10 January 2022 Army Reserve Soldiers Support Yama Sakura 81 U.S. Army -- In a time where our Nation’s defense strategy continues to pivot to the Pacific, strengthening relationships with allies and partners remains key in defining the U.S. Army’s role in the region. In an effort to support this effort, each year, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) participates in...
07 January 2022 Shared Challenges, Strengthening Alliance at Center of U.S.-Japan Defense Meeting WASHINGTON -- Increased tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the strengthening of military relations were the topics of discussion when U.S. and Japanese diplomatic and defense leaders met virtually for the 2022 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee Meeting.Participating in the discussion...
07 January 2022 Alaskan Command Celebrates 75 Years JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaskan Command (ALCOM) celebrated its 75th anniversary January 4, 2022, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The event was hosted by ALCOM’s current commander, Lt. Gen. David Krumm, and attended by two guest speakers, ALCOM commander from 1992 to...
07 January 2022 US Airman Earns ROKAF Outstanding Airman of the Year Award OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- A U.S. Air Force member was recently awarded one of the Republic of Korea Air Force's (ROKAF) Outstanding Airman of the Year Awards.Each year, the ROKAF Chief of Staff, now Gen In-Ho Park, recognizes eight Airmen and civilians in Combat Power Development,...
07 January 2022 U.S. Navy Seabees Strengthening Partnerships at Pacific Partnership 21 Bagumbayan Central School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony LEGAZPI, Philippines -- On December 20, U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) service members held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Bagumbayan Central School, Legazpi, Albay province, Philippines, as part of the bilateral...
07 January 2022 Department of Defense Guidance for Protecting All Personnel in DOD Workplaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic WASHINGTON -- Today, the department released the memorandum for Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 18) Revision 1 - Department of Defense Guidance for Protecting All Personnel in Department of Defense Workplaces During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.This memorandum rescinds and...
06 January 2022 Six Indo-Pacific Nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the “Golden Swordsmen” and “The Tridents” join Australia, Canada, India, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and Republic of Korea (ROK) to begin multinational exercise Sea Dragon 22, Jan. 5.The P-8 Poseidon Maritime...
06 January 2022 Austin Looking Forward to Discussions With Japanese Counterpart WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, joined by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, will meet virtually with Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo Jan. 6, for the 2022 U.S.-Japan...
06 January 2022 First USMC F-35C Squadron Deploys MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) has marked a key milestone for Marine Corps history as they departed San Diego Bay with Carrier Air Wing Nine aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the first Marine squadron to...
06 January 2022 Navy Restores, Reopens Chiget Beach for Public Use ASAN, Guam -- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Joint Region Marianas, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) leadership gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony at Chiget Beach in Tinian, Dec. 22.The event commemorated the official reopening of Chiget Beach for public use. The beach and its...