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Paratroopers Descend on Guam during Exercise Forager 21
July 30, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Special Forces Group, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducted an early morning airborne operation as... MORE

Philippine President Restores Visiting Forces Agreement with U.S.
July 30, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- After meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III last night, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte retracted the letter terminating the country's Visiting Forces Agreement with... MORE

U.S. Army Paratroopers from Alaska Jump “Down Under”
July 30, 2021 — QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA -- U.S. Army Pacific paratroopers jumped onto Kangaroo Drop Zone July 28 near Charters Towers Australia, as part of simulated Joint Forcible Entry Operation during Exercise... MORE

1.5 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses, Donated by the United States, Arrive in Thailand
July 30, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- Today, the United States donated 1,503,450 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Thailand. This historic shipment, which reaffirms U.S. support to our... MORE

1.5 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses Arrive in Thailand

Alaska Army National Guard Infantry Battalion Conducts Annual Training
July 30, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Approximately 280 Alaska Army National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, conducted their two-week annual training July 10-25, primarily... MORE

16th Pacific Partnership Begins in the Manila
July 29, 2021 — MANILA, Philippines -- Pacific Partnership 21, the annual U.S-led multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, kicked off with a... MORE

U.S., Vietnam Discuss COVID-19 Aid, New Program to Find War Dead
July 29, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Two important partnership initiatives between the United States and Vietnam will continue as both countries look for ways to help Vietnam combat COVID-19 and as both countries step up... MORE

Portable Doppler Radar Weather System Keeps Aircraft Soaring
July 29, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A team of weather systems maintainers from the 557th Weather Wing’s 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron traveled from Hurlburt Field, Florida, to Andersen Air Force... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Commissions 3 Fast Response Cutters in Guam
July 29, 2021 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Coast Guard’s three newest Fast Response Cutters were commissioned Thursday during a ceremony presided over by Adm. Karl Schultz, the Coast Guard’s commandant.The Coast Guard... MORE

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hosts Decontamination Training Exercise
July 29, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Traveling from a multitude of different bases, Airmen gathered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to participate in a decontamination training exercise July... MORE

JBER hosts decontamination training exercise

Military Medical Assistance to Vietnam
July 29, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Vietnam -- HEATLH SUPPORT TO VIETNAM SINCE 1994. In 1994, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) initiated support to HIV/AIDS programs. Since that... MORE

U.S. 7th Fleet Task Forces 71, 75, 76 form SAG in the South China Sea
July 28, 2021 — SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Comprised of ships and personnel from three U.S. 7th Fleet task forces, Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer... MORE

412th Theater Engineer Command’s Deployable Command Post 1 Preps for International Mission
July 28, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 412th Theater Engineer Command’s (TEC) Deployable Command Post (DCP) 1 prepares for an international mission unlike any other. DCP 1 Soldiers, partnered with... MORE

412th TEC’s DCP 1 Preps for International Mission

Alaska National Guard Participates in DoD’s Largest Unclassified Cyber Defense Exercise
July 28, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Cyber experts from the Alaska National Guard participated Cyber Shield, the Department of Defense’s largest unclassified cyber defense exercise, from July... MORE

Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Mission India Staff
July 28, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- Secretary Antony J. Blinken. Thank you. Good morning. It is wonderful to see all of you here. I think we have some colleagues coming with us virtually hooked. And... MORE

Austin Reaches Out to Service Members on Olympic, Paralympic Teams
July 28, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III took a break from security discussions in Singapore to congratulate U.S. service members competing in the Olympics and Paralympics.Austin spoke... MORE

DOD Unveils 2021 POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster
July 28, 2021 — WASHINGTON --The Defense Department today revealed the prisoner of war/missing in action commemorative poster which, leading up to POW/MIA Recognition Day in September, will highlight ongoing efforts... MORE

Austin Discusses Need for Indo-Pacific Partnerships in the Future
July 27, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- While Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke of the need for partnerships to combat COVID-19, he also said these relationships are also necessary to create a stronger, more... MORE

U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll Commander Visits Ebeye, Furthering U.S.-RMI Relations
July 27, 2021 — KWAJALEIN ATOLL, Marshall Islands -- U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll Commander Col. Thomas Pugsley made his first visit to Ebeye July 16 to meet with Iroijlaplap Sen. Michael Kabua, Kwajalein Sen... MORE

Austin Emphasizes Partnership in Singapore Speech
July 27, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today emphasized partnership with the United States during a speech in Singapore, saying America is a reliable friend to countries in Southeast... MORE