ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Indo-Pacific command joint forces are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2022, June 6-17, on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau and at sea around the Mariana Island Range Complex.Participants include USS Ronald...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) concluded Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022 in the Philippine Sea, June 4.The combined forces of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 and Maritime Task Flotilla (MTF) 7 operated together during this bilateral exercise aimed at strengthening...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), the Battle of Midway carries special meaning for the 353 “Quiet Warriors” who are forward-deployed with, and sail alongside, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.The ship’s namesake, Adm. Raymond A...

YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. -- Through 20 years of partnership, the Washington National Guard and the Royal Thai Armed Forces have shared knowledge and best practices on many topics. The latest exchange was the first of its kind for the two nations.During the last week of May, eight members of the...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will depart June 7 to meet with senior leaders and U.S. troops at NORTHCOM/NORAD at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, and discuss their ongoing mission to defend the U.S. homeland and space domain.The Secretary will then travel to Singapore...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Commanders from each branch of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) visited the amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) for a tour June 3, 2022.Vice Adm. Hideki Yuasa, commander in chief, Self-Defense Fleet (JMSDF), Lt. Gen. Kizuki Ushijima, chief of staff, Ground Component...

Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron and 926th Operations Group, Detachment 1, Hurlburt Field, Florida, supported the U.S. Navy Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint exercise, or FST-J...

To demonstrate the ability of the combined US-ROK forces to respond quickly to crisis events, U.S. Forces Korea and Republic of Korea militaries conducted a combined live-fire exercise.This exercise utilized one U.S. Army missile and seven ROK missiles. The missiles were fired from the northeast of...

Today the US Armed Forces and the Japan Self Defense Forces conducted a Bilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise to demonstrate the readiness of the US-Japan Alliance to respond to regional threats.This exercise further strengthens the bilateral deterrence and response capability that is based...

We are aware of the DPRK’s multiple ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, these missile launches highlight the destabilizing impact...