CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea - The 2nd Infantry Division / ROK-US Combined Division held a 'Combined Training Conference' to discuss over 130 combined trainings scheduled for this year. The conference took place at the War Room of Freeman Hall at Camp Humphreys on the 30th. The purpose of the meeting was to coordinate the combined training schedule and detailed plan  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea - The 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division announces the arrival of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment to the Republic of Korea as the next Korea Rotational Force, continuing the longstanding commitment to regional security and stability. Transitioning from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division, the 3rd Cava  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the interstate movement of fresh wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) for consumption from Hawaii into the continental United States (CONUS). The assessment describes potential pests associated with the commodity. APHIS shares draft pest risk assessments to determine whether stakeholders have information that might lead us  more

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By the 413th Contracting Support Brigade staffJanuary 25, 2024 Members of the 413th Contracting Support Brigade assessed their ability to provide support throughout the Indo-Pacific region while exercising their readiness posture in an Army Contracting Command External Evaluation that concluded Jan. 24 here. The ACC External Evaluation 2.0 measured the 413th CSB's training proficiency while testing t  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - The U.S. military and the Japan Self Defense Forces began conducting a bilateral command post exercise Keen Edge 24, with the participation of Australian Defence Force beginning Feb. 1, 2024. The exercise, which will run until Feb. 8, is the latest in a series of joint/multilateral command post exercises designed to increase our integrated joint operational ca  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Today, the Department of Defense released an update to the names of "Chinese military companies" operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statutory requirement of Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Updating the Section 1260H list of "Chinese military companies" is an important continuing effort in highlight  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Pan Pacific Retail Management (USA) Co. and its Hawaii-based subsidiaries Times Supermarket, Don Quijote (USA) Co. Ltd., and Marukai Hawaii Co. Ltd. regarding claims of distribution or sale of unregistered disinfectants and other products, including purported antimicrobials. Sale and distribution of  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - The HH-60W Jolly Green IIs from the 55th Rescue Generation Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, arrived at their new duty station, Kadena Air Base, Japan, January 26, 2024. The HH-60W is the successor to the HH-60G "Pave Hawk" and built on the established framework of the UH-60M "Black Hawk" production model. Alternatively known as the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: * * * All Or Parts Of 8 States And 2 Territories Affected * * * The Internal Revenue Service today reminded disaster-area taxpayers who received extensions to file their 2022 returns that these returns are due on Feb. 15, 2024. Eligible taxpayers were those affected by various disasters that occurred between Aug. 8 and Oct. 9, 2023. This included Hurricane  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan - From February 1 to 8, 2024, Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Marines and Sailors from III Marine Expeditionary Force will simulate a large-scale theater-level command post exercise, Keen Edge 24, across the southwest islands. Approximately 1,350 Marines, Sailors, and Self-Defense Forces from III MEF and West  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The National Park Service Hawaii Volcanoes National Park issued the following news release: A construction project to repair, improve or remove damaged buildings and infrastructure at the summit of Kilauea volcano is underway in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. On Wednesday, contractors fenced off Jaggar Museum, the former US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS HVO) buildings at Uekahuna and part of the parking lot. The buildings were structurally damaged  more

HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- The National Park Service Hawaii Volcanoes National Park issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: February 2024 Notice of Flight Operations Hawaii Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for February 2024: February 5 & 8 between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. for transporting sling loads and crew for invasive guinea grass control work in the coastal backcountry from sea level to 2,400-ft elevation. February 20 between 6:30 a.m. and 8:3  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news release: By MC2 Griffin Kersting In the face of emergencies, military and civilian security personnel must be ready to defend and protect. Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain 2024 (CS-SC24), scheduled for February 5 through the 16th, is one of the Navy's primary exercises for ensuring its security personnel have all the tools necessary to respond to changing and dynamic threats. Naval installations in the Nationa  more

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Jan. 31 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news release: Northwest Navy bases will participate in an annual anti-terrorism force protection exercise called Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2024 (CS/SC 24) February 5-16. Measures are being taken to minimize disruptions within local communities and to normal base operations, but there may be times when the exercise causes increased traffic around bases or delays in base access due to tempor  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. Martin Meiners provided the following readout: Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner met with Australia's First Assistant Secretary Bernard Philip at the Pentagon today to discuss growing defense and security cooperation between the United States and Australia. The two officials emphasized their commitment to further deepen defense cooper  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo hosted the Ninth Multilateral Maritime Virtual Key Leadership Engagement from Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2024. Representatives from 16 nations participated in the engagement, including 10 heads of navies within Oceania, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South America and the Indian Ocean regions. The leaders engaged in a comprehensive  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Jen Daskal will lead an interagency U.S. delegation to Beijing, the People's Republic of China (PRC) on January 30-31, to launch the U.S.-PRC Counternarcotics Working Group. The Counternarcotics Working Group is part of ongoing efforts to resume bilateral cooperation to combat global illicit drug manufacturing and   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: PAYA LEBAR AIR BASE, Singapore - Two B-1B Lancers assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, Jan. 18-24, as part of the United States Air Force's regular training and engagements with key partners in the region. "Events like these are really important for us to get out and interact   more