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Advancing Joint All-Domain Command and Control 2: Second SITE Summit Includes FVEY Partners
January 6, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- The Joint Staff J6 sponsored a second Security Interoperability in the Tactical Environment (SITE) Summit Dec. 14-16, hosted at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Headquarters... MORE

7th Fleet Destroyer transit Taiwan Strait
January 5, 2023 — TAIWAN STRAIT -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Jan. 5 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of... MORE

Excelling at “Remote” Leadership
January 5, 2023 — U.S. Navy -- Cmdr. John Keefe has spent the last couple of years commanding one of the Navy's most preeminent forward-deployed units in the Pacific, leading approximately 230 expeditionary Sailors in... MORE

U.S. Provides Bednets and Equipment Worth $160,486 to Lao PDR for Malaria Prevention
January 5, 2023 — VIENTIANE, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- The United States continues to support Lao PDR in the fight against malaria. On January 5, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Country... MORE

Building Partnerships Through Capabilities
January 4, 2023 — Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii -- Through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Mine Action program (HMA), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, facilitated four rotations of Explosive Ordnance Disposal... MORE

Peace Corps Director Swears-in First-ever Volunteers in Viet Nam
January 4, 2023 — HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- As part of her first official tour, Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn today swore-in the inaugural group of Peace Corps volunteers to serve in Viet Nam... MORE

Home for the Holidays: All HSC-85 “Firehawks” Home for Only the Second Time in Nine Years
January 3, 2023 — Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve Public Affairs -- HSC-85’s most recent detachment returned from a six-month deployment out of Kadena, Japan, Sep. 29. The homecoming marked only the second time all... MORE

Wolf Pack Weather Flight Forecasts for Safety
January 3, 2023 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Kunsan’s strategic location in the Indo-Pacific region provides an edge over our adversaries and enables a quick response to threats. However, with that comes... MORE

Establishing the Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology
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Arc Light Defenders Complete Special Enforcement Tactics Course
December 29, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- For the first time ever, six members from the 36th Security Forces Squadron recently graduated from a Special Enforcement Tactics (SET) course, an elite course held by... MORE

Statement by National Security Advisory Jake Sullivan on the Republic of Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
December 28, 2022 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in the Republic of Korea -- The United States welcomes the Republic of Korea’s adoption of its new Indo-Pacific Strategy as a reflection of our shared commitment to the... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Leverages Aviation Workhorse to Overcome Challenges in Cutter Logistics in Oceania
December 28, 2022 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- Guam is home to three 154-foot fast response cutters commissioned in 2021. These ships are built in Lockport, Louisiana. After initial workups, they sailed from Key West through... MORE

Secretary of Defense Makes Holiday Calls to Service Members
December 28, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today over video-teleconference with service members from each branch of the armed forces to thank them and wish them happy holidays.The... MORE

Yokota Delivers Holiday Spirit, Further Strengthens Ties with Local Community
December 28, 2022 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 374th Maintenance Group (MXG) visited the Mizuho town hall Dec. 22, 2022, to donate over 200 books and toys.Every year, the 374th MXG donates educational... MORE

USINDOPACOM Trains Peacekeepers in Operational Risk Management
December 27, 2022 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted military officers from Bangladesh and Nepal for its first Operational Risk Management (ORM) training course from Dec. 5-16, 2022 at Marine... MORE

B-52 Conus to Conus Mission Displays Global Reach, Long Range Precision Strike Capabilities
December 27, 2022 — HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 18, 2022 in support of a three day bomber task... MORE

VMFA-242 Rebrands Motto to Victory By Dawn!
December 27, 2022 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan --Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242) announced a new motto, ‘Victory by Dawn,’ following a transition from F/A-18 Hornets to F-35B Lightning II... MORE

Secretary of the Navy Awards Navy Cross to Retired Korean War Veteran
December 22, 2022 — WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro has awarded the Navy Cross to retired Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams for his actions on November 18, 1952.This is an upgrade of the Silver... MORE

United States Donates CBRN Detection Equipment to Thailand
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KC-46 Performs First Operational Long-endurance Flight
December 22, 2022 — MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Two KC-46A Pegasus air refueling aircraft took off on a long endurance flight as part of a Bomber Task Force mission, Dec. 17-18, in the Indo-Pacific Command area of... MORE