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Readout: Office call with French Armed Forces Leaders
June 30, 2021 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet met with French Air Force Lt. Gen. Vincent Cousin, commander of air defense and air operations, as well as French Navy Rear... MORE

36 Contingency Response Group Sends Military Training Team to Palau
June 30, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE, Guam -- The 36th Contingency Response Group assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam deployed a Mobile Training Team contingent to the Republic of Palau, June 10, 2021.While... MORE

36 CRG sends military training team to Palau

Appointment of Ambassador Atul Keshap as Chargé d’Affaires at Embassy New Delhi
June 30, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- Ambassador Atul Keshap, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will be departing for New Delhi to serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, following the... MORE

U.S. Provides $500,000 to COPE to Improve the Well-being of Persons with Disabilities
June 30, 2021 — VIENTIANE, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- With funding support from the United States, World Education and Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) signed a grant agreement on June 28, 2021... MORE

U.S. Hands Over Oxygen and Emergency Medical Supplies to Help Bangladesh Combat COVID-19
June 29, 2021 — DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), donated emergency COVID-19 medical supplies to Bangladesh, June 29,... MORE

DOD Wants Partners to Up Their Cybersecurity Game, Official Says
June 29, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department wants to help its partner contractors, large and small, become better at their own cybersecurity efforts, the deputy assistant of defense for cyber policy said... MORE

Peterson-Schriever Garrison Celebrates First Base Renaming
June 29, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, left, Space Operations Command commander, U.S. Air Force Maj. Brandon Hammond, Detachment 3, 21st Space Operations... MORE

U.S. Government Presents COVID-19 Relief Supplies to Ministry of Health
June 29, 2021 — VIENTIANE, LAO PDR -- U.S. Ambassador to Laos, Dr. Peter Haymond and officials from the U.S. Department of Defense presented COVID-19 relief supplies to Dr. Sanong Thongsana, Lao PDR Deputy Minister... MORE

U.S. Ambassador Kevin Blackstone’s Remarks on the Signing Ceremony of the Joint Rehabilitation of Baucau Airfield Agreement
June 29, 2021 — U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- Good afternoon, Today is a good day. It’s a good day for Timor-Leste and for the United States, as it marks the beginning of the Joint Rehabilitation of Baucau Airfield,... MORE

U.S. 7th Fleet and III MEF Partnership in Indo-Pacific
June 28, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- For decades, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have worked to integrate, operate, and synchronize their efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. U.S. 7th Fleet and III Marine... MORE

RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2 Comes to a Close
June 28, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2 came to a close at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 25, 2021 after playing a role in integrating the Pacific Air Forces... MORE

U.S. Marines in Australia Complete Embassy Reinforcement and Noncombatant Evacuation Operations Exercise
June 28, 2021 — DARWIN, NT, Australia -- Marine Rotational Force – Darwin successfully completed an embassy reinforcement and noncombatant evacuation operations exercise called “Darrandarra,” last week at the... MORE

U.S. Embassy and the Government of Timor-Leste Agree on Joint Rehabilitation of Baucau Airfield
June 28, 2021 — DILI, U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Kevin Blackstone and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Territory Jose Maria dos Reis signed two important Memoranda... MORE

Joint Interagency Task Force West Holds Change of Command Ceremony
June 25, 2021 — Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii – Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West) held a change of command ceremony June 25 at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, where Rear Admiral Robert Hayes relinquished command to Rear Admiral Charles Fosse... MORE

Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii (June 25 2021) Rear Admiral Hayes delivers remarks during the change of ceremony for Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West) where he relinquished command to Rear Charles Admiral Fosse.

U.S., Australian, Japanese Militaries Complete Exercise Southern Jackaroo
June 25, 2021 — MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, NT, Australia -- In the heart of the Australian Outback, U.S. Marines, Australian Army soldiers, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assembled and successfully... MORE

U.S. Navy, Marines, Coast Guard Conduct Joint Operations
June 25, 2021 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard units, led by Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), have been conducting integrated operations off the coast of Hawaii for... MORE

U.S. and Indonesia Celebrate the Start of Construction on a Multi-Million Dollar Maritime Training Center
June 25, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Sung Y. Kim and Head of Republic of Indonesia’s Maritime Agency (Bakamla), Vice Admiral TNI Aan Kurnia, S.Sos., M.M., represented... MORE

Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021 Participants Adhere to COVID-19 Mitigations in Guam
June 25, 2021 — ASAN, Guam -- Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021, an annual bilateral maritime exercise, is hosting military participants from the U.S. Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy in Guam from June 22–July... MORE

U.S., Singapore navies strengthen partnership during Pacific Griffin 2021

U.S. Provides Crucial Nutritional Assistance to Sri Lankan Children During COVID-19 Crisis
June 25, 2021 — U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- June 25, 2021: On June 21, a first group of approximately 110,000 students from 887 primary schools received a delivery of vital food aid funded by the American people... MORE

Press Release for Secretary of Defense Austin's Phone Call With Australian Minister for Defence Dutton
June 25, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today with Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton. In their call, Secretary Austin and Minister Dutton continued their ongoing... MORE