13 June 2023 U.S. and Indonesian Air Forces Participating in Cope West 23 Exercise U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia -- Service members and aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing and the Indonesian Air Force will participate in Cope West 2023, a bilateral, tactical fighter exercise at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, June 12-23.Approximately...
12 June 2023 U.S. and Indonesian Air Forces Will Participate in Cope West 23 Exercise JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Service members and aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing and the Indonesian Air Force will participate in Cope West 2023, a bilateral, tactical fighter exercise at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, June 12-23.Approximately...
12 June 2023 Four Nations’ Navies Flex Partnership While Operating in the Western Pacific PHILIPPINE SEA -- Ships from the navies of Japan, France and Canada joined two U.S. Navy carrier strike groups to operate as a unified force in the Philippine Sea, June 9.The aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) met the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s large-deck...
12 June 2023 Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Travels to USINDOPACOM, the Republic of Korea, and Japan WASHINGTON -- Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. David Herndon provided the following readout:Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl departed for travel to the Indo-Pacific today. While in Hawaii, he is scheduled to engage with senior officials at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,...
12 June 2023 U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards Conduct Trilateral Engagements in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew departed the Philippines Thursday following the first trilateral engagements between the U.S., Philippine, and Japan Coast Guards.Stratton’s crew conducted professional exchanges and joint operations in port and at sea...