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Nimitz Carrier Strike Group to Visit Thailand April 24-29, 2023
April 21, 2023 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- The U.S. Navy Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG-11) will make a scheduled visit to Thailand April 24-29, 2023. U.S. Navy port visits are an opportunity to... MORE

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, Republic of Korea Navy Conduct Bilateral Maritime Exercise

Pacific Air Forces Hosts Command-wide First Sergeant Conference, Executes Diamond Care Initiative
April 21, 2023 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Active duty, National Guard, Air Force Reserve and tenant Air Combat Command (ACC) first sergeants stationed throughout the Indo-Pacific attended the annual... MORE

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Before Their Meeting
April 21, 2023 — TOKYO, Japan -- PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: (Via interpreter) Well, Secretary Blinken, first of all, allow me to welcome you back to Japan.SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you.PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: (Via... MORE

DoD Releases Fiscal Year 2022 Freedom of Navigation Report
April 21, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its annual Freedom of Navigation (FON) Report for Fiscal Year 2022. During the period from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022,... MORE

DOD Produces Climate Assessment Tool, Strengthens Climate Cooperation With Six Allies
April 20, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- Two years ago at the Climate Leaders Summit led by President Joseph R Biden Jr., Honorable Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III committed to produce tailored versions of the DOD... MORE

USS Chung Hoon Departs Subic Bay, Philippines After Scheduled Port Visit
April 20, 2023 — SUBIC BAY, Philippines - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93) departed Subic Bay, Philippines, following a scheduled port visit, April 17.“The crew of USS Chung... MORE

Official Discusses Steps to Deter, Defeat Missile Threats
April 20, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- A Defense Department leader detailed missile threats from adversaries and addressed DOD countermeasure steps during testimony, yesterday, at the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the... MORE

G7 Japan 2023 Foreign Ministers’ Communique
April 20, 2023 — U.S. EMBASSY SINGAPORE -- The text of the following communiqué was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America... MORE

Leaders Detail U.S. Advantage in Indo-Pacific
April 19, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- Foundational to U.S. strategic and integrated deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region is its network of allies and partners. It's an asymmetric advantage that China doesn't have, said Navy... MORE

Air Force Flight Standards Agency optimizes Digital Airport Surveillance Radar at 18 OSS
April 19, 2023 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A specialized engineering team from the headquarters of the Air Force Flight Standards Agency (AFFSA) arrived at Kadena Air Base to help optimize the on-base Airport... MORE

AFFSA optimizes Digital Airport Surveillance Radar at 18 OSS

Department of State Begins Construction on New U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam
April 19, 2023 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- As a demonstration of the enduring commitment to the United States – Vietnam relationship during the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive Partnership, U.S... MORE

DOD Officials Detail Progress With Indo-Pacific Allies, Friends
April 18, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- Defense leaders will chart the progress made in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region and what more needs to be done during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee... MORE

U.S. strategic bombers, ROK and U.S. fighters conduct combined aerial training

COMSUBPAC Hosts Submarine Warfare Commanders Conference
April 18, 2023 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet hosted the 2023 Submarine Warfare Commanders Conference (SWCC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 12-14, 2023.The purpose of... MORE

Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific to Visit Thailand April 17-20, 2023
April 18, 2023 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- General Charles Flynn, Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific, will visit Thailand to meet with counterparts from the Royal Thai Army on 17 – 20 April. This... MORE

7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait
April 17, 2023 — TAIWAN STRAIT -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit April 16 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of... MORE

SCGC Oliver Henry Returns to Guam after Strengthening Partnerships in Oceania during Mission to Combat Illegal Fishing in Pacific
April 17, 2023 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) returned to Guam on April 9, 2023, following a 30-day expeditionary patrol in support of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency's... MORE

USCGC Oliver Henry returns to Guam after strengthening partnerships in Oceania during mission to combat illegal fishing in Pacific

Joint Statement of the 13th Defense Trilateral Talks
April 17, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- 1. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner, Japan Director General for Defense Policy Masuda Kazuo, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Minister... MORE

Enduring Friendship between U.S., Japan
April 17, 2023 — ISHIGAKI, Japan -- On Aug. 15th, 1945, nearly four years into World War II, U.S. Navy Lt. Vernon L. Tebo, 1st Class Robert Tuggle Jr., and 1st Class Warren H. Loyd, were shot down and crashed into the... MORE

Pacific Air Forces Follow Aero India 23 with Air Force Training Exercise in India
April 14, 2023 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Airmen from the U.S. are participating in the exercise Cope India 2023--or CI23-- with the Indian Air Force, April 10-21, 2023. The exercise will take place... MORE

Secretary Blinken’s Trip to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan
April 14, 2023 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan, April 11-18, 2023.Secretary Blinken will travel to Hanoi,... MORE