14 October 2022 U.S. Service Members Provide Life-saving Care Near Zambales during KAMANDAG MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Marines and Sailors approached the scene of a traffic accident and provided life-saving medical aid to three Filipino civilians struck by an automobile, Oct. 7, 2022 near Zambales, Philippines.These U.S. service members were driving on the way to Subic Bay when they...
13 October 2022 Philippine-U.S. and Philippine-Australian Exercises Combine, Sama Sama-Lumbas Kicks off CEBU, Philippines -- Military personnel from the Philippines, United States, Australia, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom kicked off exercise Sama Sama-Lumbas in Cebu, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2022.Sama Sama is an annual bilateral navy-to-navy exercise between the Philippine Navy (PN) and the U.S...
13 October 2022 Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Release of National Security Strategy WASINGTON -- I warmly welcome the release of President Biden’s National Security Strategy, which outlines how the United States will tackle this century’s shared security challenges at home and abroad.As we confront strategic competitors and threatening and coercive behavior, the strategy...
13 October 2022 U.S. Donates PHP 7.6 Million in Disaster Relief Supplies to Cagayan MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. Embassy Civil Affairs Team (CAT) donated disaster relief tents and medical supplies, dive equipment, and two rubber boats with out-board motors valued at Php 7.6 million ($130,000) to support local humanitarian assistance and disaster relief...
13 October 2022 U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Patricia A. Lacina Visits Bhutan to Commemorate U.S.-Bhutan COVID-19 Partnership NEW DELHI, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- During her visit to Bhutan, from September 26-October 1, 2022, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires joined Minister of Agriculture and Forests Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor in a ceremonial event to commemorate years of successful U.S.- Bhutan partnership in health leading...
13 October 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of a DPRK ballistic missile launch. We have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies. We will continue consulting closely with our allies and partners to monitor the DPRK’s destabilizing ballistic missile launches. The...
12 October 2022 Indo-Pacific Exercise Offers Effective Deterrence WASHINGTON -- The 16th annual Garuda Shield exercise started Aug. 3, this year expanding from a bilateral training event between the Indonesian and U.S. militaries to 14 participant nations, making it one of the largest multinational exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.Garuda Shield is a great...
12 October 2022 USS Zumwalt Conducts Port Call in Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed Japan after a scheduled port call, Oct. 8. Zumwalt’s visit to the country is a reflection of the longstanding partnership between the United States and Japan, as well as their combined willingness to protect a free and...
12 October 2022 USAID Highlights Pacific Expansion and Development Partnerships in Fiji SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fuji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- Following the announcement to re-establish a regional U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission for the Pacific islands in Fiji during the U.S.- Pacific Island Country Summit, USAID Philippines, Pacific Islands and...
12 October 2022 Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Strategic Dialogue With French Ministry of Defense Director General for International Relations and Strategy, Alice Guitton WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. David Herndon provided the following readout:Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl met with French Ministry of the Armed Forces Director General for International Relations and Strategy Alice Guitton, Oct. 7.The leaders discussed...