15 March 2023 Five Indo-Pacific Nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 “Red Lancers” and VP-45 “Pelicans” join the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), India Navy (INN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) to...
03 March 2023 USS Rafael Peralta Conducts Jeju, Republic of Korea Port Visit JEJU, Republic of Korea – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) departed Jeju, Republic of Korea following a scheduled port visit March 3...
23 January 2023 SECNAV Awards Navy Cross to Retired Korean War Veteran SAN DIEGO - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded the Navy Cross to retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams for his exploits during the Korean War at a ceremony at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, Jan. 20...
19 January 2023 Sri Lanka and U.S. Militaries Commence CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps began exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Sri Lanka 2023 with the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) in Colombo, Jan. 19, 2023...
12 December 2022 Hicks Says U.S. Strengthening Indo-Pacific Alliances WASHINGTON -- Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks spoke at the 2022 Aspen Security Forum yesterday about the DOD's pacing challenge...
24 October 2022 Allies, Modernization at Heart of U.S.-Japan Efforts in Indo-Pacific WASHINGTON - The international rules-based order that served the world well, is under attack and the United States and Japan need to work even closer together to defend, maintain and strengthen the order, Ely Ratner, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs said...
19 October 2022 USS Daniel Inouye Rescues Fishing Vessel in Vicinity of Hawaii PEARL HARBOR - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), assisted the Commercial Fishing Vessel Sea Diamond in towing operation back to Honolulu following casualty to Sea Diamond’s engine, in the vicinity of Hawaii Operating Area, (JBPHH), October 18...
06 October 2022 U.S., Japan, and the Republic of Korea Conduct a Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise SEA OF JAPAN - Following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) ballistic missile launch over Japan on Oct. 4 (local time), which was part of a larger series of launches over the past two weeks, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and Arleigh...
21 September 2022 COMSUBPAC Visits JMSDF and U.S. Navy Leadership YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to Japan Sept. 12 through Sept. 14, 2022 to meet with U.S. Navy leadership and strengthen existing ties with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)...
19 September 2022 READOUT: Pacific Fleet commander’s travel to Tonga, September 15-16 Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to Nuku’alofa, Tonga, September 15-16, 2022 to affirm the longstanding partnership and bilateral relationship between the Kingdom of Tonga and the United States.Paparo met with senior Tongan officials...