CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, fired their tanks, howitzers and Bradleys during the live fire portion of their rapid deployment readiness exercise at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, Aug. 5-9. The battalion, based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, arrived during  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: WASHINGTON On 5 August 2024, AUKUS partners signed the trilateral Agreement Among the Government of Australia, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation Related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion (the "Agreement"). In March 2023, the AUKUS Leaders announced an ambitious p  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: PACIFIC OCEAN U.S. Marines assigned to Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted an integrated small craft action team training on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 8. Six crews from Light Armored Reconnaissance Company manned two light   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: AOMORI, Japan U.S. Air Force civil engineers from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron at Yokota Air Base and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) engineers participated in a live fire rapid airfield damage repair (RADR) exercise at Draughon Range, north of Misawa Air Base July 8-12, 2024. This joint exercise simulated enemy rocket attacks on the airfield with explosiv  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: EBEYE, Marshall Islands After the Compact of Free Association agreement was signed between the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the United States of America, U.S. Army dental teams traveled to Ebeye, RMI, to perform tooth extractions, provide basic dental care and educate the local population on dental health. *** Original text here: https://www.pacom.mil/Medi  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SOUTH KOREA August 15 is recognized as the birthday of the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army Soldier program, or KATUSA. The program was created only weeks after the Korean War ignited, and to this day KATUSAs continue to serve side-by-side with Eighth Army Soldiers providing priceless support and friendship. The Korean War began June 25, 1950. Roughly   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia The multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2024 officially ended with a closing ceremony at the Five Hills Training Facility near Ulaanbaatar as soldiers from the Mongolian Armed Forces hosted United Nations participants from 20 different nations Aug. 8, 2024. Opening remarks were given by Mongolian Member of the State Great Hural (Pa  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: POHNPEI, Federated States of Micronesia In a demonstration of international camaraderie and community spirit, U.S. Marines and Sailors from Koa Moana 24 have delivered a transformative makeover to the Friends of the Pohnpei Public Library. This significant initiative, led by Combat Logistics Detachment-East from Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regime  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: INDONESIA Members of the Indonesian Navy's elite Komando Pasukan Katak (KOPASKA) engaged in a joint combined exchange training (JCET) with a U.S. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) unit from July 1 to July 26, 2024. The training encompassed various specialized skills, including maritime tactics, close-quarters combat, sniper shooting, tactical combat casualty care, casual  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SINGAPORE Navy Medicine's top researcher, Capt. Franca Jones, commander, Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) visited Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO PACIFIC from July 15-26, traveling across Southeast Asia with command leadership. Jones oversees the eight commands that comprise the Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) enterprise, which contains t  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam The Indo-Pacific Unity Allies and Partners Engineer Summit was held for its fourth year at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 23-26, 2024. Hosted by the Pacific Air Forces Command Civil Engineer, the summit served as a forum for over 120 engineers from around the world to learn, share their views, and collaborate to advance and maintai  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: A 12-person team from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility team travelled to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii to support the diagnoses and repair of potable water system, within two days of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) project team being notified of the problem. The work was performed between June 27 and July 12, 2024, spanning over the 4th of July holiday. The team comprised of very   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met today with Brunei's Minister of Defense II Pehin Halbi at the Pentagon. The two officials discussed U.S.-Brunei defense ties, including security cooperation, maritime domain awareness, and information sharing. Secretary Austin and Pehin Halbi applauded the con  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii Red Flag-Alaska 24-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is scheduled to begin Aug. 15, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through Aug. 30. Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment. Approximately 1800 servic  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: NADI, Fiji Against the backdrop of the scenic Pacific Ocean, and a traditional kava ceremony, the armies of the Republic of Fiji and the United States kicked off the 48th annual Indo-Pacific Armies Management (IPAMS) and the 10th annual Senior Enlisted Forum (SELF) here. IPAMS is the largest conference for land forces in the region and is co-hosted by the Fijian Ar  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea The Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps are scheduled to participate together in a series of combined training events in vicinity of Pohang, Republic of Korea, starting Aug. 12, 2024. Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and the amphibious dock landin  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: TONGYEONG, South Korea On this lazy summer day, the roaring cheers and deafening drumbeats feverishly stirred up the gleaming water and soft breeze in the coastal city of Tongyeong-si, South Korea, during the 15th National Turtle Boat Rowing Competition. Spotted among the boats racing in this annual contest on Aug. 10 was the one flying the flag emblazoned with "US  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: HONIARA, GUADALCANAL IS, Solomon Islands On August 7, 1942, the U.S. deployed its military personnel to the Solomon Islands amid World War II to prevent the Japanese Imperial Navy from creating a defensive opposition and disrupting supply routes to Australia. Thus began the Guadalcanal Campaign. For six months U.S. forces and its allies fought to hold the island of   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited Hawai'i Air National Guard service members from the 154th Force Support Squadron on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawai'i, on Aug. 12, 2024. Paparo met with Brig. Gen. Phillip L. Mallory, commander of the 154th Wing, Hawai'i Air National Guard, and Lt. Col. Love Vazquez, squadron commander of the 154th FSS, as   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: PACIFIC OCEAN The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and the Cavour Carrier Strike Group concluded the first-ever bilateral Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) held in the Indo-Pacific by the U.S. Navy and Italian Navy, Aug. 9. MLDE provides the ships and aircrafts of the two naval forces, comprised of more than 7,500 U.S. and Italian Sailors and Marines, an opportunit  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: PHILIPPINE SEA The U.S. Navy and French Navy joined forces to conduct bilateral operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 13. The operations included U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) and the French Navy Aquitane-class frigate FS Bretagne (D655). "The U.S. 7th Fleet takes regular step  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: KOROR, Palau U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Koror, Palau, after following a scheduled port visit, Aug. 10 14, 2024. Palau is a Pacific Island nation that is part of the freely associated states and part of the Compact of Free Association with the United States. "Thank you to the people of Koror for their warm   more