While China's Intimidation of Taiwan Continues, U.S. Remains Committed to Taiwanese Self-Defense

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70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop kicks off Dec. 6 in Guam

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U.S. Army Chemical Company keeps combat units in South Korea ready to fight tonight

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Bangladesh, U.S. Kick Off Bilateral Exercise CARAT Bangladesh

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Maritime forces from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the U.S. Conclude ANNUALEX 2021

2.4 Million $ to Support COVID-19 Vaccination in Laos

Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts Flag Talks with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force

Operation Christmas Drop, or OCD, is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food, tools and clothing to more than 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

PACAF, partner nations deliver critical supplies during 70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Logistics Assistance Representative Galen Cajigal instructed four new maintainers on how to identify, inspect, and make necessary repairs on a CH-47F atf transmission filter during the 25th Infantry Division's Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training rotation. The 402nd Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii supported the division with a Division Logistics Support Element in order to accurately track and deploy U.S. Army Materiel Command assets an capabilities, to include LARs from the Life Cycle Management Commands.

402nd Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii supports inaugural Home Station Combat Training Center

USS Tulsa (LCS 16), KD Lekiu (FFG 30) and KD Lekir (F 26) sail in formation in the Strait of Malacca during Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2021, Nov. 27.

MTA Malaysia concludes, strengthens maritime relationships

USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrives at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Naval Base, Nov. 23, 2021.

USS Frank Cable Arrives in Kure for Port Visit

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, presents a relic from the USS Arizona (BB-39) to the crew of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) in remembrance and commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The relic originates from a section of the superstructure of the Arizona that was removed from the ship when the Arizona Memorial was constructed. The Naval History and Heritage Command authorized the removal of sections of the relics for display and legacy enhancing purposes in 1994.

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Inspired to Share USS Arizona Relics

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 18, 2021. VMFA-112 participated in a joint maritime strike rehearsal with the U.S. Navy off the coast of Okinawa, Nov 19, 2021. U.S. Marines with VMFA-112 routinely train and rehearse joint maritime mission sets in order to maintain readiness to carry out a wide range of operational tasks in a region characterized by vast oceans, seas, and waterways.

U.S. Marines and Sailors Rehearse Maritime Strikes in the Pacific

From Right to Left: Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, Commander of the Washington Air National Guard, Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, the adjutant general, Washington and Brig. Gen. Dan Dent, Commanding General of the Washington Army National Guard attend the memorial ceremony for Royal Malaysian Air Force Col. Hasnol Abu Hassan on Nov. 23, 2021 at the House of Mercy, an all-Muslim cemetery near Covington, Wash. Col. Hasnol Abu Hassan passed away after sustaining a medical emergency during a recent State Partnership Program visit to Washington.

Washington National Guard and Royal Malaysian Air Force honor fallen colleague in unique ceremony

Military vehicles move down a road at the Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group in Fort Polk, La., Nov. 24, 2020.

Prototype Aims to Reduce Fuel Use, Improve Tactical Vehicle Performance

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 takes off from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 18, 2021. VMFA-112 participated in a joint maritime strike rehearsal with the U.S. Navy off the coast of Okinawa, Nov 19, 2021. U.S. Marines with VMFA-112 routinely train and rehearse joint maritime mission sets in order to maintain readiness to carry out a wide range of operational tasks in a region characterized by vast oceans, seas, and waterways.

U.S. Marines and Sailors Rehearse Maritime Strikes in the Pacific

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While China's Intimidation of Taiwan Continues, U.S. Remains Committed to Taiwanese Self-Defense

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TAIWAN STRAIT - Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) transits the Taiwan Strait during a routine transit, Aug. 27. Kidd is deployed supporting Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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