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Misawa Air Base Hosts Joint Bilateral Integration Training
August 31, 2021 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, deployed F-35B Lightning IIs to Misawa Air Base to conduct aerial fighter... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Visits Forward Edge of Indo-Pacific
August 31, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- In December of 2020, the document Action Orders to Accelerate Change Across the Air Force was released, describing what strategic approach is necessary to move forward... MORE

CMSAF visits Forward Edge of Indo-Pacific

U.S. Provides $129,000 for Preservation of Plain of Jars
August 31, 2021 — XIENGKHOUANG PROVINCE, LAO PDR, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- The U.S. announced today it intends to provide $129,000 in funding for conservation of the Ancient (500 BC-500AD) Megalithic Jars (Plain of... MORE

Fact Sheet – U.S. Response to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
August 31, 2021 — U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The United States and Sri Lanka have worked closely together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic since its outset. The American people have donated over 1.6 million doses... MORE

Utah National Guard Delivers Humanitarian to Nepal
August 31, 2021 — KATHMANDU, Nepal, U.S. Embassy in Nepal -- To help reduce human suffering and assist with Nepal’s COVID-19 response, members of the United States Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing, in... MORE

Utah Air National Guard Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Nepal

USS Carl Vinson Arrives in Yokosuka for Port Visit
August 30, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aug. 28 for a scheduled port visit.The Carl Vinson is homeported in San Diego, Ca.,... MORE

U.S., Australian Forces Strengthen Coalition Air Dominance in RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3
August 30, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 concluded at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Aug. 27, strengthening interoperability and showcasing air dominance in the Indo-Pacific... MORE

RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 builds international, joint readiness

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka Completes Second COOP Exercise, Expands Scope and Participation
August 30, 2021 — U.S. Navy -- Between Aug. 9 and Aug. 12, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka performed its second annual Continuity of Operations Exercise (COOPEX).COOP is a... MORE

Collaboration Between China, Russia Compounds Threat, Stratcom Commander Says
August 30, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- During the Cold War, the U.S. faced one peer competitor, the Soviet Union. Today, Russia and China, both peer competitors, are seen as sometimes collaborating in opportunistic ways, the... MORE

U.S. Donates Over 100,00 Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines to Sri Lanka
August 30, 2021 — COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- The United States donated over 100,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka today. These vaccines, delivered through COVAX, will help save... MORE

Prioritizing People, Staying Mission Ready
August 30, 2021 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Airmen assigned to the 35th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (OMRS) Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight play a huge role in the daily lives of Team Misawa... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Raymond Madayag: Prioritizing people, staying mission ready

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard transit Taiwan Strait
August 27, 2021 — TAIWAN STRAIT -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) and legend-class U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) conducted routine Taiwan Strait... MORE

Lt. Gen. Rupp Takes Command of U.S. Military in Japan
August 27, 2021 — YOKOTA AB, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky N. Rupp assumed command of United States Forces Japan and 5th Air Force from Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider here, Aug. 27.U.S. Navy Adm. John Aquilino,... MORE

Refueling Red Flag-Alaska 21-3 One Gallon at a Time
August 27, 2021 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 is a realistic combat training exercise that provides air to air and air to ground combat training and is essential to the success of air and... MORE

Refueling RF-A 21-3 one gallon at a time

The Perfect Power Projection Platform on Top of the World
August 27, 2021 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- When most people think of interior Alaska, they think of uninhabitable terrain, icy snow storms, northern lights, and maybe even that one video from Facebook of a... MORE

U.S. Donates RT-PCR Extraction Kits to Philippine Genome Center
August 27, 2021 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), turned over RT-PCR extraction kits equivalent to 3,000 tests to the... MORE

United States Donates RT-PCR Extraction Kits to Philippine Genome Center

PLEASE SKIP: Space Development Agency Transitioning to U.S. Space Force
August 27, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Space Development Agency has already started the process of transitioning from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to the U.S. Space Force, said... MORE

Australia, India, Japan, U.S. Kick Off Exercise Malabar 2021
August 26, 2021 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, India, and the United States begin phase 1 of cooperative maritime exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 26.MALABAR is an annual... MORE

Australia, India, Japan, and U.S. kick off exercise MALABAR 2021

U.S. INDOPACOM Commander Visits India
August 26, 2021 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- Adm. John C. Aquilino, the commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to India this week to meet with senior government and defense officials to further... MORE

U.S., Japan Coast Guards Train Together in East China Sea
August 26, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. Coast Guard members aboard the Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) participated in a cooperative two-day deployment with Japan Coast Guard members aboard the... MORE