27 October 2020 Sec Pompeo, Sec Esper, Min Singh, & Min Jaishankar Opening Statements at U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- DEFENSE MINISTER SINGH: (Via interpreter) Mr. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, Dr. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, my esteemed colleague Dr. S. Jaishankar, distinguished members of the two delegations, a very warm welcome to both of the secretaries and your...
27 October 2020 US Seabee Divers Complete Infrastructure Assessment of Tinian Harbor TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- In the middle of the Pacific lies an island surrounded with crystal-clear water, rich with military history. A small team of U.S. Navy Seabee underwater construction divers deployed from Task Force 75 completed, Oct 13, a maritime infrastructure assessment (MIA)...
27 October 2020 731st Air Mobility Squadron Reveals New Air Freight Terminal Team Osan’s 731st Air Mobility Squadron officially opened a new air freight terminal, during a ribbon cutting ceremony here Oct. 26, 2020...
26 October 2020 U.S. Military and Japan Self-Defense Forces Kick Off Keen Sword PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces and units from the Japan Self-Defense Force began exercise Keen Sword 21 (KS21), Oct. 26, on military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa prefecture, and their surrounding territorial waters.Keen Sword 21 is a biennial, Chairman...
26 October 2020 India, U.S. Begin Meetings in New Delhi WASHINGTON -- The relationship between the world's two largest democracies is among the most consequential of the 21st century, administration officials said in a phone call before the "two-plus-two" meeting between U.S. and Indian officials in New Delhi."Two-plus-two" refers to the U.S. secretary...
26 October 2020 Dyess Airmen Arrive in Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force, Integrate with Koku-Jieitai, U.S. Navy ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Approximately 200 Airmen and four B-1B Lancer aircraft with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) from Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, arrived at Andersen AFB, Guam, to conduct Bomber Task Force missions in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with...
26 October 2020 Fight and Deliver: 31st MEU, America ARG Build an Integrated Blue-Green Team CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa -- Over the course of a recent deployment, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) enhanced interoperability between the Navy-Marine Corps team, challenging old patterns and finding new ways to integrate capabilities.MEUs regularly...
26 October 2020 C-12s Keep Long-range Radar Sites, Remote Areas Functioning JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Everyone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) has seen the F-22 Raptors soaring above the installation. Most see the C-17 Globemaster IIIs on a regular basis. The C-5 Galaxy and C-130 Hercules are not unusual sights. But unless you work near the...
23 October 2020 USS America conducts integrated operations with Japanese F-35s The first-in-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participated in advanced combined operations with Japan this week in the western Pacific Ocean...
23 October 2020 Second F-35B Squadron Officially Established In Indo-Pacific Region With The Redesignation Of VMFA-242 IWAKUNI, Japan -- On October 16, 2020 Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 re-designated Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 as part of the Marine Corps’ ongoing transition process from legacy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to the newer 5th generation F-35B...