U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- U.S. Embassy Suva welcomed the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) to the Port of Suva with a press conference featuring the Stratton’s commanding officer Captain Stephen Adler, Embassy Charge d’affaires (CDA) Tony Greubel, and...
09 February 2022 Camp Zama Holds First Virtual Community Information Exchange CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Installation officials held the first virtual Community Information Exchange here on Friday to better inform community members on important updates across Camp Zama.Maj. Gen. JB Vowell, commander of U.S. Army Japan, said the event, which was last held in-person before the...
03 February 2022 U.S. INDOPACOM AND JAPAN JOINT STAFF COMPLETE EXERCISE KEEN EDGE 2022 CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii –U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Japan Joint Staff completed Keen Edge 22, a bilateral command post exercise conducted Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, 2022, at various locations in Hawaii and Japan.Keen Edge 22 was a joint command post exercise conducted to increase both nations’ readiness...