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Valiant Workhorse | Combat Logistics Regiment 3 Rehearses Distributed Command and Control
September 27, 2021 — CAMP SMEDLEY BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan --Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment ( CLR) 3, 3d Marine Logistics Group experimented with future warfighting and force-design concepts while... MORE

3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Completes Rapid Response Rehearsal to Maintain Readiness for Crisis
September 27, 2021 — OKINAWA, Japan -- The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3D MEB) completed a short-notice, rapid response Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force (ACM) rehearsal here Sept. 22, 2021.The drill... MORE

How To Save A Life | 9th ESB Marines Learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care
September 24, 2021 — CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- A group of Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, listen intently to their instructors as they begin a Tactical Combat Casualty Care... MORE

Save a Life | 9th ESB conducts TCCC course

U.S. Global Vaccine Donation Commitment Tops 1.1 Billion Doses; 871,650 More Pfizer Doses Arrived in Jakarta on Thursday
September 24, 2021 — U.S. Embassy in Consulates in Indonesia -- At the Virtual Global COVID-19 Summit on Sept. 22, President Biden announced that the U.S. is donating an additional half a billion Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19... MORE

Okinawa III MEF Marines Receive Recognition for Big Ideas
September 24, 2021 — CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- The second annual Big Ideas Challenge concluded with an awards ceremony held virtually between Okinawa, mainland Japan, and Hawaii on September 15th, 2021. Lt. Gen. H... MORE

Fort Greely, FAA Partnership Keeps Planes Flying, Saves MoneyFort Greely, FAA Partnership Keeps Planes Flying, Saves Money
September 24, 2021 — FORT GREELY, Alaska – In a partnership between U.S. Army Garrison Alaska and the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA held an Instrument Landing System certification training course from July 14... MORE

Chargé d’Affaires Tom Daley Remarks at the Closing Ceremony of Harii Hamutuk (“Building Together”) Exercise
September 24, 2021 — U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste -- My respects to:Major General Falur Rate Laek, Vice Chief of Defense Force;Ambassador Peter Roberts of Australia;Ambassador Kinefuchi Masami of Japan;Ambassador Philip... MORE

U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Earns Master EOD Badge on Fort Irwin
September 24, 2021 — FORT IRWIN, California -- A seasoned U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EDO) technician earned the Master EOD Badge on Fort Irwin, California, Sept. 14.Staff Sgt. Gabriel M. Leon from the 759th... MORE

First-Ever United States and the Republic of Korea Joint Repatriation Ceremony
September 23, 2021 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) held its first-ever joint repatriation and wreath laying ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2021.The strong... MORE

DPAA hosts joint repatriation ceremony with ROK

Navy Gold Star Program Hosts Bells Across America
September 23, 2021 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, in conjunction with the Navy Gold Star Program and Navy installations around the world, hosted the sixth annual “Bells Across America for... MORE

PACAF Command Chief Shares Perspective at AFA Conference
September 23, 2021 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, Pacific Air Forces command chief, provided his unique perspective during Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference Command Chiefs’... MORE

Australian Prime Minister, Austin Discuss New Aspect of Trilateral Partnership
September 23, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III sat down at the Pentagon today to discuss how the enhanced trilateral security partnership with the... MORE

U.S Launches a $35 Million Program to Improve Health Outcomes for Mothers and Newborns in Indonesia
September 23, 2021 — JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Across Indonesia, two mothers and eight newborns die every hour. Many of these tragic deaths are preventable, reflecting significant gaps in the... MORE

Air Combat Command Commander Speaks on Fighter Roadmap at AFA ‘21
September 23, 2021 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The Air Force must continue to rebalance its fighter portfolio investment in order to keep pace and compete with China, according to the commander of Air Combat Command.During... MORE

ACC commander speaks on Fighter Roadmap at AFA ‘21

Hawaii National Guard, Indonesia Strengthen Relationship in Training
September 22, 2021 — JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A team of military planners from the Hawaii National Guard kicked off an operational design workshop with the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September... MORE

Papua New Guinea and U.S. Hosts Regional Land Forces Seminar
September 22, 2021 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Army chiefs from land forces from across the Indo-Pacific region gathered for the biennial Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs Conference (IPACC), held here on September 14, 2021. IPACC... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Trains with Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency
September 22, 2021 — ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) conducted operations and exercises with the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency and coast guard, the Badan Keamanan Laut (known as... MORE

U.S Ambassador Miller and Health Minister Zahid Maleque Inaugurate Country’s First One-Stop TB Service Center
September 22, 2021 — DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- U.S. Ambassador Earl R. Miller joined Honorable Minister of Health and Family Welfare Zahid Maleque, MP, and United States Agency for International Development... MORE

Army, Navy SATCOM Mission Areas Shifting to U.S. Space Force
September 22, 2021 — WASHINGTON -- The Chief of Space Operations announced the transfer of Army and Navy satellite communications billets, funding and mission responsibility to the U.S. Space Force.Space Force Gen. John... MORE

Yokota Airmen Train with the Colossal C-5M Super Galaxy
September 21, 2021 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- There’s no mistaking the sight and sound of the largest aircraft in the U.S. Air Force fleet. It dominates by providing the heaviest intercontinental-range strategic airlift... MORE