03 September 2020 Today's Americans Will Live Up to Legacy of World War II Generation, Esper Says PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Just like America's World War II generation, today's citizens will defend "democracy, liberty, sovereignty, human rights, mutual respect and the rule of law," Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii today.The secretary spoke at the ceremony aboard the...
03 September 2020 Increasing Interoperability: B-2s, B-1s Join US Marine Corps, Australian Defence Forces in Combined Exercise NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY, Diego Garcia -- B-2 Spirits and B-1 Lancers participated in a combined United States-Australia exercise in Australia’s Northern Territory by providing long-distance air strikes as part of a combined task force with the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin and Australian Defence...
03 September 2020 The U.S. Donates 200 Ventilators to Support Sri Lanka’s Response to COVID-19 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 200 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Sri Lanka, delivering on President Trump’s offer of critically needed supplies and supporting Sri Lanka’s fight against...
03 September 2020 USS Carl Vinson Arrives at San Diego Homeport SAN DIEGO - The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at Naval Air Station North Island, Sept. 2, concluding the ship’s homeport shift from Washington to California.Vinson completed 17 months of maintenance and upgrades at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and...
03 September 2020 Crisis Response: Combat Logistics Battalio-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Prepare NCO's to Lead the Way PHILIPPINE SEA -- Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), attend a class about the CLB’s roll in non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO) and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18).The non-commissioned...