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U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 1
May 25, 2023 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- Following the devastating impact of Typhoon Mawar, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam, MAT/WAT Guam, and USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215) crews are actively assessing the... MORE

USS SHOUP Completes First Forward-Deployed Naval Patrol March 2023
May 25, 2023 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS SHOUP (DDG 86) returned to Combined Fleet Activity Yokosuka, Japan, following the completion of its first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF)... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard, Partners Prepare for Arrival of Typhoon Mawar to Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
May 23, 2023 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, federal, territorial, and port partners continue Monday, May 22, 2023, to prepare for Typhoon Mawar, expected to arrive... MORE

Pacific Air Forces Airmen test Next Generation Aircrew Protection Equipment
May 23, 2023 — HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- If you’ve spent time in the Indo-Pacific region, you’ve heard the term “Fight Tonight,” probably more than once, and for good reason. Pacific Air Forces Airmen are on... MORE

U.S. Marines Arrive in Darwin for 12th Rotation
May 23, 2023 — DARWIN, Australia -- The arrival of the United States Marines for the 12th iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) marks a significant event for the Australia-U.S. Alliance.The annual... MORE

LANPAC: Army Commander Leads USSPACECOM Against Space Domain Threats
May 22, 2023 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Adversaries have continually found ways to threaten the Army and U.S. forces, not only from the land air, and sea but through space.“The threat is growing,” said Army Gen. James... MORE

USS Milius Departs Shimoda After Participating in 84th Annual Black Ship Festival
May 22, 2023 — SHIMODA, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) departed Shimoda, Japan, on May 22, after a scheduled port visit in celebration of the 84th Black Ship... MORE

Alert Contingency MAGTF (ACM): ‘Our Most Ready Force’
May 22, 2023 — CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan -- It is 3:00am on a Sunday morning. III Marine Expeditionary Force receives indications and warnings that a crisis is brewing. The order is given without hesitation, and... MORE

USARPAC Commander: 'The Time is Now' for Greater Collaboration, Integration in the Pacific
May 22, 2023 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- While calling on partner nations in the Indo-Pacific region to bolster land power together, U.S. Army Pacific Command’s top leader announced the standup of a joint logistics... MORE

U.S.-Thailand Co-Host Ratchaphruek Radiological Medical Response Workshop May 16-18, 2023
May 22, 2023 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- The Kingdom of Thailand and the United States co-hosted the Ratchaphruek Radiological Medical Response Workshop May 16-18, in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop... MORE

Joint, Multinational Senior Enlisted Leaders Emphasize NCOs’ Critical role in Indo-Pacific During LANPAC 23
May 22, 2023 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Top Senior Enlisted Leaders (SEL) from the U.S. Army, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and sister services gathered with multinational partners and allied ground force SEL counterparts... MORE

CTF 70 Hosts Royal Australian Navy Supply Sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan
May 19, 2023 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Commander, Task Force 70 hosted culinary and logistics specialist sailors from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS... MORE

Team Kunsan Trains to ‘Protect the Pack’
May 19, 2023 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) service members improve readiness during Beverly Sentinel 23-1 at Kunsan AB, ROK, May 18.Across the base, service members honed... MORE

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Sasebo, Japan
May 19, 2023 — SASEBO, Japan -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and units from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a scheduled port visit, May 19.Nimitz arrived in Sasebo after most... MORE

USS Nimitz Records 350,000th Arrested Landing

USS Canberra Will Join the U.S. Fleet in Australia to Honor Namesake
May 19, 2023 — SAN DIEGO, CA -- The future USS Canberra (LCS 30) will join the U.S. Navy active fleet on July 22 with the U.S. Navy’s first international commissioning ceremony at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet... MORE

Southern Beach Exercise Continues to Fortify USAF, JASDF Alliance
May 19, 2023 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the 336th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and 391st FS, Mountain Home, Idaho, to... MORE

Secretary Blinken’s Trip to Papua New Guinea
May 19, 2023 — U.S. Department of State -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 21-22.In Port Moresby, Secretary Blinken will meet with Pacific Islands Forum... MORE

US Space Force Sends two Space Domain Awareness Sensors to Japan
May 18, 2023 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Forces Japan and U.S. Space Forces (USSF) Indo-Pacific continue to make significant strides in Japan since activating the new service component in... MORE

Readout of the 17th U.S. – India Defense Policy Group
May 18, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. David Herndon provided the following readout:Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl co-chaired the 17th U.S.-India Defense Policy... MORE

Kadena Employs Sustainable, Decisive Airpower in the Pacific
May 18, 2023 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base, Japan recently earned the 2023 Secretary of Defense Environmental Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation Award for outstanding achievements in the... MORE