19 August 2020 USS Mustin Transits the Taiwan Strait PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Aug. 18 local time.The Mustin conducted the routine transit from the East China Sea to the South China Sea in accordance with international law. U.S. Navy ships...
19 August 2020 USAID Provides Ventilators to Fiji, Kiribati, and Nauru to Respond to COVID-19 SUVA -- The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 50 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Fiji, Kiribati, and Nauru to assist their fight against COVID-19.U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, Nauru and Kiribati Joseph Cella said, “The United States of...
19 August 2020 U.S. Government Launches New Project for Out-of-School Youth in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a new project that will support the education, employment, and livelihood needs of at least 180,000 out-of-school youth across the Philippines.Through the five-year, Php1.9...
18 August 2020 Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2020 Begins PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Ten nations, 22 surface ships, one submarine, multiple aircraft, and approximately 5,300 personnel will participate in an at-sea-only iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled Aug. 17-31, in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands.The at-sea-only...
18 August 2020 US Demonstrates Airpower in Indo-Pacific Region with Simultaneous Bomber Missions JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Demonstrating airpower, bomber and fighter aircrew assigned and deployed to Pacific Air Forces launched four B-1 Lancers, two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers, and four F-15C Eagles and conducted Bomber Task Force (BTF) missions simultaneously with joint and...