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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.

Malaysia, U.S. Commence Bilateral Exercise Maritime Training Activity Malaysia
November 23, 2021 — STRAIT OF MALACCA -- Military personnel from Malaysia and the U.S. kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2021 virtually and in the waters and airspace of the Strait of Malacca, Nov... MORE

U.S. Commence Bilateral Exercise MTA Malaysia

Rules-Based International Order Must Be Protected with Allies, Partners, Indo-Pacom Commander Says
November 23, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The 80-year-old rules-based international order has done everything it's designed to do for all nations by enabling security, stability and prosperity for all around the globe, Navy Adm... MORE

Northern Warfare Training Center Training Soldiers to Become Arctic Experts
November 23, 2021 — BLACK RAPIDS TRAINING AREA, Alaska -- This past March the Army released its Arctic Strategy with plans for “Regaining Arctic Dominance” by implementing improvements to increase readiness in the... MORE

7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait
November 23, 2021 — TAIWAN STRAIT -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Nov. 23 (local time) through international waters in accordance with... MORE

The U.S. Donates 3.5 Million More Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Indonesia
November 23, 2021 — JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Standing with the people of Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19, the United States is donating an additional 3.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine... MORE

Women's Initiative Team Awarded
November 23, 2021 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Women’s Initiative Team (WIT), was recognized for their achievements with the Department of the Air Force Diversity and Inclusion Team Innovation Award at the... MORE

Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the U.S. join for ANNUALEX 2021
November 22, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the U.S. unite to conduct multilateral, multinational exercise ANNUALEX in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 21-30.Five international... MORE

USS America First LHA to Visit MCAS Iwakuni
November 22, 2021 — IWAKUNI, Japan -- USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, visited Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Nov. 18-21.America, which operates out of Sasebo,... MORE

United States Partners with Thailand to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic
November 22, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- Today, the United States delivered one million life-saving doses of the Moderna mRNA vaccine to help Thailand fight COVID-19.Charge d’Affaires Michael Heath,... MORE

US Partners with Thailand to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic

Defense Logistics Agency Plans Ahead to Get Thanksgiving Meals to Troops Around the World
November 22, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Every Thanksgiving, servicemembers around the world enjoy a holiday meal thanks to the hard work of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support and its Subsistence supply... MORE

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Hussein
November 22, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met on November 20 with Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Hussein... MORE

27th CARAT Brunei Concludes, Enhances Maritime Security Collaboration
November 19, 2021 — BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei -- The 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei maritime exercise concluded Nov. 19, following five days of virtual engagements that enhanced... MORE