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Alaska Army Guard MP Keeps Marksmanship Skills Sharp during TAG Match
August 17, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Dressed in his usual uniform but adding kevlar body armor and a combat helmet, Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Carlos Polidura, a military police Soldier... MORE

DOD Official Discusses Conditions-Based Reopenings, Future of Telework
August 14, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Conditions-based reopenings have worked well for the Defense Department to date, and the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness anticipates the same stringent requirements... MORE

Special Warfare Gets a Level Up
August 14, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- After a 1,500-feet leap of faith to the ground, a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airman is responsible for directing airstrikes at the right time and... MORE

U.S. Launches New Biodiversity Project to Protect the Philippines’ Environment
August 14, 2020 — MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched the Philippines Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans, and... MORE

Statement from Secretary Pompeo on the 53rd Anniversary of the Founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
August 14, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I am pleased to congratulate the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN... MORE

Seabees and CNMI Officials Hold Tinian Road Repair Groundbreaking Ceremony
August 13, 2020 — TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (NNS) -- Rear Adm. John Menoni, commander of Joint Region Marianas, Capt. Eric Correll, commodore of Commander Task Force 75, and CNMI and Tinian... MORE

Fairchild Fuels RED FLAG-Alaska 20-3
August 13, 2020 — FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Washington -- Team Fairchild’s KC-135 Stratotankers provided essential air refueling support during field training exercise RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 20-3, August 3-12.RF-A 20-3... MORE

Quarterly Wing Load Crew Competition Integrates Innovation
August 13, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor loading readiness, technical expertise and teamwork were tested during the 2nd Quarterly Wing Load Crew competition where members... MORE

Operation Warp Speed on Track for End-of-Year Vaccine Delivery
August 13, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Operation Warp Speed is a public-private partnership whose goal is to deliver 300 hundred million doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year.The Department of... MORE

Virtual First Term Airmen Course
August 13, 2020 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Incoming first-term Airmen are required to attend the First Term Airmen Course (FTAC) upon arrival at their first duty station.During the course, Airmen learn about Air Force... MORE

B2 Spirit Stealth Bombers deploy to Diego Garcia in support of Bomber Task Force
August 12, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Three B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers deployed from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia to support... MORE

F-35A Joins RED FLAG-Alaska, Soars to New Heights
August 12, 2020 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Throughout the years, numerous types of aircraft have flown in the Alaskan skies during RED FLAG-Alaska. This year, a new fifth-generation fighter joins the fight.The... MORE

Soldier Escapes Death in World War II, Inspires Generations
August 12, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Few people would be able to survive what Army Master Sgt. Henry Erwin lived through after a midair accident over Japan during World War II. The 23-year-old suffered horrific burns down... MORE

Mission-ready Flight Keeps Legacy Alive
August 12, 2020 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Dozens of machinery align in multiple rows near a hangar. Some are as big as the Hydraulic Test Stand, sitting up to nearly five feet tall. Some are as small as... MORE

374th Security Forces Squadron Strengthens Bilateral Ties with Koku-Jieitai
August 12, 2020 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) security personnel from across Japan gathered together at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to take part in a bilateral training event with... MORE

B-1 Crew Trains with Japan, USS Ronald Reagan in Indo-Pacific
August 11, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A B-1B Lancer launching from Andersen Air Force Base conducted a bilateral mission with Japan and a joint mission with the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG)... MORE

U.S. Embassy Provides Additional Covid-19 Response Equipment to Bangladesh Prison Headquarters
August 11, 2020 — DHAKA, Bangladesh -- United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and his team provided essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Inspector General Prisons Brigadier General AKM Mustafa... MORE

USS Germantown COVID-19 Rapid Response Team Fights Pandemic from the Deckplates
August 11, 2020 — EAST CHINA SEA - Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) received nasal swab tests to determine whether or not they had contracted COVID-19.Within the week, all test... MORE

Cadet Soars to New Heights with Pilot for a Day
August 11, 2020 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Some children dream of growing up to become firefighters, scientists or doctors, but for Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Yokota Civil Air Patrol superintendent, that... MORE

United States Further Assists Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management
August 11, 2020 — COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded US $1.5 million to the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement to support local... MORE