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USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch
December 31, 2022 — We are aware of the ballistic missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or... MORE

USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch
December 30, 2022 — We are aware of the ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or... MORE

Arc Light Defenders Complete Special Enforcement Tactics Course
December 29, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- For the first time ever, six members from the 36th Security Forces Squadron recently graduated from a Special Enforcement Tactics (SET) course, an elite course held by... MORE

USINDOPACOM Statement on Unsafe Intercept of U.S. aircraft over South China Sea
December 29, 2022 — On Dec. 21 (China Standard Time), a People’s Liberation Army - Navy J-11 fighter pilot performed an unsafe maneuver during an intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft, which was lawfully... MORE

Statement by National Security Advisory Jake Sullivan on the Republic of Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
December 28, 2022 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in the Republic of Korea -- The United States welcomes the Republic of Korea’s adoption of its new Indo-Pacific Strategy as a reflection of our shared commitment to the... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Leverages Aviation Workhorse to Overcome Challenges in Cutter Logistics in Oceania
December 28, 2022 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- Guam is home to three 154-foot fast response cutters commissioned in 2021. These ships are built in Lockport, Louisiana. After initial workups, they sailed from Key West through... MORE

Secretary of Defense Makes Holiday Calls to Service Members
December 28, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today over video-teleconference with service members from each branch of the armed forces to thank them and wish them happy holidays.The... MORE

Yokota Delivers Holiday Spirit, Further Strengthens Ties with Local Community
December 28, 2022 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 374th Maintenance Group (MXG) visited the Mizuho town hall Dec. 22, 2022, to donate over 200 books and toys.Every year, the 374th MXG donates educational... MORE

USINDOPACOM Trains Peacekeepers in Operational Risk Management
December 27, 2022 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted military officers from Bangladesh and Nepal for its first Operational Risk Management (ORM) training course from Dec. 5-16, 2022 at Marine... MORE

B-52 Conus to Conus Mission Displays Global Reach, Long Range Precision Strike Capabilities
December 27, 2022 — HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 18, 2022 in support of a three day bomber task... MORE

The 13th MEU Participates in Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Indonesia 2022
December 27, 2022 — SITUBONDO, Indonesia -- The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, completed Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX)... MORE

VMFA-242 Rebrands Motto to Victory By Dawn!
December 27, 2022 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan --Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242) announced a new motto, ‘Victory by Dawn,’ following a transition from F/A-18 Hornets to F-35B Lightning II... MORE

USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch
December 23, 2022 — We are aware of the ballistic missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or... MORE

USINDOPACOM Remains Vigilant Regarding PRC Increased Activities in the Region
December 22, 2022 — Our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen and Guardians – and those of our Allies – are spending this holiday season preserving a Free and Open Indo-Pacific that benefits all.The United... MORE

Secretary of the Navy Awards Navy Cross to Retired Korean War Veteran
December 22, 2022 — WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro has awarded the Navy Cross to retired Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams for his actions on November 18, 1952.This is an upgrade of the Silver... MORE

United States Donates CBRN Detection Equipment to Thailand
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KC-46 Performs First Operational Long-endurance Flight
December 22, 2022 — MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Two KC-46A Pegasus air refueling aircraft took off on a long endurance flight as part of a Bomber Task Force mission, Dec. 17-18, in the Indo-Pacific Command area of... MORE

U.S. Launches $1 Million Unexploded Ordnance Project in Solomon Islands
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U.S. Provides Transitional Shelters to Families Displaced by Tropical Storm Agaton in Leyte
December 22, 2022 — U.S. Embassy Manila -- On December 19, the United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) , handed over 167 transitional shelters to benefit over 900... MORE

CARAT/MAREX Indonesia Concludes, Enhances At-Sea and Ashore Collaboration
December 21, 2022 — SITUBONDO, Indonesia -- Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Indonesia 2022 concluded in Situbondo, Indonesia, Dec. 21, following 15 days of in-person and at-sea... MORE