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U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18s Help Sink Decommissioned Ex USS Denver
July 27, 2022 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- F/A-18 Hornets from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232), Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGTF-7) used Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) against a ship, the ex USS... MORE

Commander, Submarine Group 7 Strengthens Partnerships at 6th Indonesian Submarine Force Staff Talks
July 26, 2022 — JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 74 and CTF-74 staff met with Indonesian navy leaders and U.S. Embassy representatives in Jakarta for the... MORE

Hawaii Air National Guard Supports Arctic Air Defense Exercise Amalgam Dart
July 26, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) recently demonstrated its airlift and controller capabilities in the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic... MORE

Indonesia, United States, and Partner Nations Ready for Super Garuda Shield 2022
July 26, 2022 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Service members from Indonesia and the United States, joined this year by those from Australia, Japan, and Singapore, will participate in exercise Garuda... MORE

USS Benfold Restoration Team Keeps Ship Looking Sharp
July 26, 2022 — EAST CHINA SEA -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) established a new program known as the Benfold Restoration Team (BRT) to maintain the exterior presentation of the... MORE

Air Advisors Continue to Build Partnerships in the INDO-PACIFIC
July 26, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 36th Contingency Response Support Squadron (CRSS) is comprised of only 19 Airmen and is smallest of all the air advising flights.The role of an Air Advisor is to... MORE

Australia co-hosts 2022 Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense conference
July 25, 2022 — Australia Government Defence -- The 24th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) conference will be held in Sydney from 25 to 27 July 2022.The conference will be co-hosted by Chief of the... MORE

Indopacom Hosts 2021 Chiefs of Defense Conference

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman To Visit Solomon Islands To Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal
July 25, 2022 — U.S. Department of State Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman will travel to Honiara, Solomon Islands, on August 6-8, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal and meet with Solomon... MORE

Chief of Naval Operations Travels to RIMPAC, Meets with Exercise Participants
July 25, 2022 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Hawaii, June 20-23, to visit participants of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC).Gilday visited several U.S. and partner... MORE

Tanker Ships Deliver Fuel to Military Sealift Command Ships Via CONSOL in Support of RIMPAC 2022
July 25, 2022 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- Underway, in the waters off the coast of Hawaii, Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered tanker ships MT Maersk Peary and SLNC Goodwill are providing at-sea fuel deliveries to the... MORE

Tanker Ships Deliver Fuel to MSC Ships Via CONSOL in Support of RIMPAC 2022

Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense Center Hosts Third Annual Korea Table Top Academy
July 25, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Center hosted the third annual Korea Table Top Academy (KTTA), here July 11-20.KTTA is a bilateral IAMD... MORE

Pacific IAMD Center hosts third annual Korea Table Top Academy

Capable, Adaptive Partners: Unmanned Surface Vessels Operate at RIMPAC
July 25, 2022 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Four prototype unmanned surface vessels are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise, known as RIMPAC, delivering warfighting capabilities and extending the reach... MORE

Starlight Flights: USS Tripoli and its Embarked Aircraft Go Nocturnal
July 25, 2022 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- As the sun dips behind the horizon, the blue sky gives way to reds and yellows until everything around is black, except for the tiny specks of light in the distance. Under the glow of... MORE

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to Visit Thailand July 23-25, 2022
July 25, 2022 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro will visit Thailand July 23-25 to meet with senior leaders and counterparts in the Royal Thai Navy. This is the... MORE

USS Ronald Reagan Visits Singapore
July 22, 2022 — REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE -- The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in the Republic of Singapore for a scheduled port call July 22, marking the first... MORE

Buddy Squadron is Back for 51st Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Forces
July 22, 2022 — OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Buddy Squadron program, formerly known as Buddy Wing, has a rich history that ties both U.S. and Republic of Korea Air Forces (ROKAF) together. The tradition... MORE

The United States Donates 19,890 Pfizer Vaccine Doses to Kiribati
July 22, 2022 — SUVA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- The United States is providing 19,890 life-saving doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Kiribati through the COVAX Facility. This... MORE

U.S. Donates 19,890 Pfizer Vaccine Doses to Kiribati

U.S. and ROK Chaplains Join Forces Aboard USS Essex during RIMPAC 2022
July 22, 2022 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- During the at-sea phases of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, the U.S. and its naval allies and partners embarked into the neighboring Hawaiian waters to commence the force... MORE

U.S. and Republic of Korea Chaplains Join Forces Aboard USS Essex during RIMPAC 2022

Coast Guard C. Juniper Conducts Potable Water & Supply Offload at Kiritimati Island
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Coast Guard Cutter Juniper Conducts Potable Water and Supply Offload at Kiritimati Island, Kiribati

Reserve Sailors 'Single-Greatest Boon' to Navy's First Unmanned Patrol Squadron
July 21, 2022 — NAVAL BASE GUAM -- As the Navy’s first unmanned squadron, the “Big Red” of Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 has stretched its wings far and wide since its establishment in late 2013. Reserve Sailors... MORE