12 March 2021 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin to Visit India U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India -- The Defense Department announced today the first international trip by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, who will visit three nations in the Indo-Pacific region to discuss the strengthening of existing partnerships and alliances there.The secretary...
12 March 2021 DOD Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Freedom of Navigation Report WASHIINGTON -- The Department of Defense (DoD) released its annual Freedom of Navigation (FON) Report for Fiscal Year 2020 on March 10, 2021. During the period from October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2020, U.S. forces operationally challenged 28 different excessive maritime claims made by 19...
11 March 2021 7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait U.S. Navy, 7th Fleet -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit March 10 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open...
11 March 2021 Great East Japan Earthquake 10th Anniversary Ceremony MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, the 35th Fighter Wing and Misawa Air Base installation commander, hosted a commemoration ceremony with Japan Air Self-Defense Force and local civic leaders to honor of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake at Misawa...
11 March 2021 Secretary of Defense's Trip to Asia to Focus on Strengthening Partnerships with Japan, Korea, India WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department announced today the first international trip by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, who will visit three nations in the Indo-Pacific region to discuss the strengthening of existing partnerships and alliances there.The secretary will depart on Saturday to...
11 March 2021 U.S. 7th Fleet, III Marine Expeditionary Force Conduct Staff Integration YOKOSUKA, Japan – Sailors and Marines are getting a chance to integrate and expand their combined skillsets through an ongoing liaison exchange program aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).According to staff exchange officer Capt. Angel Maldonado, a native of Bronx, New York,...
11 March 2021 U.S. Indo-Pacific Leaders Detail Posture to House Armed Services Committee WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials told the House Armed Services Committee that the Indo-Pacific is the priority theater for the United States military because of potential threats, certainly, but also because the future of the country is entwined in the region.David Helvey, the acting...
11 March 2021 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye BATH, Maine -- The Navy accepted delivery of the guided missile destroyer future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, March 8.Delivery of DDG 118 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Prior to delivery, the ship...
10 March 2021 Erosion of U.S. Strength in Indo-Pacific Is Dangerous to All, Commander Says WASHINGTON -- The greatest danger facing the United States in the Indo-Pacific region is the erosion of conventional deterrence capabilities, Navy Adm. Philip Davidson told the Senate Armed Service Committee this morning.Davidson leads U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and his primary worry is the People's...
10 March 2021 Pacific Air Forces Announces Dates for Northern Edge 21 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Northern Edge 21 (NE 21) will take place May 3-14 at several military installations, local airports and training areas around Alaska.Service members from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps will participate in the U.S. Indo-Pacific...