Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2020 Begins

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RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2 starts

Over 2 Million U.S.-Supported Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines Arrive in Cebu, Davao, and Manila

USS Curtis Wilbur

U.S. Delivers a Second Shipment of Emergency Medical Supplies to Bangladesh to Combat Covid-19

Marines, NMCB-4 Seabees rehearse expeditionary advanced base operations

DOD Announces Center to Collaborate on, Advance Shared Interests in Arctic Region

Austin Signs Internal Directive to Unify Department's China Efforts

Two Outstanding Young Malaysians Accepted To U.S. Service Academies

Supplies to Help Sri Lanka Combat Covid-19 Surge.

Jungle Warfare Exercise

Emergency Medical Supplies to Bangladesh to Combat Covid-19

Fleet Week Japan Brings Americans, Japanese Partnership to New Heights

General Charles Flynn Takes Command of U.S. Army Pacific

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand

Exercise Crocodile Response

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 3, 2021) -- Family members wave as the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Exercise Agile Dagger 2021 (AD21). AD21 is a training exercise, with one-third of the Pacific Submarine Force getting underway, to assess warfighting readiness and build capacity for the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released)

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Colin Kahl, undersecretary of defense for policy, speaks at a policy town hall meeting to lay out his priorities in support of the Secretary of Defense’s priorities, May 26, 2021.

Dr. Colin Kahl, hosting his first Town Hall at the Pentagon

The commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. John C. Aquilino, traveled to the Republic of Korea as part of his first overseas trip to meet with senior government officials and reaffirm the United States’ commitment to the security of the Republic of Korea.

ADM Acquilino Visits ROK

A U.S. Naval Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) maneuvers into the ocean from Port Operations, Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, June 1, 2021. Marines from 3d Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and Sailors from Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 integrated to load and transport personnel and equipment in support of exercise Poseidon’s Watchtower. NBU-7 is an operational, forward deployed unit that directly contributes to the core capabilities of U.S. Maritime Sea Power by facilitating the movement of troops, equipment, vehicles and supplies from amphibious shipping across the beach. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of respons

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On June 1, Defense Minister Kishi received a visit from Admiral John Aquilino, the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. They confirmed that cooperation between the Japan Self Defense Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is important to maintain and strengthen a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific.”

U.S. INDOPACOM COMMANDER VISITS JAPAN

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Republic of Korea Navy ship (ROKS) Chungmugong Yi Sun-Sin (DDH 975), Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta (FFH 151) and U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) transit the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020. Ten nations, 22 ships, 1 submarine, and more than 5,300 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from August 17 to 31 at sea around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is a biennial exercise designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships, critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The exercise is a unique training platform designed to enhance interoperability and strategic maritime partnerships. RIMPAC 2020 is the 27th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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