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Amphibious Squadron 11 Ships Take the Fight to COVID-19
February 19, 2021 — OKINAWA, Japan -- In a critical move for readiness, resiliency and safety, ships of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last weekend in... MORE

Arctic Airlift, 374th AW Assists Army in Sub-zero Training
February 19, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Working outside in 40 degrees below zero isn’t something a person generally thinks of doing, at some point, the numbers start to lose value and cold is just... MORE

Naval Postgraduate School Coursework in Great Power Competition, Focused on China
February 18, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is once again expanding its graduate education offerings on the subject of Great Power Competition (GPC). While NPS has recently launched a distance... MORE

7th Fleet Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
February 17, 2021 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- USS Russell (DDG 59) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law. This freedom of navigation operation (“FONOP”) upheld the... MORE

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Conducts Research, Collects Valuable High-latitude Data to Expand Knowledge of Remote Arctic Region
February 16, 2021 — JUNEAU, Alaska -- The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived in Juneau Friday for a logistics stop as the crew nears the end of their months-long Arctic deployment conducting... MORE

Kadena Airmen Motivated to Receive COVID Vaccine
February 16, 2021 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As vaccinations for COVID-19 are being introduced around the world, more and more individuals are getting the opportunity to be vaccinated against the virus. Kadena Air Base... MORE

The U.S. Partners with Muhammadiyah to Advance COVID-19 Case Management in Hospitals
February 16, 2021 — JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The U.S. Government represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Indonesia Mission Director Ryan Washburn, Feb. 11, 2021, joined the Head of... MORE

III Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. 7th Fleet Complete Integrated Training for MEFEX
February 12, 2021 — OKINAWA, Japan -- III Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 21, a joint exercise that further enhanced the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to respond to crises or contingencies, concluded Feb... MORE

Misawa Air Base Leaders Sign International Memorandum of Understanding
February 12, 2021 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Maj. Gen. Takahiro Kubota, 3rd Air Wing commander, signed... MORE

USS Chicago Returns Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment
February 12, 2021 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a six-month deployment, Feb. 9, 2021.Chicago departed... MORE

Task Force Looks to Prioritize, Synchronize DOD Response to China
February 12, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- DOD's China Task Force will examine all the DOD activities relating to what Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III calls America's "pacing challenge" to ensure they are synchronized,... MORE

Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist Conquer the Artic
February 12, 2021 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Wind gusts as high as 50 miles per hour, wind chills dropping to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and a place where the sun does not rise above the horizon for 65... MORE

Coast Guard Accepts Guam’s Third Fast Response Cutter
February 11, 2021 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Coast Guard accepted delivery of its newest Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC), the Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143), from Bollinger Shipyards in Key West,... MORE

Biden Announces DOD China Task Force
February 11, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden announced the formation of a DOD China Task Force to provide a baseline assessment of department policies, programs and processes in regard to the challenge China... MORE

Coast Guard Medevacs Mariner from Wake Island
February 10, 2021 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Coast Guard medevaced a 51-year-old crewmember from the 211-foot Japanese-flagged fishing vessel Shoyo Maru 1,501 miles east of Guam on Wake Island, Tuesday.An Air Station... MORE

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Visits San Diego for Discussion on Extremism
February 10, 2021 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- Leadership from throughout the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet visited San Diego-based commands Feb. 8, initiating the first in a series of stand-downs addressing extremism in the... MORE

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana
February 10, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana held an... MORE

From Okinawa To Palau – Marines Exercise Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations During MEFEX 21
February 10, 2021 — OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, showcased expeditionary advanced... MORE

Indian-born Airman Proudly Serves
February 10, 2021 — BENGALURU, India -- India native, Staff Sgt. Felix Gomes, is a 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron unit deployment manager (UDM). Usually, he is one of the last stops Airmen make prior to deployment... MORE

Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Operates with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group
February 9, 2021 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducted dual carrier operations with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea, Feb. 9.The ships and aircraft of the two... MORE

Theodore Roosevelt, Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups conduct dual carrier operations