09 July 2021 U.S. Ambassador Kevin Blackstone’s Remarks on the Announcement of an Additional $900,000 in U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Timor-Leste U.S. Embassy in Timor-Leste -- Your Excellencies, Vice Minister of the Interior, Tony Armindo, Secretary of State for Civil Protection Martins, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to join you to announce additional assistance from the U.S. people and their Government to...
09 July 2021 DOD Aims for New Enterprise-Wide Cloud by 2022 WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department announced it's going in a new direction for enterprise cloud services to provide capabilities to warfighters across the joint force. This new effort is called the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability. The new contracts are expected to be awarded by April 2022, said...
08 July 2021 Indian Navy Vice Chief of Naval Staff visits Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet SAN DIEGO -- Vice Adm. G. Ashok Kumar, Indian Navy Vice Chief of Naval Staff, met with Vice Adm. Steve Koehler, the commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, during a visit to San Diego, June 28.The purpose of the meeting, held at the invitation of Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, focused on U.S. and Indian Navy...
08 July 2021 U.S. Delivers Php48.5 Million in Weapons and Munitions to AFP MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- On July 4, officials from the Joint United States Military Assistance Group – Philippines (JUSMAG-P) delivered Php48.5 million ($1 million) worth of new weapons and munitions to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Clark Air Base.The delivery,...
08 July 2021 Don’t Mock the Maintenance Operations Center KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Operating and maintaining aircraft is hard work, and when the going gets tough the 18th Maintenance Operations Center (MOC) is ready to answer the call.With 26 Airmen working around-the-clock, the MOC serves as the liaison for all of Kadena’s aircraft maintenance units by...
08 July 2021 Chung-Hoon Command Master Chief Earns Del Black Award WASHINGTON -- Command Master Chief of USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93), Josephine Tauoa, was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Delbert D. Black Leadership Award, July 6.Tauoa was selected from a field of five outstanding finalists representing the finest first-tour...
07 July 2021 1st Marine Aircraft Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary OKINAWA, Japan -- On July 7, 1941, during World War II, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) was activated by Congress in Quantico, Virginia becoming the largest aviation unit on the east coast. 80 years later, the MAW celebrated its distinguished and vibrant history with a ceremony on Camp Foster in...
07 July 2021 RED HORSE Airmen Expand Yokota’s Airlift Capability YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 800th RED HORSE Group partnered with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, as they continue construction on Yokota Air Base’s flightline June 30, 2021.Once complete, the nearly four-year phased construction project will enhance the capacity and capability of the...
07 July 2021 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III Phone Call with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana on the phone today to discuss the July 4 Philippines C-130 crash in Jolo.Secretary Austin offered his deepest condolences to the people of the Philippines and...
07 July 2021 United States Plans to Donate Vaccines to Thailand WASHINGTON -- The President of the United States announced a plan to deliver 80 million safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need around the world. Thailand will receive a share of safe and effective vaccines from this world-wide donation. The United States is sharing these vaccines...