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U.S., South Korean Defense Leaders Assess State of Alliance
December 3, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- In a complex and changing security environment in the Indo-Pacific, one constant is the ironclad alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea, Secretary of Defense Lloyd... MORE

53rd Wing WSEP Enhances Air Superiority and Tests Multi-platform Interoperability
December 3, 2021 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida recently hosted the Weapons System Evaluation Program-East November 8-19, 2021. WSEP is a formal... MORE

70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop kicks off Dec. 6 in Guam
December 2, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. and partner nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen Air Force... MORE

For Contingencies in Indo-Pacom, Army Will Serve as 'Linchpin' for Joint Force
December 2, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- While the U.S. was involved for 20 years in the Middle East with conflicts in both Iraq and Afghanistan, the Chinese military studied how the U.S. military operates and also embarked on... MORE

U.S. Army Chemical Company Keeps Combat Units in South Korea Ready to Fight Tonight
December 2, 2021 — CAMP HOVEY, South Korea -- American Soldiers from the Fort Stewart, Georgia-based 92nd Chemical Company are helping to keep a rotational U.S. Army unit ready to fight and win on the Korean... MORE

RED HORSE Delivers Airlift Support Expansions to Yokota Air Base
December 2, 2021 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The red baseball cap wearing 800th RED HORSE Group, or Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, have been seen at Yokota Air Base flightline... MORE

U.S. Donates Nearly 200,000 Additional Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines to Sri Lanka
December 2, 2021 — COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- Nearly 200,000 additional Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses arrived in Sri Lanka today as a donation from the American people. This gift demonstrates the ongoing... MORE

Bangladesh, U.S. Kick Off Bilateral Exercise CARAT Bangladesh
December 1, 2021 — BAY OF BENGAL -- Bangladesh Navy (BN) and U.S. military personnel are partnering in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, virtually and in the Bay of... MORE

U.S. Fleet Oiler Conducts Replenishments-at-Sea, Enhances Interoperability with Australia During Annual Exercise
December 1, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO198) conducted underway replenishments with partners and allies as part of Annual... MORE

Maritime Forces from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the U.S. Conclude ANNUALEX 2021
December 1, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the U.S. concluded a nine-day multilateral, multinational annual exercise (ANNUALEX) in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 30, 2021.Led... MORE

USAID Announces a Grant of 2.4 Million $ to Support COVID-19 Vaccination in Laos
December 1, 2021 — VIENTIAN CAPITAL, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- The U.S., through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), officially announced an additional 2.4 million USD grant to UNICEF and the World... MORE

Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts Flag Talks with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
December 1, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 staff conducted discussions with leadership from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) at the Funakoshi Fleet headquarters Nov. 30.Rear Adm... MORE

PACAF, partner nations deliver critical supplies during 70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop
November 30, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. and partner nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen... MORE

Operation Christmas Drop, or OCD, is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food, tools and clothing to more than 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

402nd Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii supports inaugural Home Station Combat Training Center
November 30, 2021 — The 402nd Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii supported a successful, multi-island training event for the 25th Infantry Division without ever leaving Oahu.In the inaugural training event, the 25th... MORE

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Logistics Assistance Representative Galen Cajigal instructed four new maintainers on how to identify, inspect, and make necessary repairs on a CH-47F atf transmission filter during the 25th Infantry Division's Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training rotation. The 402nd Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii supported the division with a Division Logistics Support Element in order to accurately track and deploy U.S. Army Materiel Command assets an capabilities, to include LARs from the Life Cycle Management Commands.

MTA Malaysia concludes, strengthens maritime relationships
November 30, 2021 — LUMUT, Malaysia – As part of the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series, Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2021 concluded Nov. 30, following eight days of... MORE

USS Tulsa (LCS 16), KD Lekiu (FFG 30) and KD Lekir (F 26) sail in formation in the Strait of Malacca during Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2021, Nov. 27.

USS Frank Cable Arrives in Kure for Port Visit
November 29, 2021 — KURE, Japan – The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived in Kure.This is the second port visit in the country of Japan for Frank Cable. The ship recently departed... MORE

USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrives at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Naval Base, Nov. 23, 2021.

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Inspired to Share USS Arizona Relics
November 29, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii - On October 17, 1916, Woodrow Wilson was president and the average pay for an ensign in the Navy was $141.67 per month. The world was embroiled in World War I... MORE

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, presents a relic from the USS Arizona (BB-39) to the crew of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) in remembrance and commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The relic originates from a section of the superstructure of the Arizona that was removed from the ship when the Arizona Memorial was constructed. The Naval History and Heritage Command authorized the removal of sections of the relics for display and legacy enhancing purposes in 1994.

Washington National Guard and Royal Malaysian Air Force honor fallen colleague in unique ceremony
November 24, 2021 — During the recent Washington and Malaysian airmen to airmen talks held at Camp Murray, a tragedy occurred when Royal Malaysian Air Force Col. Hasnol Abu Hassan died after sustaining a medical... MORE

From Right to Left: Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, Commander of the Washington Air National Guard, Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, the adjutant general, Washington and Brig. Gen. Dan Dent, Commanding General of the Washington Army National Guard attend the memorial ceremony for Royal Malaysian Air Force Col. Hasnol Abu Hassan on Nov. 23, 2021 at the House of Mercy, an all-Muslim cemetery near Covington, Wash. Col. Hasnol Abu Hassan passed away after sustaining a medical emergency during a recent State Partnership Program visit to Washington.

Prototype Aims to Reduce Fuel Use, Improve Tactical Vehicle Performance
November 24, 2021 — The Defense Department operates a fleet of more than 250,000 tactical vehicles, which frequently operate in austere conditions. These vehicles often spend as much of their operational time stationary... MORE

Military vehicles move down a road at the Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group in Fort Polk, La., Nov. 24, 2020.

U.S. Marines and Sailors Rehearse Maritime Strikes in the Pacific
November 24, 2021 — IWAKUNI, Japan. -- U.S. forces with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet conducted a joint rehearsal of tactics and simulated strikes on naval targets off the coast of Okinawa,... MORE

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 takes off from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 18, 2021. VMFA-112 participated in a joint maritime strike rehearsal with the U.S. Navy off the coast of Okinawa, Nov 19, 2021. U.S. Marines with VMFA-112 routinely train and rehearse joint maritime mission sets in order to maintain readiness to carry out a wide range of operational tasks in a region characterized by vast oceans, seas, and waterways.