YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The first wave of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shipments has been delivered to Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 26.After rigorous testing and trials demonstrating the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a COVID-19 vaccine...

INDIAN OCEAN – Vice President Mike Pence called the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, Dec. 25.Pence called Nimitz to provide the nearly 5,000 Sailors and Marines aboard with encouragement during a long deployment and wish them happy holidays.“As a strike group, you have done a wonderful job by all...

PACIFIC OCEAN – The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) completed their sustainment exercise (SUSTEX) and began a scheduled deployment December 23.“Our Sailors worked incredibly hard to make sure we set sail with a healthy, capable, andready crew,” said Capt. Eric Anduze, Theodore...

SUVA, Fiji – Today, the U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Joseph Cella announced the approval of US$100,000 (FJD$204,550) in International Disaster Assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA). These funds will be used to support the...

The first-in-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participated in advanced combined operations with Japan this week in the western Pacific Ocean...