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PLEASE SKIP: Space Development Agency Transitioning to U.S. Space Force
August 27, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Space Development Agency has already started the process of transitioning from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to the U.S. Space Force, said... MORE

Australia, India, Japan, U.S. Kick Off Exercise Malabar 2021
August 26, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, India, and the United States begin phase 1 of cooperative maritime exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 26.MALABAR is an annual... MORE

Australia, India, Japan, and U.S. kick off exercise MALABAR 2021

U.S. INDOPACOM Commander Visits India
August 26, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- Adm. John C. Aquilino, the commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to India this week to meet with senior government and defense officials to further... MORE

U.S., Japan Coast Guards Train Together in East China Sea
August 26, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. Coast Guard members aboard the Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) participated in a cooperative two-day deployment with Japan Coast Guard members aboard the... MORE

Indian, U.S. Navies Strengthen Partnership, Joint Capabilities
August 26, 2021 — ASAN, Guam -- Representatives and ships of the Indian Navy are visiting Guam for a scheduled port visit in the midst of a deployment to support exercise Malabar 2021.During the visit, Indian navy Vice... MORE

PACAF Leaders Visit Misawa Air Base 2021
August 26, 2021 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, PACAF command chief, and their spouses visited Misawa Air Base, Japan,... MORE

Air Traffic Control Keeps Red Flag 21-3 Aircraft, Pilots Safe
August 26, 2021 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- With an average of 210 flights taking off and landing a day during RF-A, the 354th Operations Support Squadron ATCs have their hands full, but for them, it’s all in a... MORE

The India-US Partnership: Securing the 21st Century (Transcript)
August 25, 2021 — Sunjoy Joshi, Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Raji, ADM. John C. Aquilino, and Gen. Bipin RawatSpeaker 1 (00:02):Good afternoon everyone. And thank you so much for joining us. We are at the start of... MORE

USS America Conducts Cyclic Flight Operations with HMS Queen Elizabeth
August 25, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, participated in cyclic flight operations with HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08) in the Philippine Sea, Aug... MORE

PHIBRON 11, 31st MEU partner with Dutch, U.K. navies on fire support training

U.S. Military Donates Medical Supplies to Support Philippine COVID-19 Response
August 25, 2021 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- On August 18, U.S. military service members in Luzon delivered intensive care unit (ICU) beds, valued at over Php83,000 ($1,660), to Cagayan Valley Medical... MORE

U.S. Delivers Php48.5 Million in Weapons and Munitions to AFP

Secretary of Defense Austin Issues Guidance for Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members
August 25, 2021 — WASHIINGTON -- Today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a memorandum for Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members.The memo directs the... MORE

PHIBRON 11, 31st MEU Partner with Dutch, U.K. Navies on Fire Support Training
August 25, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- A massive CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter touches down on Farallon de Medinilla: a windswept, uninhabited tropical island in the middle of the Mariana Islands in the western... MORE

Spacecom Attains Initial Operational Capability, Commander Says
August 25, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Space Command reached initial operational capability today and is on the path to meeting full operational capability in the near future, its commander said.Army Gen. James H... MORE

Innovative Readiness Training provides Army Reserve Medical Command Soldiers Unique Training Opportunity
August 25, 2021 — U.S. Army -- Spc. Kaley Schulten and Sgt. Amanda Chadwick, both Army Reserve dental assistants, were excited when they learned their unit was selected to provide real world medical services at the... MORE

U.S. INDOPACOM Commander Visits India
August 25, 2021 — CAMP SMITH, Hawaii – Adm. John C. Aquilino, the commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to India this week to meet with senior government and defense officials to further strengthen our Major Defense Partnership with India... MORE

U.S., Royal Thai Armed Forces Complete 40th Exercise Cobra Gold
August 24, 2021 — UTAPAO, Kingdom of Thailand -- The 40th iteration of Exercise Cobra Gold took place Aug. 3 to 13, 2021, in the Kingdom of Thailand.The annual Thai-U.S. co-sponsored military exercise featured several... MORE

Cobra Gold 21: U.S., Royal Thai infantrymen practice close quarters combat

Vice President Harris Visits Littoral Combat Ship in Singapore
August 24, 2021 — SINGAPORE -- Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) while moored in Changi Naval Base, Singapore, August 23.The visit to Tulsa was part... MORE

Vice President Harris visits LCS in Singapore

DOD Intends to Mandate Pfizer Vaccine, Pentagon Official Says
August 24, 2021 — WASHIGNTON -- Since the Food and Drug Administration today granted full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, it's very likely the vaccine will soon become mandatory for Defense Department... MORE

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory for Service Members

Army to Field Laser-equipped Stryker Prototypes in FY 2022
August 24, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Army recently conducted a successful evaluation of a new directed-energy capability, moving the service one step closer to fielding a platoon of four laser-equipped Stryker combat... MORE

DOD Awards $0.6 Million Contract to QIAGEN to Increase Domestic Production Capacity of COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Kits and Reagents
August 24, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense (DoD), on behalf of and in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded a $0.6 million contract to QIAGEN Beverly, Inc. to... MORE