19 January 2021 U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Announces Additional US$200,000 for Tropical Cyclone Yasa Recovery U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu -- U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Joseph Cella announced on 15 Jan. 2021, approximately US$200,000 (FJD$406,394) in additional funding to support recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa, one of the most powerful...
19 January 2021 Ambassador to Bangladesh Miller Visits Children’s Home “Shishuder Jonno Amra” DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen visited children’s home Shishuder Jonno Amra, 18 Jan. 2021, to provide donations to the children and to discuss human trafficking with President and Founder Hazera Begum...
15 January 2021 Misawa Operates Through Record Breaking December Snowfall, Demonstrates Joint and Allied Force Readiness MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Joint and allied personnel at Misawa Air Base executed mission-essential training and defense operations directly supporting the Indo-Pacific Command mission while simultaneously receiving a record breaking 72.4 inches of snowfall during the month of December in 2020.The...
15 January 2021 USS Ralph Johnson Returns from Maiden Deployment EVERETT, Wash. -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Everett, Washington, Jan. 14, following its first deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Ralph Johnson first departed Naval Station Everett April...
15 January 2021 DOD's Autonomous Vessel Sails Through Transit Test, Participates in Exercise Dawn Blitz WASHINGTON -- A Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel, part of a partnership between the Defense Department's Strategic Capabilities Office and the Navy, recently traveled a distance of more than 4,700 nautical miles, almost entirely autonomously. Afterward, it participated in exercise Dawn...