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Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Royal Australian Navy Conduct Bilateral Training Exercise
December 21, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group conducted a bilateral training exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Air Force to test and refine warfighting principles, Dec. 10-19,... MORE

U.S. Donates Additional 3.4 Million Pfizer Vaccines to the Philippines
December 21, 2021 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The United States, in partnership with the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, donated an additional 3,400,020 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech... MORE

A Loadmaster Completes Her First Operation Christmas Drop
December 21, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- It was a hot, muggy day, but Santa still had to deliver presents to islands in the Pacific.For a lot of people in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic... MORE

374th Airlift Wing and allies support the 70th Anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop

U.S. Donates Over 820,000 Additional Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines to Sri Lanka
December 21, 2021 — COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The United States delivered an additional 820,000 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to the Ministry of Health, increasing the total U.S. donation to 3.4 million jabs... MORE

Year-end Dinner Celebrates Lifelong Alliance
December 21, 2021 — CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys service members joined the K6 Korea-America Friendship Association for a year-end dinner at the Flightline Tap Room restaurant here... MORE

Bilateral Exercise CARAT Timor-Leste 2021 Concludes, Solidifies Maritime Partnerships
December 20, 2021 — DILI, East Timor -- As part of the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series, CARAT Timor-Leste 2021 concluded Dec. 15, following nine days of virtual, in-person and at-sea... MORE

U.S. Military Turns Over Boat Facility in Zamboanga
December 20, 2021 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- Representatives from the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG)-Philippines recently attended the turnover ceremony for a newly constructed boat... MORE

21st SOS Supports U.S. Marines and JGSDF in Massive Resolute Dragon Exercise
December 20, 2021 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen and CV-22B Ospreys from the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) supported air-to-ground operations with U.S. Marine contingents and soldiers from the Japan Ground... MORE

USS Jefferson City Arrives in Guam for Change of Homeport
December 20, 2021 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) arrived at Naval Base Guam following a change of homeport from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 16.The officers... MORE

Combat Logistics Regiment-3 Marines Activate in Support of Operation Kuleana
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CLR-3 Marines activate in support of Operation KULEANA

Mobile Satellite System Reduces Communication Gaps, Increases Naval Interoperability
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2020) Cpl. Clayton A. Phillips, a network administrator with Marine Air Control Group 18 Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and a native of Beech Bluff, Tennessee, tests the connectivity of the Networking On-the-Move Airborne (NOTM-A) communications system during flight operations from the amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6). The NOTM-A provides the mission commander the ability to command and control forces on the ground while flying above the battlefield. America, flagship of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Integrated Deterrence: U.S. Marines, Japanese Soldiers Complete Largest Ever Bilateral Field Exercise in Japan
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U.S. Marines and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) prepare to receive an aerial resupply during Resolute Dragon 21, on Ojojihara Proving Grounds, Dec. 10, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and JGSDF since 2013 and is the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command representatives meet with Chinese counterparts at Military Maritime Consultative Agreement working group
December 17, 2021 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Military representatives from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and U.S. Pacific Air Forces met virtually with People’s Republic of China (PRC) People’s... MORE

Cyber Marines Build Relationship with JSDF Cyber Units during Cyber Competition
December 16, 2021 — CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- A small team of Marines with Defensive Cyberspace Operations - Internal Defensive Measures Company (DCO-IDM), 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force... MORE

Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits Hawaii and Indo-Pacific Command
December 16, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The following readout was provided by Department of Defense Spokesman Eric Pahon:Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visited Department of Defense sites in Hawaii on December... MORE

Bilateral Brilliance - 3D MEB and Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Wrap up Yama Sakura 81
December 16, 2021 — OKINAWA, Japan -- The 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) wrapped up Yama Sakura 81in multiple locations Dec. 12,... MORE

Bilateral Brilliance - 3D MEB and ARDB wrap up Yama Sakura 81

Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii Coordinates Equipment Divestment for Hawaii Unit’s Transfer to U.S. Space Force
December 16, 2021 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii (AFSBn-Hawaii’) coordinated with the 53rd Signal Battalion, Detachment D, for the divestment of over 75 pieces of equipment as part of the... MORE

AFSBn-Hawaii coordinates equipment divestment for Hawaii unit’s transfer to U.S. Space Force

CTF 71 Introduces First Chaplains Permanently Embarked Aboard U.S. Destroyers
December 16, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/ Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 welcomes the first Chaplains to be permanently embarked aboard U.S. Navy destroyers, December 2021.Between 2021 and... MORE

Joint Statement on 8th United States – New Zealand Defense Policy Dialogue
December 16, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Dr. Ely Ratner, and Deputy Secretary for Defence Policy and Planning, Michael Swain, met virtually to conduct the 8th... MORE

USS Ralph Johnson Participates in Resolute Dragon
December 15, 2021 — HACHINOHE, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), is underway supporting U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) as part... MORE