WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is rapidly administering COVID-19 vaccines in a tiered priority process to service members, DOD contractors and civilians and their families who are stationed overseas and who wish to have them, said DOD health leaders.Army Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, director,...

DILI, U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste – In response to the Government of Timor-Leste’s request for international assistance, U.S. Ambassador Kevin Blackstone has arranged for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide $100,000 in humanitarian assistance funding from the American...

U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr. Both expressed their shared concerns with the massing of People’s Republic of China (PRC) maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea, including at...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --A contingent of Air National Guard and active-duty Airmen based out of Hawaii were deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan to conduct Dynamic Force Employment operations, March 12 through April 5.Throughout their time in Japan the Airmen, deployed...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- More than 14,000 personnel throughout the Navy’s U.S. 7th Fleet – 96% of the force – are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Medical personnel began administering the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination to forward-deployed service members Jan. 5, as part of a fleet-wide effort...

U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- The United States joined Timor-Leste to welcome the successful arrival of 24,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on April 5, 2021.  This shipment was made possible through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, a global initiative to support equitable access to...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted a bilateral exercise with China Sea April 6-7, 2021.This exercise was the first bilateral exercise between the U.S. and Malaysia in 2021.“We are thankful for the opportunity to train alongside the Royal Malaysian Air...

WASHINGTON -- As the Army’s largest service component command, U.S. Army Pacific continuously competes across a vast region between the north and south poles and from the west coast of the U.S. to India, its commander said Tuesday.“Our daily focus is on competition,” said Gen. Paul LaCamera. “We’ve...

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The leading development agencies of the United States and the Republic of Korea on Wednesday, April 7, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance development cooperation in the Philippines.U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law and Korean...

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) entered the South China Sea on April 4 to conduct routine operations.This is the second time TRCSG has entered the South China Sea during its 2021 deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.“It is great to be back in the...