01 July 2021 Wolf Pack Develops Skills, Alliances at Red Flag-Alaska 21-2 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 80th Fighter Squadron trained in Red Flag-Alaska 21-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, from June 14 to 25. The first full-fledged Red Flag exercise following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic training in a...
01 July 2021 U.S. Mission Thailand Supports Fire Response in Mae Hong Son U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Thailand -- The United States continued its support for firefighting efforts in northern Thailand through a donation of equipment and materials to assist firefighters and volunteers in Mae Hong Son.On June 30, the U.S. Mission to Thailand donated equipment to the...
01 July 2021 Cope West Returns ROESMIN NURJADIN AIR FORCE BASE, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia -- Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing took part in Cope West 21, (CW21) a bilateral, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) funded tactical air-to-air fighter aircraft exercise incorporating members from the U.S. and Indonesian Air Forces at Roesmin...
30 June 2021 Readout: Office call with French Armed Forces Leaders PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet met with French Air Force Lt. Gen. Vincent Cousin, commander of air defense and air operations, as well as French Navy Rear Adm. Jean-Mathieu Rey, joint commander French Armed Forces in the Asia Pacific, at the Pacific Fleet...
30 June 2021 36 Contingency Response Group Sends Military Training Team to Palau ANDERSEN AIR FORCE, Guam -- The 36th Contingency Response Group assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam deployed a Mobile Training Team contingent to the Republic of Palau, June 10, 2021.While there, subject matter experts are teaching members from the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Public...
30 June 2021 Appointment of Ambassador Atul Keshap as Chargé d’Affaires at Embassy New Delhi U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- Ambassador Atul Keshap, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will be departing for New Delhi to serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, following the retirement of Ambassador Daniel Smith. Ambassador Keshap will bring a wealth of experience to the...
30 June 2021 U.S. Provides $500,000 to COPE to Improve the Well-being of Persons with Disabilities VIENTIANE, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- With funding support from the United States, World Education and Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) signed a grant agreement on June 28, 2021. This grant will run from April 2021 until July 2022 and provide approximately $500,000 USD over its...
29 June 2021 U.S. Hands Over Oxygen and Emergency Medical Supplies to Help Bangladesh Combat COVID-19 DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), donated emergency COVID-19 medical supplies to Bangladesh, June 29, 2021, to help save lives, stop the spread of COVID-19, and meet the health needs of the Bangladeshi...
29 June 2021 DOD Wants Partners to Up Their Cybersecurity Game, Official Says WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department wants to help its partner contractors, large and small, become better at their own cybersecurity efforts, the deputy assistant of defense for cyber policy said yesterday."We definitely want to make sure that size is not an obstacle to working with the Defense...
29 June 2021 Peterson-Schriever Garrison Celebrates First Base Renaming JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, left, Space Operations Command commander, U.S. Air Force Maj. Brandon Hammond, Detachment 3, 21st Space Operations Squadron commander, and U.S. Space Force Col. James Smith, Peterson-Schriever Garrison commander,...