Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), in cooperation with Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331), conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Sept. 20 (local time) through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in...

The 15th annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference (IPICC) concluded Sept. 1, bringing together directors of military intelligence from 20 countries across the Indo-Pacific region and abroad to discuss security issues of shared concern. For the second consecutive year, IPICC was co-hosted...

DHAKA, Bangladesh —The largest land forces conference in the Indo-Pacific came to a close with participants expressing optimism for continued peace and stability in the region.From September 12-15, 2022, senior army leaders gathered here for the Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar (IPAMS), this...

DARWIN, Australia – Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 completed Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations Exercise, or EABOEX, to practice and refine expeditionary concepts in a realistic, South Pacific island environment from August 31 – September 4.Led by India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today the selection of U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Wade as the commander of Joint Task Force Red Hill. The creation of the Joint Task Force is a commitment by the Department of Defense to safely and expeditiously defuel the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage...

YOKOSUKA, Japan –  The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and its strike group departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Sept. 12 to continue promoting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.“We're excited to be back at sea, and are...

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii – In an effort to continue to strengthen rapid deployment capabilities, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) recently held an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) innovation competition to feature funded projects invented and designed by Airmen across the command.In the first round,...

HONIARA, Solomon Islands – The Solomon Islands-Pacific Partnership 2022 team wrapped up two weeks of collaboration across several lines of effort during a closing ceremony on board USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), Sept. 10, 2022.Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational...

DARWIN, Australia – Approximately 110 U.S. Airmen from Pacific Air Forces participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2022, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Chief of Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement activity with forces drawn from a wide range of regional, coalition and Allied...

DARWIN, Australia – Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 participated in Australian led courses that will enhance their ability to conduct operations in every clime and place.“I believe in my soul that Marines are different. Our identity is firmly rooted in our warrior ethos. This is the force that...