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USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Garcia, C.)
July 21, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Shipfitter 2nd Class Claude R. Garcia, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 12, 2022.On Dec. 7,... MORE

Austin Says POW/MIA Agency's Mission Gives Confidence to Service Members in War

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Director to Visit Thailand July 18-22, 2022
July 21, 2022 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- Rear Admiral (retired) Pete Gumataotao, Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), will visit Thailand from July 18-22... MORE

U.S., Philippines Conduct Maritime Security Review
July 21, 2022 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- TheUnited States government, through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), in partnership with the National Coast Watch System (NCWS), concluded July... MORE

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 22 Continue Improvements on the Joint Range Complex
July 21, 2022 — NGCHESAR, Republic of Palau -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana (TFKM) 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, continued improvements on the Joint Range Complex in Ngchesar, Republic of... MORE

Philippine Navy Contingent on a Roll as RIMPAC Enters Next Phase
July 20, 2022 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) sailed out to sea to join the other 37 ships, 4 submarines, 170 aircraft, and more than 25,000 personnel in the conduct of the... MORE

Snipers Hone Their Skills During RIMPAC 2022
July 20, 2022 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii -- You have one bullet to get it right. That is the reality of being a sniper. Look toward the sniper range on Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific... MORE

PACAF Hosts Pacific Unity Multi-Lateral Civil Engineer Key Leader Engagement in Guam
July 20, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --Senior military engineers from six Indo-Pacific nations gathered in Guam for a Key leader Engagement (KLE) the week of June 21, 2022, to focus on multi-lateral efforts... MORE

PACAF hosts Pacific Unity Multi-Lateral Civil Engineer KLE in Guam

U.S., Royal Australian Air Forces Integrate during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3
July 20, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Red Flag-Alaska 22-3, the third of three iterations of a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is scheduled to run from 28 July to 12 August with primary... MORE

Air Force MQ-9 Makes Its Debut at Rim of the Pacific Sinking Exercise 2022
July 20, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The first-ever use of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, a remotely piloted aircraft, during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 sinking exercise (SINKEX), July... MORE

MQ-9 makes its debut at RIMPAC SINKEX 2022

VP-8 Hosts U.S. Ambassador to Palau
July 20, 2022 — KOROR, Palau -- The Honorable John Hennessey-Niland, U.S. Ambassador to Palau, visited the crew of the “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8’s Palau detachment while in the Republic of Palau,... MORE

Philippine Navy Frigate BRP Antonio Luna Tests Firepower during RIMPAC 2022 Live-fire Exercise
July 19, 2022 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) tested its main guns and other batteries in a series of live firing events during the at-sea phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)... MORE

U.S. F-35’s Conduct Combined Training with Republic of Korea Air Force
July 19, 2022 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Six United States Air Force F-35 Lightning aircraft arrived from the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, in Kunsan Air Base,... MORE

U.S. F-35’s conduct combined training with ROKAF

Australian Official Sees Shared Mission with U.S
July 19, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, who is also defense minister, came away from meetings with U.S. defense leaders with a sense that the two countries shared a... MORE

Partners Collaborate in RIMPAC 2022 Harbor Clearance Exercise
July 19, 2022 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Divers and boat operators from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army collaborated with divers from the Republic of Korea Navy and the Australian Deployable Geospatial Survey Team... MORE

U.S. Navy Seabees and U.S. Marines accomplish a Wide Scope of Engineering Projects while at Expeditionary Camp Tinian
July 19, 2022 — TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Detail Tinian, supported by U.S. Marines with the 7th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB),... MORE

Royal Malaysian Navy Fires First Missile at Sea
July 19, 2022 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- During the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), Royal Malaysian Navy Kasturi-class corvette KD Lekir (F-26) showcased their maritime capabilities during a sinking exercise... MORE

DoD Announces Women, Peace, and Security 2022 Report
July 19, 2022 — WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the White House announced the release of the 2022 U.S. Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Congressional Report. This is the second report of its kind that evaluates the progress... MORE

U.S. Air Force, Navy Operate aboard Destroyer in East China Sea
July 18, 2022 — EAST CHINA SEA -- During the last week of June, Airmen from 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron joined the crew of USS Dewey (DDG 105) to support operations in the East China Sea.Joint operations test... MORE

U.S. and Indonesia Launch Garuda Canti Dharma 2022 Peacekeeping Exercise
July 18, 2022 — PUSAT MISI PEMELIHARAAN PERDAMAIAN, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), and service members from partner... MORE

U.S. and Partner Nations Conduct SINKEX as Part of RIMPAC 2022
July 18, 2022 — PACIFIC OCEAN -- Live fire from Rim of the Pacific 2022 partner nation ships and aircraft sank the decommissioned ex-USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) July 12, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 50 nautical miles... MORE