CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SOUTH KOREA Soldiers from Eighth Army's 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade participated in Keen Sword 25, which concluded Nov. 1. Keen Sword is a joint bilateral exercise designed to increase readiness and interoperability between the U.S. and Japan. Seventeen service members from E Battery, 6-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion participated in a joint field trainin  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: HONOLULU More than 300 cyber and critical infrastructure experts converged on Honolulu, both virtually and in-person, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, to attend the second iteration of the Indo-Pacific Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Workshop and continue discussions about the cybersecurity challenges of critical infrastructure in today's constantly evolving cyber contested   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP FUJI, Japan -- On October 19, 1979, a typhoon's destructive winds led to a fire breaking out on Camp Fuji. Nearly 45 years after a fire aboard Camp Fuji caused destruction, injured dozens, and killed 13, Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji members were joined by siblings, survivors, and distinguished leaders to remember the tragic event. The memorial ceremony was attended b  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP HUMPHREYS, GYEONGGIDO [KYONGGI-DO], South Korea U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliot Rappoport, 2nd Infantry Division, G-6, Eighth Army, presented capabilities and best practices of a PR-200 spectrum analyzer, during a Combined Republic of Korea United States Information Operations teambuilding event, held on Oct. 10, 2024. Attendees included the ROK Information Ope  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Pete Nguyen provided the following statement: The Department of Defense is pleased to announce Maj. Gen. Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum as the new director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), effective early 2025. Maj. Gen. Vares-Lum's leadership as President of the East-West Center and her 34 years of service in the U.S  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: PACIFIC OCEAN "Flight quarters, flight quarters! Man your flight quarters stations now manning for event two," Cmdr. Matthew Voss, head of air department aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), also known as "Air Boss," called out over the flight deck intercom on Oct. 2, 2024. From his perch in primary flight control, Voss watched the dec  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan 38th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade deployed several units to strategic air defense positions across Honshu, Japan in support of Keen Sword 25 (KS25), demonstrating the capability to help create and support a joint and bilateral Air Defense network between U.S. joint forces and allies. KS25 was a joint-bilateral field training exercise he  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SINGAPORE The Singapore Army, led by Brig. Gen. Tan Cheng Kwee, Chief of Staff General Staff of the Singapore Armed Forces, hosted a delegation from Pacific Marines, led by Maj. Gen. Daniel L. Shipley, deputy commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), for the 2024 iteration of the MARFORPAC Singapore Army Staff Talks on October 7-10, 2024. The Staff  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- In September and October 2024, the 59th Medical Wing hosted a team of five nurses from the Royal Thai Air Force, based at Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, a primary care provider for RTAF personnel and the local community. The visiting nurses immersed themselves in the U.S. Air Force's healthcare system, gaining insights into global medical readin  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: YOKOSUKA, Japan Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, and members of the U.S. 7th Fleet Staff met with key leaders and counterparts of the Indonesian Navy as part of a leadership engagement onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Oct. 23-24., During the two-day visit, Kacher met with First Admiral I Gung Putu Alit Jaya, Head of Naval Operation and   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: NEW DELHI, India Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), Lt. Gen. Johnson P. Mathew, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Deputy Commander, Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, co-chaired the 21st Military Cooperation Group (MCG) at Manekshaw Centre, India, Nov. 5-6, 2024. This latest meeting advanced shared objectives to stre  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MRF-SEA PRESS RELEASE BATAM, Indonesia U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), and elements of Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia (KORMAR), began Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 today aboard Yonif 10 Marinir, Batam, Indonesia. This year's iteration of Keris MAREX, taking place from Nov. 6 to 19, marks the exercise's third year in execution. Keris MAREX, a  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: LUMUT, Malaysia The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps joined forces with the Royal Malaysian Navy to conclude the 2024 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Lumut, Perak. Over eight days, both nations engaged in joint activities that strengthened military cooperation and tackled shared maritime security challenges across the Indo-Pacific. Celebratin  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SANTA RITA, Guam The U.S. Coast Guard recently concluded its support for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Forum Fisheries Agency's (FFA) Operation Kurukuru, a vital annual operation led by Pacific Island countries across the region's vast maritime territory from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1, 2024. This coordinated effort, conducted over two weeks, covered approximately 23.3 mil  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force Darwin 24.3 completed a six-month rotation to Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, closing a deployment marked by a series of multinational exercises and partnership engagements across the Indo-Pacific region from April to October. The rotational deployment is part of a 25-  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska During Operation POLAR VORTEX, a Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element (NALE) led by U.S. 3rd Fleet and supported by U.S. Fleet Forces was embedded into the bi-national Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region to manage the integration of naval and air activity at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command 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. bomber operating in the Indo-Pacific, Nov. 3, 2024. Two U.S. F-16 from the 36th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Wing flew with four Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s from the 8th Air Wing and four Republic of Korea Air Force F-15Ks from the 11th Fighter Wing to escort one U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September 2024 than a year earlier in 260 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 101 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas. The largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase in September occurred in Kokomo, Indiana (+4.0 percentage points). Thirty-five other areas had rate increases of at least 1.0 percentage point.  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 5 -- 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, spoke to cadets from the Korea Military Academy during their visit to USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2024. Paparo emphasized the importance of leadership, morale and the strategic alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States to future leaders who will uphold the linchpin of sec  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: We are aware of the DPRK's multiple ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns these actions, as well as last week's intercontinental ballistic missile launch, and calls on the DPRK to refrain from further unlawful and destabilizing acts. While we have assessed tha  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MALAKAL, Republic of Palau The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) departed the Republic of Palau after a regularly scheduled port call, Oct. 27. The Republic of Palau was the ninth port call of Emory S. Land's current deployment, which began May 17. "It was only a brief visit, but an unforgettable one," said Capt. Brent Spillner, commanding officer of Emory   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SOUTH KOREA The 65th Medical Brigade in the Republic of Korea invited Dr. Amy Adler, Senior Scientist with the Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), and Capt. George Mesias, Clinical Social Work Researcher at WRAIR, to give talks on behavioral health at the 38th Parallel Healthcare Training Symposium in  more