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American and Royal Thai Marine Corps Logisticians Collaborate for Success
March 31, 2021 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Marine Corps logisticians from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, came together virtually with counterparts from the Royal Thai Marine Corps this week for the first virtual... MORE

176th Wing Prepares Mobile Rescue Operations Center for ARCTIC ACE
March 31, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Communications Flight, 210th Rescue Squadron, 211th Rescue Squadron, and 176th Operations Support Squadron... MORE

United States Partners with Sri Lanka Life Saving to Promote Water Safety
March 31, 2021 — MOUNT LAVINIA, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The Sri Lanka Life Saving (SLLS) organization held a graduation ceremony for trainees who recently completed an intensive training conducted in partnership... MORE

USS Blue Ridge Operates with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
March 30, 2021 — EAST CHINA SEA -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) operated with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JS Kongo (DDG 173), March 29, 2021 as a test of the partner nation’s combined... MORE

Emergency Management Feels the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives during Training
March 30, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- “Practice how you play.” You may have heard a coach or parent tell you this once or twice while learning a sport or hobby and for the members of the U.S. Air Force... MORE

Emergency management feels the CBRNE during training

United States Embassy Donates Cold Storage for Vaccine Effort
March 30, 2021 — SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The U.S. Embassy in Suva donated over FJ$50,000 (US$25,000) worth of locally-sourced cold storage to the Government of Fiji to assist... MORE

Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Conducts Joint Force Maritime Exercise with India
March 29, 2021 — INDIAN OCEAN -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted simultaneous joint multi-domain operations with the Indian Navy and Air Force in the Indian Ocean March 28-29, 2021.Joint... MORE

Philippines and United States Celebrate 75 Years of Diplomatic Relations
March 29, 2021 — WASHINGTON, D.C., -- Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez and U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Ambassador Sung Kim officially... MORE

Entire Force May Be Vaccinated for COVID-19 by Early Summer
March 29, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials have said the department will be ready to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all eligible beneficiaries by May 1, in keeping with a White House announcement that... MORE

China Task Force Begins Work; DOD Makes Progress on COVID-19

Coast Guard, Partners Rescue Overdue Boater Off Oahu
March 29, 2021 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Coast Guard and Navy crews rescued the “Size No Matter” overdue boater Friday 26-miles west of Ka'ena Point.A Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aircrew located the boater at 1:30... MORE

Update 2: Coast Guard, partners search for missing mariners off Midway Island

First National Congress on Epidemiology and Public Health to Highlight the Field’s Importance in Fighting COVID-19 and Other Public Health Issues
March 29, 2021 — DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is partnering with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Institute of Epidemiology Disease... MORE

Joint Statement of Chiefs of Defense Condemning Military-Sponsored Violence in Myanmar
March 27, 2021 — The following is a joint statement of the Chiefs of Defense of Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America... MORE

Women’s History Month: Working Toward a Better Future
March 26, 2021 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- In 1987, Congress first designated March as Women’s History Month to honor and celebrate the multitude of sacrifices and achievements made by women over the course of... MORE

Officials Describe Special Operations Forces' Contributions to National Security
March 26, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Although U.S. Special Operations Command makes up just 3% of the joint force, it has suffered over half of all combat casualties over the past few years, said a Defense Department... MORE

50 Years After Independence, U.S.- Bangladesh Strong Bonds Continue to Grow
March 26, 2021 — U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- Ambassador Earl Miller: For weeks I have been working on this article. I couldn’t get it right. What is the best way to congratulate the people of Bangladesh on the 50th... MORE

Reaffirming and Reimagining America’s Alliances
March 25, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in the Republic of Korea -- SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. A few weeks ago, not long after becoming Secretary as State, I spoke directly to the American people. I said... MORE

Defense Innovation Leader Stresses Importance of U.S., China Technology Race
March 25, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- As a pacing threat, China has a well-integrated, systematic, long-term strategy to make sure it's doing the most to achieve its goal to be No. 1 in the world in technology, the director... MORE

USAID, DOH and Fujifilm Partner to Introduce Portable Chest X-Ray Machine to Screen Tuberculosis
March 25, 2021 — MANILIA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- In observance of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Department of Health... MORE

Defense of Taiwan Vital to Regional, National Security, Admiral Says
March 24, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Indo-Pacific is the most consequential region for America's future and remains the priority theater for the United States.While Russia, North Korea and violent extremist... MORE

U.S. Navy Recovers MH-60S Helicopter from Record Depth
March 24, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Naval Sea Systems Command's (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recovered a downed Navy MH-60S helicopter from a depth of 19,075 feet off the coast of Okinawa, Japan... MORE