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U.S. and Japan Conduct Bilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise
March 20, 2023 — SEA OF Japan -- The USS Milius (DDG-69) conducted a bilateral ballistic missile defense exercise in partnership with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Atago (DDG-177) in the Sea of Japan, Mar. 18,... MORE

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Philippine Senior Undersecretary and Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez
March 20, 2023 — WASHIGNTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Philippine Officer in Charge of the Department of... MORE

Guam 37th Legislature Visits Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz
March 20, 2023 — DEDEDO, Guam -- Senators and legislative staff members with the Guam 37th Legislature visited Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, March 17, 2023.MCB Camp Blaz coordinated with the Chairman for the... MORE

Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Indonesia and Thailand
March 20, 2023 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Counselor Derek Chollet and an interagency delegation will travel to Indonesia and Thailand March 20-24. During his travel, Counselor Chollet will engage with... MORE

Fifth Gen Fighters Debut in the Philippines during Bilateral Integration
March 17, 2023 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors from the 525th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, with support from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling... MORE

USS Charleston Participates in Exercise La Pérouse 2023
March 17, 2023 — BAY OF BENGAL -- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) participated in joint training exercise La Pérouse 2023 with six Allied and partner nation navies in the Bay of... MORE

Japan and U.S. Conduct Bilateral Exercise
March 17, 2023 — SEA OF JAPAN -- To reinforce our combined capabilities to deter and counter regional threats, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command F-16 fighter aircraft based out of Misawa Air Base, Japan conducted a bilateral... MORE

Arctic Gold 23-1 Refines 354th Fighter Wing Readiness
March 17, 2023 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- From March 6-9, 2023, the 354th Fighter Wing successfully executed Arctic Gold 23-1, a large-scale mobilization exercise designed to practice the Wing’s ability to... MORE

Arctic Gold 23-1 refines 354th FW readiness

18th Wing Concludes Base-wide Readiness Exercise
March 17, 2023 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Thousands of 18th Wing Airmen strengthened their warfighting capabilities during a routine week-long readiness exercise March 13 – 17.The exercise tested the Airmen’s ability... MORE

374th Civil Engineer Squadron Builds Partnerships at Cobra Gold 23
March 17, 2023 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Pacific Air Forces Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, rolled up their sleeves and got dirty alongside international partner forces from... MORE

374th CES builds partnerships at Cobra Gold 23

MQ-4C Triton Concludes U.S. 7th Fleet Deployment, Looks to the Future
March 16, 2023 — ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Operated by Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the MQ-4C is a high-altitude, long-endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting (MISR&T)... MORE

Space Force Focuses on Partnerships, Spirit, Combat Readiness
March 16, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Space Force's $30 billion budget request for Fiscal Year 2024 is about $3.9 billion over what was enacted for the service in FY2023. More than 60% of the Space Force budget,... MORE

Yokota C-130 Teams Help Find Mariners Lost at Sea
March 16, 2023 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- At 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, watchstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam Joint Rescue Sub-Center received a mayday call reporting a vessel taking on water... MORE

Indonesia Investment Authority and U.S. International DFC Execute Memorandum of Understanding to Catalyze Investments in Indonesia
March 16, 2023 — JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) have taken a significant step towards promoting... MORE

Five Indo-Pacific Nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon
March 15, 2023 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 “Red Lancers” and VP-45 “Pelicans” join the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), India Navy (INN), Japan... MORE

DOD Official Says Sub Agreement Will Help Guarantee Free, Open Indo-Pacific
March 15, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- U.S. defense officials believe the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) enhanced security partnership will go a long way to guaranteeing stability and security in the... MORE

13th MEU Conducts Expeditionary Strike Force Operations in the South China Sea
March 15, 2023 — South China Sea -- The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group conducted Expeditionary Strike Force (ESF) operations with the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the... MORE

Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante's meeting with the Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense, Acquisition Program Administration, Mr. Eom Dong-hwan
March 15, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Jeff Jurgensen provided the following readout:The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante, welcomed Mr. Eom... MORE

USS Makin Island Participates in Cobra Gold 2023
March 15, 2023 — THAILAND -- Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) finished operation Cobra Gold 2023 while... MORE

Marine Littoral Regiment Concludes Historic Exercise, Set to Join Stand-in Forces: ‘From This Point Forward, We Are Integrating Them into Our Operations’
March 14, 2023 — CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- MLR-TE marked the first field training exercise featuring a MLR with all of its subordinate battalions integrated into a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operating... MORE