01 June 2023 U.S. Army Garrison Japan Exercises Emergency Response CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- U.S. Army Garrison Japan held a no-notice exercise Tuesday to test its ability to conduct emergency operations.The exercise focused on a very real threat for the region—a typhoon.The typhoon season in Japan runs from May through October, with most activity occurring between July...
01 June 2023 The U.S. Providing Nearly $17 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Response to Tropical Cyclone Mocha in Burma U.S. Embassy in Burma -- The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing nearly $17 million in additional humanitarian assistance to respond to humanitarian needs following the devastating impact of Cyclone Mocha in Burma, where more than five million...
31 May 2023 Fact Sheet: Secretary Austin's Seventh Trip to the Indo-Pacific Region WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin's seventh trip to the Indo-Pacific comes at a time when the Department of Defense is doing more than ever with U.S. allies and partners to strengthen peace, stability, and deterrence at the heart of a free and open regional vision.In Japan,...
31 May 2023 Andersen AFB Updates on Services post Typhoon Mawar ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Members of Team Andersen continue to prevail in the wake of Typhoon Mawar and persevere through the lack of services across the island; meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Paul Fast, 36th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas Taylor, 36th Wing command chief, hold a town...
31 May 2023 Decorated American Officer’s Last Remains to Head Home After 58 Years U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- The last remains of one of America’s most decorated officers, Major General Harry Kleinbeck Pickett, who fought in both World War I and World War II, is being returned home to the United States for re-burial at Arlington National Cemetery.Major General Pickett...