19 April 2021 B-52 Bombers Deploy to Guam for Bomber Task Force Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- In correlation with a Bomber Task Force (BTF) deployment, four U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft recently returned to Andersen Air Base, Guam, to conduct operations in the Indo-Pacific region.The aircraft deployed from the 2nd Bomb Wing,...
17 March 2021 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Meeting with Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi of Japan WASHINGTN -- Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held his first in-person bilateral engagement with Japanese Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi, today in Tokyo. During the meeting, Secretary Austin reaffirmed the importance of the...
15 March 2021 Readout of Annual Bilateral Meeting Between Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense David Helvey and Thailand's Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary General Natt Intracharoen WASHINGTON -- On March 10-11, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs David F. Helvey and Thailand's Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary General Natt Intracharoen led the 6th U.S.-Thailand Defense Strategic Talks. It was one of the first bilateral dialogues with a...
24 October 2016 PACAF Hosts Republic of Korea Air Force Academy Cadets to Promote Interoperability, Partnership JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces hosted 78 Republic of Korea Air Force Academy cadets during an immersion here Oct. 19. The visit was part of an effort to build a foundation of partnership and interoperability between PACAF Airmen and future ROKAF leaders.“Since 1950 our...
24 October 2016 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines Learn Lifesaving Skills AT SEA -- During the two-day course, Marines from across the 31st MEU learned emergency medical response techniques to respond to casualty situations, according to Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Watts, a hospital corpsman and course instructor with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU.“CLS gives...