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Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Conducts Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure Exercise in the Philippine Sea
June 14, 2022 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3 Sailors, embarked on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), conducted a helicopter visit, board, search... MORE

USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. Arrives at Pearl Harbor Homeport
June 14, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), arrived at its homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam... MORE

Hawaiian Raptors strengthen regional readiness at the Keystone of the Pacific
June 14, 2022 — KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- The skies over the Keystone of the Pacific have featured some unique guests recently, as several visiting F-22 A Raptors and Airmen from Joint Base Pearl... MORE

Austin Impressed by Partnership and Professionalism Exhibited by U.S. Unit in Thailand
June 14, 2022 — DoD News -- The U.S. military effort in Thailand is truly a joint endeavor and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III had the opportunity to see it as he met with soldiers, sailors, airmen and... MORE

U.S., Vietnam Officials Kick Off Installation of New Liquid Oxygen System at Bach Mai Hospital
June 14, 2022 — HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam --Today, June 12, at Bach Mai Hospital, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman joined Vietnamese government and public health leaders to celebrate the... MORE

Austin Holds Trilateral Meetings with Indo-Pacific Allies
June 13, 2022 — DOD NEWS -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held several meetings with allies and partners at the Shangri-La Dialogue today.The meetings followed Austin's major speech to the defense meeting... MORE

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting With Thailand Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Prayut Chan-o-chacha
June 13, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III traveled to Thailand, June 12-13, 2022 for his first visit to Thailand as Secretary of Defense. During his visit, Secretary Austin met with... MORE

Yokota, Japan Remember WWII Fallen during U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service
June 13, 2022 — SHIZUOKA CITY, Japan -- Representatives from Yokota Air Base, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Shizuoka City attended a U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 11, 2022, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka... MORE

Austin Visits U.S. Troops, Civilian Mariners in Singapore
June 13, 2022 — DOD NEWS -- "We're not the prettiest looking group, but we're dynamite when the music starts playing."That's what Frank Wareham III, chief mate of the dry cargo ship USNS Carl Brashear, told Secretary... MORE

South Korea and U.S. Navy Strengthen Ties with New Agreement
June 13, 2022 — STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Naval Oceanography hosted representatives from the Republic of Korean Navy (ROKN) for a two-day tour of U.S. Navy (USN) commands at NASA Stennis Space Center, MS and... MORE

United States-Japan-Australia Trilateral Defense Ministers Meeting (TDMM 2022 Joint Vision Statement)
June 13, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defense Kishi Nobuo, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, convened a Trilateral... MORE

Austin Meets with Singapore, Indo-Pacific Defense Officials
June 10, 2022 — DOD News, Singapore -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met today with Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen, the first in an intense round of meetings with Indo-Pacific allies.Austin is... MORE

U.S., Japan Coast Guards Conduct Joint Counter-narcotics Exercise in the Pacific
June 10, 2022 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard completed a joint counter-narcotics exercise off Guam, Tuesday.The exercise was the first operational exchange between U.S. Coast Guard... MORE

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III Meeting With Southeast Asian Defense Ministers
June 10, 2022 — DOD Release -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Southeast Asia defense ministers from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam in... MORE

Exercise Tiger Balm Brings Together U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces
June 10, 2022 — SINGAPORE -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) participate in the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger Balm 2022 in Singapore, 10 a.m. June 6, 2022.This marked the 41st annual... MORE

15th Wing Paves the Way for Multi-Capable
June 10, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The 15th Wing completed its first class of Multi-Capable Airman (MCA) Tier 1 training, effectuating Air Force Chief of Staff (AFCS) Gen. Charles Q. Brown,... MORE

Austin Can Point to Growing Ties with Asia During Visit to Singapore
June 9, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- As Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives in Singapore he can point to robust and growing outreach efforts to the nations of the Indo-Pacific and will highlight ways the United... MORE

NATO Ships Train with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Mediterranean Sea
June 9, 2022 — MEDITERRANEAN SEA -- Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships conducted joint training exercises with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships in the Mediterranean Sea on June 6.Italian... MORE

US, Thailand Sign Landmark Information Exchange Agreement
June 9, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. -- Kelli L. Seybolt, deputy under secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs and Lt. Gen. Somkiat Sampan, Thailand’s Director-General of Defence Science and Technology... MORE

Operation Sahayogi Haat Seven-Year Anniversary Honored in Nepal
June 9, 2022 — Nepal -- The U.S. Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal, held a memorial event on May 12 honoring those lost seven years ago during Operation Sahayogi Haat, the U.S. response to the April 25, 2015, 7.8-magnitude... MORE