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U.S. Donates Locally Procured Personal Protective Equipment to Support Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Response
September 24, 2020 — COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Alaina B. Teplitz donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health, Hon Pavithra Wanniarachchi yesterday as... MORE

INDOPACOM Hosts 13th Annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference
September 23, 2020 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Military Intelligence leaders from 24 countries virtually attended the annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference (IPICC) Sept. 8. The conference is an opportunity... MORE

Military Health System GENESIS Set to Go live for 354th Medical Group
September 23, 2020 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Medical Group has transitioned to the Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS and is scheduled to go live on Oct. 31.MHS GENESIS is intended to be an... MORE

U.S. Army Garrison Japan Opens Environmentally Friendly Wash Rack for Military Vehicles
September 23, 2020 — SAGAMI GENERAL DEPOT, Japan -- The brand new, environmentally friendly U.S. Army Garrison Japan Wash Rack here is open, and military personnel can now bring government vehicles and equipment there for... MORE

AI Aids DOD in Early Detection of COVID-19
September 23, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency and Defense Innovation Unit are applying commercial technology for early detection of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, which... MORE

Ambassador Cella to Fiji Announces United States Joining the Pacific Power Association
September 23, 2020 — SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu – The United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu Joseph Cella announced that the United States officially... MORE

354th Medical Group Activates OMRS and HCOS, Improves Readiness
September 22, 2020 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska --As of Sept. 1, the former medical operations and medical support squadrons changed to the 354th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (OMRS) and the 354th Healthcare... MORE

Northern Warfare Training Center Courses Teach the Ropes of Military Mountaineering
September 22, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON --Countries worldwide have been affected by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, with many large gatherings and events scrapped by the twin requirements of social... MORE

DOD Personnel Prove Productive, Resilient During Pandemic
September 22, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of Defense Department personnel have been teleworking and successfully continuing the mission, the DOD's chief management officer said.Lisa... MORE

Ammo Airmen Supply the Force
September 22, 2020 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Saying goodbye to your favorite toys is always hard to do. But sometimes, decluttering your overflowing “toy chest” of excess ammunition and giving them to partners... MORE

United States Hands Over Supplementary Reading Books to the Ministry of Education and Sports
September 22, 2020 — VIENTIANE PROVINCE, LAO PDR -- Continuing the United States’ ongoing support for education in the Lao PDR, U.S. Ambassador to the Lao PDR Dr. Peter M. Haymond presented supplementary reading materials... MORE

USS Antietam Conducts Tomahawk Live-fire Missile Shoot for Exercise Valiant Shield
September 21, 2020 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- USS Antietam (CG 54) conducted a tomahawk land attack cruise-missile (TLAM) strike scenario, Sept. 20, targeting the Farallon de Medinilla range, located on an uninhabited 200-acre... MORE

U.S. Embassy Community Commemorates POW/MIA Recognition Day
September 21, 2020 — HANOI, Vietnam -- On September 18, 2020, the representatives of U.S. Embassy Hanoi and Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) held a ceremony in Hanoi to recognize National POW/MIA Recognition Day... MORE

U.S. Joint Forces Sink ex-USS Curts during Valiant Shield Live-fire
September 21, 2020 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- U.S. joint armed forces conducted a multi-platform live-fire missile exercise, Sept. 19, involving surface, air, and subsurface launched ordinance to sink the decommissioned frigate... MORE

354th Fighter Wing Completes Arctic Fox 20-2
September 21, 2020 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The Arctic Fox 20-2 readiness exercise was completed Sept. 18 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. “Arctic Fox is a readiness exercise to evaluate Eielson’s cargo... MORE

Medevac Officer Looks to Help Army One Invention at a Time
September 21, 2020 — WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- Mahdi Al-Husseini had his whole career figured out as he enrolled in Georgia Institute of Technology back in 2013. He knew he would graduate with a joint degree in... MORE

Norquist, Hyten Lead Pentagon's POW/MIA Recognition Day Tribute
September 21, 2020 — WASHINGTON -- Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist paid tribute to prisoners of war and service members missing in action during a Pentagon ceremony marking POW/MIA Recognition Day, saying... MORE

Personal Protection Equipment Samoa Bound
September 18, 2020 — U.S. Embassy in Samoa -- A shipment of U.S. government-funded medical supplies takes to the water this afternoon bound for Apia.Ambassador Scott Brown, U.S. Ambassador to the Independent State of... MORE

Unforgotten Heroes: Osan Honors POW/MIA Day
September 18, 2020 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan commemorated our nation’s prisoners of war and those missing in action during a POW/MIA Memorial ceremony on base, Sept. 16, 2020.Indebted to these... MORE

Coast Guard Releases New plan to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Worldwide
September 18, 2020 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard released a new strategy to enhance global safety, security and stewardship of the maritime domain by combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing,... MORE