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Philippines, US Conducts Balikatan Virtual Global Health Engagement
April 19, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Pacific Air Forces Command Surgeon kicked off a three-day virtual Global Health Engagement with medical experts from the Philippine Air Force during... MORE

Spartans Compete During Innovation Arena
April 16, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Aspiring innovators from across the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, also known as the Spartan Brigade, presented ideas... MORE

Yokota Hosts Bilateral Aviation Safety
April 13, 2021 — YOKOTA AIR FORCE BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office and 353rd Special Operations Group Safety Office hosted guests from the Tokyo Aviation Police and the Japanese Coast... MORE

Ninety-six Percent of 7th Fleet Sailors Vaccinated
April 8, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- More than 14,000 personnel throughout the Navy’s U.S. 7th Fleet – 96% of the force – are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Medical personnel began administering the novel coronavirus... MORE

Amphibious Squadron 11 ships take the fight to COVID-19

US Army Medical Professionals Administer COVID-19 Vaccines in Saipan
April 5, 2021 — SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- A team of 12 U.S. Army medical professionals began administering COVID-19 Vaccine doses to members of the local community in Saipan, April 3.The team, composed of a... MORE

Japan Minister of Defense Visits Misawa Air Base
April 5, 2021 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Minister of Defense, Nobuo Kishi, met with Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, and Col. Jesse Friedel, the 35th Fighter Wing... MORE

Another Project Under the Belt for the Far East District
April 5, 2021 — USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED) completed its latest project, SPT060 Site 2 Building E, a support building, with an Acceptance... MORE

USSPACECOM, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Sign Liaison Officer Arrangement
April 2, 2021 — PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., -- U.S. Space Command and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force signed an arrangement to assign a Japanese liaison officer to the command.The arrangement was signed at... MORE

U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Visits South Korea
April 1, 2021 — BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet visited the Republic of Korea, March 24-26, to meet with Korean military leadership as part of a scheduled trip to promote preparedness and... MORE

35th Maintenance Group Named Best in Air Force
April 1, 2021 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- For the first time in the award’s 60-year history, the 35th Maintenance Group earned the 2020 Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon System Award.The award is presented... MORE

American and Royal Thai Marine Corps Logisticians Collaborate for Success
March 31, 2021 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Marine Corps logisticians from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, came together virtually with counterparts from the Royal Thai Marine Corps this week for the first virtual... MORE

176th Wing Prepares Mobile Rescue Operations Center for ARCTIC ACE
March 31, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Communications Flight, 210th Rescue Squadron, 211th Rescue Squadron, and 176th Operations Support Squadron... MORE

United States Partners with Sri Lanka Life Saving to Promote Water Safety
March 31, 2021 — MOUNT LAVINIA, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The Sri Lanka Life Saving (SLLS) organization held a graduation ceremony for trainees who recently completed an intensive training conducted in partnership... MORE

USS Blue Ridge Operates with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
March 30, 2021 — EAST CHINA SEA -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) operated with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JS Kongo (DDG 173), March 29, 2021 as a test of the partner nation’s combined... MORE

Emergency Management Feels the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives during Training
March 30, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- “Practice how you play.” You may have heard a coach or parent tell you this once or twice while learning a sport or hobby and for the members of the U.S. Air Force... MORE

Emergency management feels the CBRNE during training

United States Embassy Donates Cold Storage for Vaccine Effort
March 30, 2021 — SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The U.S. Embassy in Suva donated over FJ$50,000 (US$25,000) worth of locally-sourced cold storage to the Government of Fiji to assist... MORE

Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Conducts Joint Force Maritime Exercise with India
March 29, 2021 — INDIAN OCEAN -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted simultaneous joint multi-domain operations with the Indian Navy and Air Force in the Indian Ocean March 28-29, 2021.Joint... MORE

Philippines and United States Celebrate 75 Years of Diplomatic Relations
March 29, 2021 — WASHINGTON, D.C., -- Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez and U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Ambassador Sung Kim officially... MORE

Entire Force May Be Vaccinated for COVID-19 by Early Summer
March 29, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials have said the department will be ready to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all eligible beneficiaries by May 1, in keeping with a White House announcement that... MORE

China Task Force Begins Work; DOD Makes Progress on COVID-19

Coast Guard, Partners Rescue Overdue Boater Off Oahu
March 29, 2021 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard and Navy crews rescued the “Size No Matter” overdue boater Friday 26-miles west of Ka'ena Point.A Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aircrew located the boater at 1:30... MORE