CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Although the COVID-19 vaccine is voluntary, Army leaders who received doses here Jan. 6 wholeheartedly recommend getting it.“It’s an important step toward getting back to a sense of normalcy and making sure our community is healthy and safe,” said Col. Thomas Matelski, commander...

U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India -- Good afternoon everyone.Thank you very much Sunjoy for that kind introduction, and thanks as well to ORF for hosting this event.I come before you today to give my Farewell Address as the United States Ambassador to India. For me, it is a time of deep gratitude...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Forward Deployed Naval Forces from U.S. 7th Fleet began receiving the initial COVID-19 vaccinations Jan. 5 at U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka.Vice Adm. Bill Merz, members of the 7th Fleet staff, and Sailors from USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), 7th Fleet Flagship, were among the first forward...

DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska -- The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived Tuesday in Dutch Harbor for a logistics stop 30 days into a months-long Arctic deployment to protect the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security throughout the polar region.The 44-year-old heavy icebreaker...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA – Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” received their initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine here Jan. 4, 2021Spartan medics and physicians were the first to receive the first of two doses...