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DOD Officials Announce Distribution Plan for Initial Batch of COVID-19 Vaccine
December 10, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Regarding the initial COVID-19 vaccination rollout, Defense Department officials announced a phased and coordinated strategic plan for distributing and administering the initial COVID-19... MORE

Yokota Radar, Airfield, and Weather Systems Revive Mobile Navigation Aid, Drive PACAF’s Airfield Agile Combat Employment Concept
December 10, 2020 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Starting with a broken piece of electronic equipment, a small team of Yokota Airmen from the 374th Operations Support Squadron are leading the way in developing Pacific Air... MORE

3rd MEB and the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade begin Annual Command Post Exercise Yama Sakura 79
December 9, 2020 — OKINAWA, Japan -- III Marine Expeditionary Force’s 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF ) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade are taking part in Yama... MORE

U.S. Government Hands over 12 Refurbished Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters in Cox’s Bazar
December 9, 2020 — U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Mr. Ronjit Kumar Sen Additional Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), and USAID/Bangladesh Mission Director, Derrick Brown,... MORE

Andersen Kicks Off 69th Operation Christmas Drop with Push Ceremony
December 8, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- For 69 years, the Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) mission has demonstrated America’s goodwill to those with few material resources.On Dec. 7, Andersen Air Force Base,... MORE

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Turns Over Php1.4 Billion in Military Equipment to Strengthen Security Cooperation
December 8, 2020 — MANILA, Philippines -- Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller met with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. on... MORE

Coast Guard Medevac Mariner from Cargo Vessel Off Oahu
December 8, 2020 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard crews successfully conducted a MEDEVAC of a 50-year-old mariner from the 650-foot commercial cargo vessel, Brilliant Ace, 100 miles northwest of Honolulu, Friday.He was... MORE

Ambassador Cella and Ministry of Health Convene Forum on Building Bridges for Health in Fiji and the Pacific
December 8, 2020 — U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- U.S. Ambassador Joseph Cella and Fiji Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr. James Fong convened U.S. and Fijian government health... MORE

94 Forces Squadron Rolls with 36th Airlift Squadron, 36th Contingency Response Support Squadron
December 8, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Since Dynamic Force Employment’s (DFE) creation, DFE directs joint forces to one common theme- U.S. military forces operating strategically predictable but... MORE

Navy, National Park Service to Host 79th National Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration
December 7, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- On Dec. 7, the U.S. Navy and National Park Service (NPS) will host the 79th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day commemoration to honor the 2,390 American lives lost during... MORE

B-1B Lancers Arrive at Andersen Air Force Base for Bomber Task Force Deployment
December 7, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- B-1B Lancers returned to the Indo-Pacific region for a Bomber Task Force deployment, conducting operations out of Andersen Air Base, Guam.The 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth... MORE

“Let’s Get after It” – Brig. Gen. Ellison to the 3D MEB and Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade staff of Yama Sakura 79
December 7, 2020 — OKINAWA, Japan -- Days before III Marine Expeditionary Force’s 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) took part... MORE

Readout of Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller’s Meetings with Indonesian Officials
December 7, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Today, Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller met with Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and Chief of Defense Air... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard Assists in Search and Rescue in Haines after Major Landslide
December 7, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard is assisting local, state and federal authorities with search and rescue efforts after a landslide Dec. 2 in Haines, Alaska, due to... MORE

U.S., Australia Sign Agreement to Develop Virtual Training Range
December 7, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- As part of the Defense Department's efforts to sharpen lethality, reform business practices and strengthen partnerships in cyberspace, the U.S. and Australia have launched the first... MORE

Retired Marine Keeps Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji Safe
December 4, 2020 — Monte Powell, a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma and the physical security specialist at Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, shares his story as a prior commissioned officer now working as a physical security specialist on CATC Camp Fuji... MORE

PHC-P opens new COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Laboratory in Indo-Pacific
December 4, 2020 — Public Health Command-Pacific opened the first of four COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Laboratories in the Indo-Pacific this week. Located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, the new surveillance laboratory will allow U.S. Army leaders to quickly assess the health of the force and increase mission readiness... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Korea Reduces Turnaround Time for Covid-19 Tests
December 3, 2020 — CAMP CARROLL, South Korea -- Persistence in the fight against COVID-19 is paying off for the medical logisticians at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea.The team at USAMMC-K, a direct... MORE

Seabees and Marines Power III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installation Pacific
December 3, 2020 — OKINAWA, Japan--U.S. Marines with General Facilities (GF) and Navy Construction Electrician 2nd Class Ira Mozee, a native of Saint Lucie, Florida, repair threshold lights on the airfield during... MORE

Logistics Center in Yokosuka Completes Three-Year Pipeline Project
December 2, 2020 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka joined with Gilbane Building Company to complete a pipeline repair project at Defense Fuel Service Point... MORE