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RIMPAC ‘22 Commanders’ Conference Solidifies Planning Partner-Building Efforts
February 23, 2022 — SAN DIEGO -- U.S. 3rd Fleet and the Royal Canadian Navy hosted the Commanders’ Conference for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Naval Base Point Loma, Feb. 14-18.The weeklong conference... MORE

U.S. 3rd Fleet Hosts RIMPAC Mid-Planning Conference

F-35s from Eielson Air Force Base Arrive in Japan
February 23, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 20 to conduct... MORE

Three Ways Black Soldiers Played Pivotal Role in Army Logistics
February 23, 2022 — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Black Americans have served and sacrificed in every conflict in the history of the United States, contributing greatly the U.S. Army and the freedom of our nation. The... MORE

The U.S. Donates Medical Equipment to Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Hospitals Across Indonesia
February 23, 2022 — JAKARTA, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- The U.S, through a partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Muhammadiyah, is improving critical tuberculosis... MORE

U.S. Donates Medical Equipment to Across Indonesia

Fighter Training Enhances Joint Lethality with Hawaii ANG, Navy Reserve
February 23, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Hawaiian skies cleared for Total Force Airmen and Navy Reserve exercise participants as they took part in a first-of-its-kind fighter exercise here... MORE

US Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2022
February 22, 2022 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Forces will participate in Resilient Shield 2022 from Feb. 21- 25, at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers... MORE

USS Chafee Returns Home to Pearl Harbor after Eight-Month Deployment
February 22, 2022 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, completing an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike... MORE

DoD and Partners Release Combined Space Operations Vision 2031
February 22, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- The United States joins Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in the joint release of the “Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Vision 2031” today.CSpO is... MORE

Commandant of the Marine Corps and SMMC Visit 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit while Deployed
February 22, 2022 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, visited the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard... MORE

CMC and SMMC visit 11th MEU while deployed

611 Air Communications Squadron Conduct Cyber Defense Activities in Remote Arctic Location
February 22, 2022 — UTQIAGVIK, Alaska -- Stepping off a U.S. Air Force C-12 Huron and into freezing air, four members of the 611th Air Communications Squadron (ACOMS) made their way to one of the most remote radar sites... MORE

611 ACOMS conduct cyber defense activities in remote Arctic location

March Brings Joint Pacific Multi-national Readiness Center Exercise to Fort Greely, Donnelly Training Area
February 18, 2022 — FORT GREELY, Alaska -- Recognizing that dynamic security challenges demand dynamic training environments, remote, Interior Alaska and the Donnelly Training Area are being called upon to host Joint... MORE

U.S. 7th Fleet Hosts III MEF for Naval Integration Staff Talks
February 18, 2022 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet hosted leadership and staff from III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for Naval Integration staff talks, February 14-18.The staff... MORE

Guardsmen Join Forces during Cope North
February 18, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The importance Total Force Integration, put into place about 15 years ago, reigned supreme as the 36th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) and the 254 SFS joined forces... MORE

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Visits USS Ronald Reagan
February 18, 2022 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, U.S. ambassador to Japan, visited with the crew of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while the ship was... MORE

U.S. Headlines Singapore Airshow 2022
February 18, 2022 — U.S. Embassy in SINGAPORE -- The U.S. Embassy welcomed over 110 American companies, high-level officials, and cutting-edge military aircraft at the Singapore Airshow 2022, the preeminent defense... MORE

Andersen Firefighter Administered Aid in Off Base Incident
February 18, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- “I was driving my friends around downtown when I heard two people got into a fight,” said Staff Sgt. Best. “As one was walking away, the guy in the car had hit him and... MORE

Jungle Warfare Exercise 22: 7,500 Marines, Carrier Strike Group Rehearse Rapid Deployment, Joint Operations during Large-scale Training Exercise
February 17, 2022 — OKINAWA, Japan -- More than 7,500 U.S. Marines across III Marine Expeditionary Force teamed up with the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group during Jungle Warfare Exercise 22 (JWX 22) in the... MORE

36th Medical Group Provides Vital Support to Cope North
February 17, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Cope North (CN) 2022 ends this Friday, Feb. 18, and service members from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Air... MORE

U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy Hold Strategic Dialogue
February 17, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Bill Merz and his Australian counterpart, Rear Admiral Chris Smith, Royal Australian Navy, Deputy Chief of... MORE

Naval Postgraduate School, U.S. Pacific Fleet launch Nimitz Research Group
February 17, 2022 — MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and U.S. Pacific Fleet announced the establishment of the Nimitz Research Group, Feb. 16. Under the aegis of NPS’ Naval Warfare Studies... MORE