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Red Flag-Alaska 22-2 Exercise Draws to a Close
June 27, 2022 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- As Red Flag-Alaska 22-2 draws to a close after two weeks of non-stop operations, the visiting squadrons at Eielson Air Force base have racked up thousands of combined... MORE

Tripoli Embarks 7th Fleet
June 27, 2022 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) embarked Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F), Vice. Adm. Karl Thomas and his staff, June 2-17.Embarking C7F showcased another aspect of... MORE

Mongolia Receives 302,400 Pediatric Doses of Pfizer Vaccine Donated by the United States through COVAX
June 27, 2022 — Ulaanbaatar, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The United States is pleased to announce that the U.S. donation of 302,400 pediatric doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Mongolia. These doses were... MORE

Valiant Shield 2022 Draws to a Close
June 17, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The ninth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield concluded June 17, 2022, following 12 days of joint operations at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace.Valiant... MORE

Red Flag 22-2 Underway at Eielson
June 17, 2022 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Red Flag-Alaska 22-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise and the second of its kind this year, has started and is expected to run June 9- 24, with primary flight... MORE

Hawaiian Raptors Join the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing
June 17, 2022 — MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from the Hawaiian Raptors, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 15, 2022 to join the... MORE

Pacific Amphibious Leaders Collaborate on Regional Cooperation
June 17, 2022 — TOKYO, Tokyo -- Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and General Yoshida Yoshihide, Chief of Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), co-hosted the eighth... MORE

Soldiers, Japanese Partners End Army Week with New Unique Patch
June 17, 2022 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. Army Japan Soldiers and designated Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) liaison officers are now authorized to wear a new uniform patch that symbolizes their enduring... MORE

USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. Arrives at Pearl Harbor Homeport
June 17, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), arrived at its homeport at Joint Base Pearl... MORE

U.S., Indonesian Air Forces to Conduct Cope West 22 Exercise
June 16, 2022 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Service members and aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 374th Airlift Wing (AW), Yokota Air Base, Japan and the Indonesian Air Force will participate in Cope... MORE

III MEF Marines in Okinawa Complete Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force Exercise
June 16, 2022 — CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan -- U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), 3d Marine Division, and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conducted an exercise to test their ability to rapidly... MORE

Moody Airborne Extensible Relay Over-Horizon Network Enhances Partner Nations’ Airpower
June 16, 2022 — MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) -- Gaining air superiority requires cutting-edge technologies. Since January, a team from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base has been working with four... MORE

Thousands of Fijians to Benefit from Essential Health Equipment through USAID/UNICEF Partnership
June 16, 2022 — SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United States Government, through the United States Agency for International... MORE

New, Improved Passenger Terminal Open at Yokota Air Base
June 16, 2022 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Passengers traveling to Yokota Air Base in Japan will be greeted by a new and improved Air Mobility Command (AMC) passenger terminal, operated by the 730th Air Mobility... MORE

Eielson F-35As Bring ‘Lightning’ to Palau during Valiant Shield 22
June 15, 2022 — KOROR, Palau -- Three F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) deploy to Palau in support of exercise Valiant Shield 2022, June 10.Operating in the Western Pacific island... MORE

I Marine Expeditionary Force CG Visits Darwin to Reinforce MRF-D’s Movement Forward
June 15, 2022 — DARWIN, Australia -- Lieutenant General George Smith, Commanding General of I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), visited the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) on June 7 - 8.“The MAGTF is doing a... MORE

Military Medicine Is Preparing for the Next Conflict
June 15, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, military medical teams were well positioned on the battlefield to support the "golden hour" response — the ability to get wounded warfighters off... MORE

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meetings with Vietnamese Government Officials
June 15, 2022 — HANOI, U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met on June 13 in Hanoi with Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Vice Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc, Chairman of... MORE

354th Air Expeditionary Wing weapons Flight Verifies Innovative Alternate Mission Equipment Solution
June 15, 2022 — MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- The 354th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) became the first in the U.S. Pacific Air Forces to utilize an innovative F-35A Lightning II Alternate Mission Equipment... MORE

Exercise Keris Strike 22 Starts
June 14, 2022 — SG BULOH, Malaysia -- U.S. Army Pacific and the Malaysian Army officially began the 26th edition of Keris Strike 2022 after a combined opening ceremony at Camp SG Buloh, Malaysia, June 11, 2022.Keris... MORE