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Yokota Airman Down Under Captures Excellence
February 28, 2022 — OKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Four seas, two hemispheres and nearly eight-thousand miles separate Tokyo, Japan from Canberra, Australia.Canberra, is home to the 337th Air Support Flight, a tenant unit part... MORE

US Forces Participate in Indian Navy-led Exercise Milan for First Time
February 28, 2022 — VISHAKPATNAM, India -- U.S Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA), from Patrol Squadron (VP)... MORE

Bangladesh Now Largest Recipient of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Donations with over 61 Million Total Doses
February 28, 2022 — DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The U.S.donated another 10 million (1 crore) doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh via COVAX, sustaining the effort to expand vaccinations across the... MORE

U.S. Marines Activate the Future 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment Communications Company
February 28, 2022 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- The Marine Corps activated its first regiment-level Communications Company at a ceremony here, Feb. 24, 2022. The Communications Company will be a subordinate... MORE

Ambassador Udall Meets with Prime Minister Fiamē
February 28, 2022 — U.S. Embassy in Samoa -- U.S. Ambassador to Samoa Tom Udall and Samoan Prime Minister Honorable Fiamē discussed the United States and Samoa’s priorities, values, and relationship during a virtual... MORE

Readout of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command & U.S. Forces Korea Calls on DPRK Ballistic Missile Launch
February 27, 2022 — CAMP. H.M SMITH, Hawaii -- On February 27, 2022 U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. Army Gen. Paul LaCamera, Commander, U.S. Forces Korea, spoke with their... MORE

USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch
February 26, 2022 — CAMP. H.M SMITH, Hawaii -- "We are aware of the DPRK's ballistic missile launch this morning and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and... MORE

U.S. 7th Fleet Visits Philippine Military Leaders
February 25, 2022 — U.S. Navy -- U.S. 7th Fleet leadership recently visited with members of the Subic Bay Port, Philippine Fleet leadership, U.S. Embassy, and Clark Air Base leadership Feb. 21-24.The purpose of the visit... MORE

Army Service Corps Unit Executes Successful Download of APS Afloat in Indo-Pacific
February 25, 2022 — SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- Army Field Support Battalion-Charleston successfully executed the download of the Army Preposition Stock 3 (APS-3) vessel for the first time in the Indo-Pacific Theater... MORE

ASC unit executes successful download of APS Afloat in Indo-Pacific

F-35C Brings Advanced Strike Capabilities to Jungle Warfare Exercise
February 25, 2022 — U.S. Navy -- As 3rd Marine Division commences Jungle Warfare Exercise 22, a large-scale, joint force exercise, Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron 314 is integrating the capabilities of the F-35C... MORE

U.S. Provides 220,314 Bednets to Lao PDR for Malaria Prevention Amid COVID-19
February 25, 2022 — VIENTIANE, U.S. Embassy in Laos -- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Representative to Lao PDR Michael Ronning presented 220,314 mosquito nets, valued at $416,393 USD, to... MORE

Jet Engine Repair: It Takes a Village
February 25, 2022 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Fighter Wing is home to the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons. Due to advanced and persistent threats in the Indo-Pacific region, having combat ready aircraft is... MORE

U.S. Ambassador Chung Presents Credentials to President Rajapaksa
February 25, 2022 — COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka -- Ambassador Julie J. Chung officially began her tenure as the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka today after presenting her credentials to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa... MORE

Readout: Australia, Japan, U.S. Trilateral Engagement
February 24, 2022 — PEARL HARBOR -- U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo hosted a trilateral engagement with the chiefs of navies from Australia and Japan in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Feb. 21-22.U.S. Pacific Fleet... MORE

U.S., Bangladesh Air Forces Celebrate Partnership during Exercise Cope South 2022 Opening Ceremony
February 24, 2022 — BANGLADESH AIR FORCE BASE BANGABANDU, Bangladesh -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) members celebrated the kick-off of... MORE

U.S. Army Pacific, Navy 7th Fleet Commanders Visit the Philippines
February 24, 2022 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- This week, Gen. Charles Flynn, U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General, and U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Karl Thomas visited the Philippines to meet... MORE

U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Army Pacific,Commanders Visit the Philippines

USS Charleston Concludes Extended Period in South China Sea
February 24, 2022 — Command Destroyer Squadron 7 Public Affairs --The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) arrived in Guam, Feb. 14, following an extended underway period, including 19... MORE

U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Donations Surpass 50 Million Mark
February 24, 2022 — DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The U.S. donated another 6.2 million (62 lakh) doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh via COVAX, sustaining the effort to expand vaccinations among youth... MORE

Polish Airman solves WWII mysteries
February 24, 2022 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- During WWII, Poland lost the highest percentage of overall population and Jewish citizens compared to any other country in the world – 6 million people, including... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Kinga Cummings, 303rd Intelligence Squadron, stands for a photo on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, February 16, 2022. Cummings immigrated from Poland to the U.S. when she was 14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rachelle Morris)

USINDOPACOM Delivers COVID-19 Supplies to Palau
February 23, 2022 — Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Amb. John Hennessy-Niland, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, delivered personal protective equipment to President Surangel Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, and Gaafar Uherbelau, Minister of Health and Human Services for the Republic of Palau, Feb 23. ... MORE