MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By 1st Lt. Anne Pentaleri, 3rd Marine Division In March of 2022, a redesignation ceremony presided over by Commanding Officer Col. Timothy S. Brady, Jr., on Marine Corps Base Hawaii marked the first transition of its kind from 3d Marines, a traditional infantry regiment, to 3d Marine Littoral Regiment. Over the next year, 3d MLR would adopt three subordinate battalions: 3d Littoral Combat Tea  more

FORT BELVOR, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command issued the following news: The commander of the 500th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, was inducted into the Ponca City High School (Oklahoma) Alumni Hall of Fame in September. Col. Carol M. Stauffer was excited to be honored as part of the 2023 induction class. During her acceptance speech, Stauffer noted that "Soldiers bring their communities with them into the Army," and that  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - In a demonstration of preparedness and resilience, 374th Operations Group aircrew swiftly followed the standards and procedures of "Launch to Survive" and launched their aircraft following simulated missile attack warnings during Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Meanwhile, the "dirt boyz" from the 374th Civil Engine  more

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: Cyber Protection Teams from Fleet Cyber Command, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) and Army Threat Systems Management Office strengthened computer networks during a joint Hunt Operation on Department of Defense systems in Hawaii, Aug. 4-12, 2023. U.S. Strategic Command, as a part of its mission to carry out global strategic operations, ran a series of network-strengthening and defense exercises tha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2023: A federal grand jury in Honolulu returned an indictment yesterday charging a Hawaii woman with filing false tax returns, wire fraud, money laundering and structuring related to her fraudulent application for unemployment assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the indictment, for 2016 through 2020, Heidi Cafirma, of Waipahu, filed with the IRS false joint personal tax returns  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: FORT MEADE, Maryland - U.S. Cyber Command will conduct a focused internal defensive cyberspace activity during the month of October. CYBERCOM has identified this event as the International Coordinated Cyber Security Activity, INCCA. This activity will highlight and enhance CYBERCOM's readiness, interoperability, global cyber security posture, cooperation, and supp  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: WEWAK, Papua New Guinea - Pacific Partnership 2023 has concluded its mission stop in Papua New Guinea from a closing ceremony hosted at the Japanese Memorial Park on Wewak Hill, Oct. 20. The largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, Pacific Partnership enables participants, includi  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke over the phone today with Philippine National Security Advisor Eduardo M. Ano. Mr. Sullivan reiterated U.S. support for our Philippine allies following the PRC Coast Guard and maritime militia's dangerous and unlawful actions on October 22 obstructing a routine Philippine resupply to Second Thomas Shoal. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Ano reaffirmed  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Wonsik. The two leaders discussed the important achievements of the U.S.-ROK Alliance over the past year and agreed that the Alliance is continuing to expand the scale and scope of its cooperation  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. I'd like to introduce Admiral John C. Aquilino, commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, and Dr. Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. They will brief you on some newly-declassified images and videos of coercive and risky PLA operational behavior over the last year or   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following news release: U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) successfully intercepted multiple targets in an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) test executed by the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii. The joint test, known as Vigilant Wyvern, demonstrated the capab  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Fighter aircraft from the U.S., Japan, and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral escort flight of a U.S. B-52H Stratofortress Bomber operating in the Indo-Pacific, 22 Oct, 2023. U.S. F-16s from the 80th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing flew alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s from the 8th Air Wing, and Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-15Ks from the 11th Wing. This aerial exercise  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: The text of the following statement was released by U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin. Begin Text: The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) strongly condemn the provision of military equipment and munitions by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the Russ  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SOUTH CHINA SEA - On Oct. 24, 2023, a People's Republic of China J-11 pilot executed an unsafe intercept of a U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft, which was lawfully conducting routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace. During the night time intercept, the PRC pilot flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner, demonstrated poor airmanship by cl  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: TACLOBAN, Philippines - In a historic first, the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) visited partners in Tacloban, Philippines, from Oct. 19 to 23, 2023, and the crew conducted engagements marking a significant milestone in the enduring relationship between the United States and the Philippines. This visit of several days coincided with the observance of the Battle o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) successfully intercepted multiple targets in an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) test executed by the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii. The joint test, known as Vigilant Wyvern, demonstrated the capability of a ballistic  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) successfully intercepted multiple targets in an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) test executed by the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii. The joint test, known as Vigilant Wyvern, demonstrated the capability of a ballistic missile  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: GUAM - The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies completed the biennial combined theater anti-submarine warfare exercise Silent Shark in the vicinity of Guam, Oct. 22. The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) and Sonwonil-class diesel-electric submarine ROKS Jung Ji (SS 073), along with maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft from the  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: GIMHAE AIR BASE, South Korea - United States Air Force representatives from Yokota Air Base, Japan, met Republic of Korea Air Force counterparts at Gimhae Air Base, South Korea, for a week of tactical airlift training and cultural exchange as part of Herk Guardians 23, Oct. 9-13. HG 23 is a bilateral training event designed to advance interoperability between USAF  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: PACIFIC OCEAN - USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducted a live-fire demonstration Oct. 24 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean utilizing a containerized launching system that fired an SM-6 missile at a designated target. The exercise demonstrated the modularity and lethality of Littoral Combat Ships and the ability to successfully integrate a containerized weapons system to engage  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - Military members assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing embarked on a simulated deployment Oct. 19 during Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. This exercise, designed to prepare Airmen for contingencies, serves as a crucible for enhancing efficiency and readiness in the face of real-world crises. It is an essential part of   more