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U.S. Special Operations Command Leadership Visits India
August 3, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- The Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, Gen. Richard D. Clarke, visited with Indian defense officials and U.S. Embassy New Delhi today. The meetings are... MORE

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command will conduct Large Scale Global Exercise 21
August 2, 2021 — CAMP SMITH, Hawaii – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command will conduct Large Scale Global Exercise 21 (LSGE21) from Aug. 2-27, 2021. LSGE21 is a Department of Defense exercise executed by U.S. Indo-Pacific... MORE

America Expeditionary Strike Group Concludes Participation in Talisman Sabre
August 2, 2021 — CORAL SEA -- USS America (LHA 6) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), after two weeks of large-scale multinational maritime operations and exercises, alongside partner nations and allies, concluded... MORE

Concludes Participation in Talisman Sabre 21

1-174th Takes Part in Exercise Forager 21
August 2, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment took part in exercise Forager 21 starting July 10, 2021 on Guam and Tinian. Throughout their... MORE

Talisman Sabre Adds a Space Layer to Biennial Exercise
August 2, 2021 — PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – From Colorado to Australia, spanning the breadth of the Indo-Pacific region, members from U.S. Space Command and its functional and service components supported... MORE

U.S. and Indonesia Strengthen Partnership with Garuda Shield 2021 Military Exercise
August 2, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Soldiers from the U.S. and Indonesian Armies will participate in exercise Garuda Shield 2021 from August 4-14, 2021, at Baturaja Training Area, Amborawang,... MORE

United States Delivers 3.5 Million More Doses of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to Indonesia via COVAX
August 2, 2021 — JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim of the United States Mission to Indonesia announced the arrival of 3.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from... MORE

Medical Training at Forager 21
August 2, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Soldiers with the 62nd Medical Brigade practice treating and loading patients onto a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, under the guidance of the 1-52 General... MORE

Chief of Naval Operations visits Guam, Highlights LCS Integration, Capability
August 2, 2021 — NAVAL BASE GUAM – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday visited the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during his visit to Joint Region Marianas (JRM) and Naval... MORE

Paratroopers Descend on Guam during Exercise Forager 21
July 30, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Special Forces Group, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducted an early morning airborne operation as... MORE

Philippine President Restores Visiting Forces Agreement with U.S.
July 30, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- After meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III last night, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte retracted the letter terminating the country's Visiting Forces Agreement with... MORE

U.S. Army Paratroopers from Alaska Jump “Down Under”
July 30, 2021 — QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA -- U.S. Army Pacific paratroopers jumped onto Kangaroo Drop Zone July 28 near Charters Towers Australia, as part of simulated Joint Forcible Entry Operation during Exercise... MORE

1.5 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses, Donated by the United States, Arrive in Thailand
July 30, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- Today, the United States donated 1,503,450 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Thailand. This historic shipment, which reaffirms U.S. support to our... MORE

1.5 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses Arrive in Thailand

Alaska Army National Guard Infantry Battalion Conducts Annual Training
July 30, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Approximately 280 Alaska Army National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, conducted their two-week annual training July 10-25, primarily... MORE

16th Pacific Partnership Begins in the Manila
July 29, 2021 — MANILA, Philippines -- Pacific Partnership 21, the annual U.S-led multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, kicked off with a... MORE

U.S., Vietnam Discuss COVID-19 Aid, New Program to Find War Dead
July 29, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Two important partnership initiatives between the United States and Vietnam will continue as both countries look for ways to help Vietnam combat COVID-19 and as both countries step up... MORE

Portable Doppler Radar Weather System Keeps Aircraft Soaring
July 29, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A team of weather systems maintainers from the 557th Weather Wing’s 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron traveled from Hurlburt Field, Florida, to Andersen Air Force... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Commissions 3 Fast Response Cutters in Guam
July 29, 2021 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Coast Guard’s three newest Fast Response Cutters were commissioned Thursday during a ceremony presided over by Adm. Karl Schultz, the Coast Guard’s commandant.The Coast Guard... MORE

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hosts Decontamination Training Exercise
July 29, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Traveling from a multitude of different bases, Airmen gathered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to participate in a decontamination training exercise July... MORE

JBER hosts decontamination training exercise

Military Medical Assistance to Vietnam
July 29, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Vietnam -- HEATLH SUPPORT TO VIETNAM SINCE 1994. In 1994, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) initiated support to HIV/AIDS programs. Since that... MORE