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DOD Official Says Sub Agreement Will Help Guarantee Free, Open Indo-Pacific
March 15, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- U.S. defense officials believe the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) enhanced security partnership will go a long way to guaranteeing stability and security in the... MORE

JBER partakes in Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023
March 15, 2023 — The U.S. Transportation Command kicked off Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023’s field training portion with key players from 673d Medical Group and Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Alaska National Guard at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska on March 13... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Christen Chandler writes down notes on a paper in front of an Airman

13th MEU Conducts Expeditionary Strike Force Operations in the South China Sea
March 15, 2023 — South China Sea -- The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group conducted Expeditionary Strike Force (ESF) operations with the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the... MORE

Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante's meeting with the Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense, Acquisition Program Administration, Mr. Eom Dong-hwan
March 15, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Jeff Jurgensen provided the following readout:The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante, welcomed Mr. Eom... MORE

USS Makin Island Participates in Cobra Gold 2023
March 15, 2023 — THAILAND -- Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) finished operation Cobra Gold 2023 while... MORE

Agile Reaper 23-1 wraps up a successful ACE Exercise in Guam and Tinian
March 14, 2023 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1, an Agile Combat Employment exercise that took place on Guam and Tinian, came to a close with a constructive and positive conclusion mid-March, 2023... MORE

Marine Littoral Regiment Concludes Historic Exercise, Set to Join Stand-in Forces: ‘From This Point Forward, We Are Integrating Them into Our Operations’
March 14, 2023 — CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- MLR-TE marked the first field training exercise featuring a MLR with all of its subordinate battalions integrated into a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operating... MORE

Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on AUKUS Optimal Pathway Announcement
March 14, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- Today, I was honored to join President Biden, Australian Prime Minister Albanese, and U.K. Prime Minister Sunak as they announced the AUKUS Optimal Pathway, a commitments-based, phased... MORE

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary at Camp Zama
March 14, 2023 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) celebrated its 10-year anniversary of the establishment of a JGSDF camp at Camp Zama with a ceremony and reception held here March 4.The... MORE

JGSDF celebrates 10-year anniversary at Camp Zama

Public Advisory: U.S. Coast Guard Invites Public in Saipan to View Coast Guard Helicopter, Meet the Crew
March 14, 2023 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point and crew are scheduled to hold a search and rescue demonstration and static display in... MORE

U.S. Participating in Second IPEF Negotiating Round in Indonesia
March 14, 2023 — JAKARTA , U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- A U.S. interagency delegation is in Bali, Indonesia for the second negotiating round of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF),... MORE

USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launches
March 13, 2023 — We are aware of the ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or... MORE

US Marines, Japanese Forces Conclude Frst Japan-based Iron Fist Exercise
March 13, 2023 — OKINAWA, Japan -- Today, members of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) and U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed the first Japan-based Iron Fist exercise. Iron Fist is... MORE

US Marines, Japanese forces conclude first Japan-based Iron Fist Exercise

Senior U.S. and ROK Marine Corps Generals Meet in Republic of Korea
March 13, 2023 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP MUJUK, Republic of Korea -- Marine Corps leaders from the Republic of Korea (ROK) and United States met here, ahead of an annual theater-level exercise.Republic of Korea Marine... MORE

U.S. Marines Join Republic of Korea Marine Corps Allies for Exercise Freedom Shield 23
March 13, 2023 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP MUJUK, South Korea -- U.S. Marines deployed from Japan and the United States ahead of large-scale combined exercise with their Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Corps counterparts,... MORE

Army Sustainment Command Command Team Visits 403rd AFSB in South Korea
March 13, 2023 — CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- The Command Team from U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) conducted a whirlwind battlefield circulation visit of the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade in South Korea,... MORE

Port Dawg Rodeo
March 13, 2023 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Service members from the Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force participated in the first Port Dawg Rodeo hosted at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 1.Airmen from... MORE

Department of Defense Releases the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget
March 13, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget"The FY 2024 budget is the most strategy-driven request we've ever produced from the... MORE

11th Airborne Division Hosts Historic All-women Jump
March 10, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division conducted an all-women jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7,... MORE

VP-10, Malaysian Armed Forces Strengthen Ties through Bilateral Training
March 10, 2023 — MALAYSIA -- The “Red Lancers” joined members of the Malaysian Armed Forces (RMAF) in holding presentations, conducting static displays, and hosting demonstration flights. The static display served as... MORE

New Zealand Receives First of Four P-8A Poseidons