08 August 2022 Leaders from South Korea, Japan Learn about APS-4’s Role during Contingency Operations CAMP CARROLL, South Korea -- Eighth Army conducted an Army Prepositioned Stock-4 (APS) tabletop exercise (TTX) and terrain walk here, July 26.The all-day event, coordinated by the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) and hosted by the Army Field Support Battalion – Northeast Asia, attracted key...
05 August 2022 USS Frank Cable Visits Visakhapatnam, India VISAKHAPATNAM, India -- The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) hosted several engagements with Indian Navy partners and outreach events during a scheduled port visit in Visakhapatnam, India, Aug. 1-4, 2022.Frank Cable hosted discussions with Indian naval officers on the...
05 August 2022 Pacific Air Forces, RAAF Conduct Virtual Aeromedical Training HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- When it comes to aeromedical patient care in the Indo-Pacific region, one of the United States’ closest allies takes “mateship” to a new level.Australia and the United States have a proud history of working together in times of crisis for over 100 years. Their...
05 August 2022 RIMPAC 2022: Building Relationships and Warfighting Readiness PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The old saying goes that ‘practice makes perfect,’ but at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, practice makes capable, adaptive partners of Sailors and service members from around the world.The largest international maritime exercise in the world, RIMPAC gives participants a...
05 August 2022 Drones of the Water PACIFIC OCEAN -- Colloquially called drone ships, multiple unmanned platforms participated in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, in concert with manned platforms.Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance capacity across the...
04 August 2022 Pacific Partnership 2022 Kicks Off in the Philippines PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines -- Pacific Partnership 2022 kicked off in Puerto Princesa, Philippines, July 27.Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.In the...
04 August 2022 MQ-9 Showcases Capabilities to Joint Force during First-time Valiant Shield Participation EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) recently validated the MQ-9 Reaper’s agility and proved mission relevance to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Joint Force through their participation in the Valiant Shield exercise.Valiant Shield provides a versatile venue to...
04 August 2022 U.S. Paratroopers Kick-off Super Garuda Shield with Trilateral Airborne Operations BATURAJA, Indonesia -- Paratroopers from 11th Infantry Division (Airborne), Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conducted trilateral airborne operations with the 36th Airlift Squadron during Super Garuda Airborne 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 3, 2022.Super...
04 August 2022 USAID-WHO Partnership Strengthens Health Systems to Combat COVID-19 in Mongolia U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Health Organization (WHO), handed over IT and medical equipment to Mongolia’s Ministry of Health’s National Center for Mental Health. The assistance, which will be...
04 August 2022 Partners Take to the Air HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The interoperability of Australian and Indian defense air platforms was on show during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 with both countries anti-submarine warfare (ASW) P-8 aircraft conducting serials together.Detachment Commander P-8A Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader...