Navy MH60-Knighthawk helicopter could safely recover the passengers. The Atlas team was relieved by a Canadian CC-130J Hercules also from Mobility Guardian until a U.S. A French A400M Atlas crew launched from Anderson Air Force Base Guam in less than 10 minutes and located the disabled vessel in dangerous seas using night-vision goggles. and coalition forces saved 11 lives last week in response to a civilian distress call off the coast of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands. We'd like to highlight a moment of real-world heroism during the exercise. and partner and allied forces across the Pacific. We call upon Iran to immediately cease these destabilizing actions that threaten the free flow of commerce through this strategic waterway of which the world depends on for more than one fifth of the world's oil supply.Īnd finally this week, Air Mobility Command is participating in Exercise Mobility Guardian, involving more than 15,000 U.S. In light of this continued threat and in coordination with our partners and allies, the department is increasing our presence and ability to monitor the strait and surrounding waters. One attempt included an Iranian Navy ship firing upon the merchant vessel. interests and safeguard freedom of navigation in the region.Īs you'll remember, on July 5th, the Iranian Navy attempted to illegally seize two merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. Central Command Area of Responsibility to defend U.S. Shifting to the CENTCOM Area of Operations, in response to a number of recent alarming events in the Strait of Hormuz, the Secretary of Defense has ordered the deployment of the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, F-35 fighters and F-16 fighters to the U.S. They will join ministers of defense and chiefs of defense from nearly 50 nations from around the world to discuss Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and continue close coordination to provide Ukraine with the security assistance they need to protect their people and defend their country. Hopefully, you've already gotten it in your email, but it should be online at .Īnd just to reiterate, speaking of UDGC, Secretary Austin and Chairman Milley will host a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group tomorrow morning. A full readout of that call will be posted. So earlier today, Secretary Austin spoke with Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov to discuss security assistance to Ukraine and to receive an update on operations in advance of tomorrow's Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. Just a few items here at the top, and then I'd be happy to take some of your questions. DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Hi, everyone.
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