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U.S. Donates Over 1.5 Million Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines to Sri Lanka
July 20, 2021 — COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The U.S. has donated over 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka. These vaccines, delivered through COVAX, will save lives and increase... MORE

OSI Has a Blast Training with Explosive Ordnance Disposal
July 20, 2021 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) Detachment 623 and the 35th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) teamed up with 35th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) Explosive Ordnance... MORE

U.S. Navy Installations to Conduct Citadel Pacific 2021 Exercise
July 19, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Navy installations will exercise their security forces during Citadel Pacific 2021 (CP21), an annually reoccurring force protection exercise assessing emergency response in Navy Region... MORE

US Army Launches Patriot Missiles During Talisman Saber 21
July 19, 2021 — QUEENSLAND, Australia -- U.S. Army Pacific Air and Missile Defense units working with Australian Defence Force counterparts completed the first ever Patriot surface-to-air missile firing on Australian... MORE

U.S. Provides More Than 3.2 Million Johnson & Johnson Vaccines to the Philippines
July 19, 2021 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- On July 16 and 17, the United States delivered a total of 3,240,850 one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccines to the Philippines as part of its worldwide effort to... MORE

The United States Donates 150,080 Moderna Vaccine Doses to Fiji
July 19, 2021 — SUVA, Fiji -- Over one hundred and fifty thousand life-saving doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived in Fiji through the COVAX Facility. The donation aims to assist Fiji in its fight against COVID-19... MORE

The U.S. Donates 150,080 Moderna Vaccine Doses to Fiji

Alaska Air National Guard Medevacs Injured U.S. Army Alaska Paratrooper
July 19, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing medically evacuated an injured U.S. Army Alaska paratrooper July 14 from Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base... MORE

HMLA-169 GOES THE DISTANCE
July 16, 2021 — OKINAWA, Japan --Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 executed one of the longest maritime HMLA self-deployment flights in 1st Marine Aircraft Wing history during exercise... MORE

MISAWA, Japan (July 15, 2021) – Staff Sgt. Gustavo Lopez, a Plane Captain assigned to the “Vipers” of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, guides an UH-1Y Venom as it arrives at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa. HMLA-169 is at NAF Misawa to conduct Tilt Rotor/Rotary Wing (TR-RW) training exercises and reduce the training activity impact on Okinawa.

U.S., Allied Forces conduct Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2021 off Coast of Australia
July 9, 2021 — TASMAN SEA -- Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States met in the waters off the eastern coast of Australia to conduct cooperative maritime exercise Pacific... MORE

Hawaiian Raptors Advance Interoperability with French Air Force
July 9, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam completed international air-combat training July 5, with several training sorties focusing on... MORE

America ARG-31st MEU Team Implements Waterborne Ambulance during Exercise
July 9, 2021 — OKINAWA, Japan -- During a recent light armored reconnaissance raid exercise on Okinawa, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) employed... MORE

U.S. Ambassador Kevin Blackstone’s Remarks on the Announcement of an Additional $900,000 in U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Timor-Leste
July 9, 2021 — U.S. Embassy in Timor-Leste -- Your Excellencies, Vice Minister of the Interior, Tony Armindo, Secretary of State for Civil Protection Martins, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. It is my... MORE

DOD Aims for New Enterprise-Wide Cloud by 2022
July 9, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department announced it's going in a new direction for enterprise cloud services to provide capabilities to warfighters across the joint force. This new effort is called the... MORE

Indian Navy Vice Chief of Naval Staff visits Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet
July 8, 2021 — SAN DIEGO -- Vice Adm. G. Ashok Kumar, Indian Navy Vice Chief of Naval Staff, met with Vice Adm. Steve Koehler, the commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, during a visit to San Diego, June 28.The purpose of the... MORE

U.S. Delivers Php48.5 Million in Weapons and Munitions to AFP
July 8, 2021 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- On July 4, officials from the Joint United States Military Assistance Group – Philippines (JUSMAG-P) delivered Php48.5 million ($1 million) worth of new... MORE

Don’t Mock the Maintenance Operations Center
July 8, 2021 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Operating and maintaining aircraft is hard work, and when the going gets tough the 18th Maintenance Operations Center (MOC) is ready to answer the call.With 26 Airmen working... MORE

Chung-Hoon Command Master Chief Earns Del Black Award
July 8, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Command Master Chief of USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93), Josephine Tauoa, was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Delbert D. Black Leadership Award, July... MORE

Del Black Award Recipient, CMC Josie Tauoa

1st Marine Aircraft Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary
July 7, 2021 — OKINAWA, Japan -- On July 7, 1941, during World War II, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) was activated by Congress in Quantico, Virginia becoming the largest aviation unit on the east coast. 80 years... MORE

RED HORSE Airmen Expand Yokota’s Airlift Capability
July 7, 2021 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 800th RED HORSE Group partnered with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, as they continue construction on Yokota Air Base’s flightline June 30, 2021.Once... MORE

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III Phone Call with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana
July 7, 2021 — U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana on the phone today to discuss the July 4 Philippines C-130... MORE