23 February 2021 USAID Donates Php16M in Learning Equipment to Support Out-of-School Children and Youth MANILA, Philippines -- As part of the United States’ ongoing commitment to support the Philippine government’s Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) turned over 371 laptop computers worth more than Php16...
22 February 2021 US Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2021 YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. and Japan Self Defense Force will participate in Resilient Shield 2021 from February 22-26, at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region.Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint...
22 February 2021 USS Curtis Wilbur Conducts Trilateral Replenishment-at-sea with Japan, France PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Towada-class replenishment ship JS Hamana (AOE-424) and the French Floréal-class light frigate FNS Prairial to conduct a tri-lateral replenishment-at-sea (RAS),...
22 February 2021 Multi-capable Airmen ‘Agile Combat Employment’ Training at Cope North 21 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --Somewhere above the vast Pacific Ocean, a fighter aircraft has flown for hours, and its fuel supply is running low. Unable to return to its home station for fuel, that's when Agile Combat Employment (ACE) comes into play. Down below on a small island, three Airmen are...
22 February 2021 U.S. Military Turns Over C-130 Hercules Aircraft to Philippine Air Force MANILA, Philippines -- Chargé d’Affaires (CDA) John Law, alongside representatives from the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG), on Thursday turned over the first of two C-130H Hercules Aircraft to be delivered under a recent transfer to Secretary of...