17 December 2021 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command representatives meet with Chinese counterparts at Military Maritime Consultative Agreement working group CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Military representatives from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and U.S. Pacific Air Forces met virtually with People’s Republic of China (PRC) People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and Air Force representatives for the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement...
16 December 2021 Cyber Marines Build Relationship with JSDF Cyber Units during Cyber Competition CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- A small team of Marines with Defensive Cyberspace Operations - Internal Defensive Measures Company (DCO-IDM), 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG), competed against four Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) teams in a capture...
16 December 2021 Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits Hawaii and Indo-Pacific Command WASHINGTON -- The following readout was provided by Department of Defense Spokesman Eric Pahon:Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visited Department of Defense sites in Hawaii on December 14th and 15th to assess the ongoing Red Hill water contamination situation, and discuss with senior...
13 December 2021 USAG Japan Commander Invited to View Rare Asteroid Samples at Sagamihara Museum CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- The commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan was invited to visit one of Sagamihara City’s premier museums for the rare opportunity to view asteroid samples brought back during the six-year “Hayabusa2” mission.Escorting Col. Christopher L. Tomlinson and his wife, Amaya, during their...
09 December 2021 Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Liverpool, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and Honolulu U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hawaii from December 9-17, 2021.Secretary Blinken will first travel to Liverpool, United Kingdom, December 10-12 to attend the G7 Foreign and...
08 December 2021 556th TES’ ACE REAPER efforts validate MQ-9’s INDOPACOM Integration Ability 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,...
23 November 2021 Northern Warfare Training Center Training Soldiers to Become Arctic Experts BLACK RAPIDS TRAINING AREA, Alaska -- This past March the Army released its Arctic Strategy with plans for “Regaining Arctic Dominance” by implementing improvements to increase readiness in the Arctic. One of the keys to that readiness is the Northern Warfare Training Center (NWTC).NWTC is where...
29 October 2021 Innovative Agile Combat Employment training brings AMUs together at JBER Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft taxied down the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson pavement and pulled up alongside F-22 Raptors outside the 525th Fighter Squadron’s kennels Oct. 26. A crowd of Airmen waited near heaters outside as the airplanes and crew chiefs performed their ritual dance of flap and...
26 October 2021 Andersen AFB Supports Agile Combat Employment Reaper ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- For the first time ever, an MQ-9 Reaper, from the 53rd Wing at Eglin AFB, Florida and assigned to the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, flew to Andersen AFB, Guam from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii in support of Exercise Ace Reaper.Ace Reaper...
25 October 2021 Counselor Chollet’s Visit to Indonesia Reinforces Strategic Partnership JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Counselor of the U.S. Department of State Derek Chollet traveled to Indonesia for high-level meetings on October 21, 2021, following visits to Thailand and Singapore. His trip strengthened cooperation with Indonesia as a key ally and partner in...