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Annual Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board Reinforces U.S.-Philippine Alliance
September 28, 2018 — MANILA, Philippines -- Admiral Philip Davidson, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and General Carlito Galvez, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, led the 2018 Mutual... MORE

Underwater Construction Team 2 Renders Assistance following Plane Crash in Chuuk
September 28, 2018 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 rendered immediate assistance to the passengers and crew of Air Nuigini flight PX56, after it crashed into the... MORE

UCT 2 renders assistance following plane crash in Chuuk

Wasp ARG, 31st MEU Conduct Defense of the Amphibious Task Force Drill in the South China Sea
September 28, 2018 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted an integrated Defense of the Amphibious Task Force (DATF) drill at sea Sept... MORE

Wasp ARG, 31st MEU conduct DATF drill in the South China Sea

Multinational Disaster Response Exercise Wraps Up in Nepal
September 28, 2018 — KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Soldiers, Airmen, Seamen and Marines assigned to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command worked together with more than 300 civilian and military disaster response professionals from 14... MORE

U.S. and Indian Soldiers Share Cordon and Search Techniques
September 28, 2018 — CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and the Indian army’s 99th Mountain Brigade, trained on cordon and search techniques at... MORE

Under Secretary of the Navy Visits Fiji for Partnership Building
September 27, 2018 — SUVA, Fiji -- Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly completed a partnership-building visit to Fiji on Sep. 27, 2018.Modly was in the area to meet with senior civilian and military officials to... MORE

Under SECNAV Visits Fiji for Partnership Building

B-52 Conduct Missions Over the South China Sea, Indian Ocean
September 27, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft conducted operations in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean on Sept. 23 and Sept. 25, 2018 (HST).On Sept. 23, a U.S. Air... MORE

B-52s conduct operations in vicinity of South China Sea

Bringing Home 20 Local Sailors, USS Ronald Reagan arrives Guam
September 27, 2018 — ASAN, Guam -- With 5,000 Sailors aboard, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in Guam for a port call Sept. 24.Ronald Reagan, the flagship of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, made its way to Guam... MORE

Ronald Reagan Strike Group Arrives in Guam following Valiant Shield 2018

Multinational Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange 2018 Comes to a Close
September 27, 2018 — XI'AN, China -- After a week of medical-related presentations, tours, and demonstrations the annual Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange (APMHE) ended here Sept. 21, 2018.Throughout the course of the... MORE

Strengthening Ties with Bilateral Exchange
September 27, 2018 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- For over 20 years, Yokota Air Base, Japan has participated in the Bilateral Exchange Program, in which Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen experience what it’s like to work... MORE

175th Financial Management Support Center Conducts Inaugural Joint Pacific Paymaster Challenge
September 27, 2018 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- After five days of grueling physical challenges, tests of will power and military knowledge, four units from across the Pacific including one team of Marines, competed in the... MORE

175th FMSC conducts Inaugural Joint Pacific Paymaster Challenge

35th FW Hosts Japan Air Self-Defense Force Bilateral Exchange Program, builds Indo-Pacific Partnership
September 27, 2018 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- When allies smoothly integrate with each other, both professionally and emotionally, a sliver of a connection is established, becomes reinforced and later woven into an... MORE

35th FW hosts JASDF Bilateral Exchange Program, builds Indo-Pacific partnership

U.S. Army Pacific, Nepali Army Co-hosted Exercise Enhances Multinational Disaster Response Coordination
September 26, 2018 — KATHMANDU, Nepal -- More than 300 disaster response professionals from 14 countries met in Kathmandu for the Nepal Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE) opening ceremony,... MORE

Mattis, Malaysian Counterpart Reaffirm Defense Relationship
September 26, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamad bin Sabu at the Pentagon yesterday to reaffirm the defense relationship between the United States and... MORE

Under Secretary Navy Visits Vanuatu for Partnership Building
September 26, 2018 — PORT VILA, Vanuatu -- Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly completed a partnership-building visit to Vanuatu on Sep. 26, 2018.Modly was in the area to meet with senior civilian and military... MORE

Under SECNAV Visits Vanuatu for Partnership Building

Pacific Air Forces commander Visits Allies and Partners at Luke
September 26, 2018 — LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona. -- Gen. CQ Brown Jr., commander of Pacific Air Forces, visited Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 20, 2018, to meet with U.S. and Indo-Pacific Airmen about the... MORE

COMPACAF visits allies and partners at Luke

Establishing a “Habit of Environmental Security Dialogue”
September 26, 2018 — ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -– For eight years, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) has held the Pacific Environmental Security Forum (PESF), a capstone event designed to increase environmental... MORE

U.S. Readiness in Korea Important to Diplomacy, Nominee Tells Senate Panel
September 26, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- The North Korean military remains dangerous, and U.S., South Korean and allied forces on the Korean Peninsula “should remain clear-eyed about the situation on the ground and allow... MORE

U.S. and Indian Soldiers Share Battle Drills, Techniques
September 25, 2018 — CHAUBATTIA MILITARY STATION, India -- Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and the Indian army’s 99th Mountain Brigade, demonstrated battle drills of each nation at... MORE

Indo-Pacom Wraps Up Valiant Shield 2018
September 25, 2018 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. military forces from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command wrapped up exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2018, Sept. 23rd, around the Marianas Island Range Complex as well as... MORE

Joint U.S. forces team for exercise Valiant Shield 2018