JULY 23, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will travel to Japan and the Philippines this week on his 11th official visit to the Indo-Pacific since taking office. During the 10-day trip, the secretary will meet with his counterparts as the Defense Department continues to strengthen partnerships to support a shared vision for peace, stability and deterrence … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2024
Overseas Troops Get Free Screening of Deadpool & Wolverine
JULY 23, 2024 – U.S. troops in Romania and Lithuania will enjoy complimentary screenings of one of the year’s most hotly anticipated films, thanks to the collaboration between the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and The Walt Disney Company. More than 3,000 service members at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Romania and Pabradė Training Area in Lithuania will be treated … [Read more...]
U.S. Air Force Attends U.K. Airshow
Thousands of attendees view static displays of aircraft from NATO Allied and partner nations during the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England, July 19, 2024. RIAT is the world’s largest military airshow that celebrated the 75th anniversary of NATO and the 50th anniversary of the F-16 Fighting Falcon this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman … [Read more...]
Marines and Sailors Support Aid Efforts in Chuuk
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provide humanitarian disaster relief preparation by offloading approximately one thousand bags of rice and three thousand cases of water to Federal States of Micronesia outer island of Chuuk during exercise Koa Moana 24 in the Chuuk Lagoon, July 5-9, 2024. … [Read more...]
New DOD Strategy Calls for Exercises in Arctic
JULY 23, 2024 - The Defense Department today released its 2024 Arctic Strategy. The strategy acknowledges how environmental changes are affecting the Arctic region, details the implications for U.S. security and spells out how the department plans to be ready to meet new challenges there. "The Arctic region of the United States is critical to the defense of our homeland, the … [Read more...]