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U.S. Coast Guard Opens New Facility in Guam
July 18, 2022 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Cmdr. Carlton S. Skinner Building located at U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam on Thursday.U.S... MORE

Commander, Submarine Group-7 Commander Visits USNS Effective in Yokohama
July 18, 2022 — YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 74, visited the Victorious-class ocean surveillance ship USNS Effective (T-AGOS 21) in Yokohama, Japan, July... MORE

Australian and New Zealand Hydrographic Teams Mine for Information During RIMPAC SOCAL
July 15, 2022 — SAN DIEGO -- Royal Australian Navy hydrographic surveyors aboard the San Antonio-class transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD-27) are working with surveyors from the Royal New Zealand Navy to locate... MORE

Australian and New Zealand Hydrographic Teams Mine for Information During RIMPAC SOCAL 2022

Military Police Units Realign under U.S. Army Garrison Japan
July 15, 2022 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- More than 50 military police Soldiers officially changed their uniform patch after a ceremony here Tuesday that signified their move from the 35th Combat Sustainment Support... MORE

Vice President Harris Announces Commitments to Strengthen U.S. Partnership with the Pacific Islands
July 15, 2022 — U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- On July 12, Vice President Harris will participate virtually in the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting at the invitation of the Forum... MORE

Pacific Partnership Kicks off in Palau
July 14, 2022 — KOROR, Palau -- Pacific Partnership 2022 kicked off in Koror, Palau, July 12.Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief... MORE

Austin, Marles Discuss Future of Australia, U.S. Alliance
July 14, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- The meeting between Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles was more of a family reunion than a strategic... MORE

Indo-Pacific Air Defenders Conduct First-Ever Best Squad Competition
July 14, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawai'i -- Air defenders from across the Indo-Pacific came to Oahu to compete in the first-ever 94th AAMDC Best Squad Competition from July 5-10, 2022. The command is... MORE

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting with Australian Minister of Defence Richard Marles
July 14, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with his Australian counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Richard Marles, in the Pentagon to discuss on July 13, the... MORE

7th Fleet Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
July 13, 2022 — PARACEL ISLANDS, SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The People’s Republic of China's (PRC) statement about this mission is false. USS Benfold conducted this Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOP) in accordance with... MORE

Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Operates in the South China Sea
July 13, 2022 — SOUTH CHINA SEA – The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during its 2022 deployment, July 13.The carrier strike group includes the Navy's only... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen Train Alongside RAAF Allies, Enhance Partnerships
July 13, 2022 — ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE AMBERLEY, Australia -- Two U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, assigned to 509th Bomb Wing, arrived to Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia to... MORE

Air Force Focuses on Future of Indo-Pacific Alliances, Agile Combat Employment
July 13, 2022 — FALLS CHURCH, VA. -- The Cope North 2022 exercise in Guam marked a decade of Indo-Pacific security cooperation between Japan, Australia, and the United States and an opportunity to modernize training... MORE

RIMPAC Medical Symposium Focuses on Interoperability
July 13, 2022 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- A panel of four medical flag officers from the United States and Australia met to discuss, July 1, joint-medical readiness during the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC)... MORE

Carving a Home in the Community: MRF-D and the Northern Territory
July 13, 2022 — DARWIN, Australia -- The Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) calls the Northern Territory home and has for over ten years now. MRF-D 22 is working to build on the strong foundation in the local... MORE

United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and USFK Commander Welcomes ROK JCS Chairman
July 12, 2022 — CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea -- Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea, hosted an honor guard ceremony to welcome Gen... MORE

Japanese Medical Members Team Up With Pacific Partnership 2022
July 12, 2022 — VIETNAM -- A team of six Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) members are part of the Pacific Partnership 2022... MORE

Assistant Secretary Daniel J. Kritenbrink’s Travel to Phnom Penh and Tokyo
July 12, 2022 — U.S. Embassy in Cambodia -- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink will travel to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Tokyo, Japan, July 11-15. In Phnom Penh,... MORE

U.S. Department of Health Launch Central Visayas Health Referral System Operations Manaual
July 12, 2022 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Department of Health (DOH) launched in Cebu City recently the... MORE

U.S. DOH Launch Central Visayas Health Referral System Operations Manaual

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Deploy to RAAF Base Amberley, Australia
July 11, 2022 — ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE AMBERLEY, Australia -- U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers arrived from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to support a Pacific Air Forces... MORE