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The 31st MEU Demonstrates Non-traditional Use of Expeditionary Platforms during Joint Patrol
March 12, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), currently embarked aboard ships of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, conducted joint patrols with assets from the Palau Bureau of Maritime... MORE

7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait
March 11, 2021 — U.S. Navy, 7th Fleet -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit March 10 (local time) in accordance with international law... MORE

Great East Japan Earthquake 10th Anniversary Ceremony
March 11, 2021 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, the 35th Fighter Wing and Misawa Air Base installation commander, hosted a commemoration ceremony with Japan Air Self-Defense Force and... MORE

Secretary of Defense's Trip to Asia to Focus on Strengthening Partnerships with Japan, Korea, India
March 11, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department announced today the first international trip by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, who will visit three nations in the Indo-Pacific region to discuss the... MORE

U.S. 7th Fleet, III Marine Expeditionary Force Conduct Staff Integration
March 11, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan – Sailors and Marines are getting a chance to integrate and expand their combined skillsets through an ongoing liaison exchange program aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue... MORE

U.S. Indo-Pacific Leaders Detail Posture to House Armed Services Committee
March 11, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials told the House Armed Services Committee that the Indo-Pacific is the priority theater for the United States military because of potential threats, certainly,... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye
March 11, 2021 — BATH, Maine -- The Navy accepted delivery of the guided missile destroyer future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, March 8.Delivery of DDG 118 represents... MORE

Erosion of U.S. Strength in Indo-Pacific Is Dangerous to All, Commander Says
March 10, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The greatest danger facing the United States in the Indo-Pacific region is the erosion of conventional deterrence capabilities, Navy Adm. Philip Davidson told the Senate Armed Service... MORE

Pacific Air Forces Announces Dates for Northern Edge 21
March 10, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Northern Edge 21 (NE 21) will take place May 3-14 at several military installations, local airports and training areas around Alaska.Service members from the... MORE

U.S. Committed to Public Health Partnership with Malaysia
March 10, 2021 — KUALA LUMPUR, U.S. Embassy in Malaysia -- U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia Brian McFeeters oversaw a donation of PPE and rapid COVID tests to the Malaysian Ministry of Health today. Ambassador McFeeters... MORE

Marines Return to Oshima 10 Years Later
March 10, 2021 — Japan -- A decade ago this week, elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force raced north into freezing temperatures of Northeast Japan to answer an allied call for help after the devastating March 11,... MORE

U.S. is Committed to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Response in Indonesia through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment Initiative
March 10, 2021 — JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Heather Variava, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the United States Mission to Indonesia offered her congratulations to Indonesia on the successful arrival... MORE

Task Force Oceania Visits School Career Day
March 10, 2021 — SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- U.S. Army Sergeant Ratukalivati Volavola, Cultural Non-Commissioned Officer for the Pacific Augmentation Team-Fiji, Task Force... MORE

The U.S. in Partnership with ADB Completes Two Secondary Schools in Kathmandu
March 9, 2021 — KATHMANDU, U.S. Embassy in Nepal -- U.S. Ambassador to Nepal, Randy W. Berry, along with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Nepal Mission Director Sepideh Keyvanshad, handed... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Company Mobilization
March 9, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Approximately 60 Alaska National Guard Soldiers are mobilizing from here to Fort Hood, Texas, March 7. Eight weeks of training will be conducted in... MORE

U.S. Congratulates Cambodia on Arrival of COVAX Vaccine
March 9, 2021 — PHNOM PENH, U.S. Embassy in Cambodia – The United States congratulates Cambodia on the successful arrival of 324,000 doses of the AstraZeneca C on March 2, 2021.  This shipment was made possible... MORE

Biden Showcases the Strength, Excellence of American Military Diversity
March 9, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Diversity was on display at the White House today as President Joe Biden introduced Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost as his choice to command U.S. Transportation Command and Army Lt... MORE

Medal of Honor Recipient and Korean War Soldier Accounted For
March 8, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that Korean War Medal of Honor recipient, Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Joseph Kapaun, has been accounted for.Kapaun, of Pilsen,... MORE

Mastering the Helm Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
March 8, 2021 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- Among a crew of 5,000 Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) only four are entrusted to steer the aircraft carrier in restricted maneuvering evolutions.From the first days of... MORE

COMPACAF Visits Eielson, Talks Arctic Strategy and PACAF Future
March 8, 2021 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, PACAF command chief, and their spouses visited Eielson Air... MORE