01 December 2015 Promoting the Long-Term Sustainability and Security of the Space Environment BEIJING, China -- Good morning. I am very pleased to be here today in Beijing to discuss space security in one of the most dynamic regions of the world. I would like to thank my fellow co-hosts, the Governments of China, Laos, and Russia, for all of their hard work and cooperation in organizing this...
01 December 2015 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Shallow Water Egress Training OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit took part in the Shallow Water Egress Training program Nov. 17, 2015 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.The SWET program is a one-day course that teaches Marines how to survive if a helicopter were to crash in water. SWET is just...
01 December 2015 Troops Qualify for Expert Field Medical Badge CAMP CASEY, South Korea - The annual Expert Field Medical Badge qualification course was recently conducted for Eighth Army medical personnel on the Korean Peninsula. The 12-day course was conducted to recognize Soldiers demonstrating the level of professional skill and proficiency necessary to...
01 December 2015 U.S.-Brunei High Level Officials' Meeting Washington, DC - A delegation of senior U.S. officials, including Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowski, Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Craig Allen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Scot Marciel, and Special Representative to...
01 December 2015 U.S. Marines, Malaysian Soldiers Complete MALUS AMPHEX 15 TANDUO, Malaysia – Darkness fills the confined space. The aroma of exhaust and burning fuel is in the air. Some rest their eyes while others bow their heads mentally preparing. Suddenly the sound of metallic tracks making contact with the beach catches everyone’s attention. “We’re on the beach,”...
30 November 2015 Navy in Hawaii Makes Strides Toward Energy Security in 2015 PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Using innovation, ingenuity and incentivized strategies, Navy Region Hawaii and its partners are achieving greater energy efficiency. The latest milestone will be recognized Dec. 15, as USS Preble wins an energy conservation award.On Dec. 15, Rear Adm. John Fuller, commander,...
30 November 2015 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Japanese Minister of Defense during PACOM Tour JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, hosted the Japanese Minister of Defense, Gen Nakatani, Nov. 23, as part of Nakatani's tour of U.S. Pacific Command and its component commands. Robinson and Nakatani met to discuss the ongoing...
30 November 2015 A Defector's Struggle: Soldiers Learn Full Value of Defending Freedom OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A middle-aged North Korean woman sits in the Osan Community Activity Center with her hands wringing as she speaks to a small group of U.S. Army Soldiers."I was fooled by my country," she said. "When I was a kid, I was educated that the reason the North and South are not...
30 November 2015 Joint Statement on the ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Partnership We, Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America, gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 21 November 2015 for the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Summit. Today, we elevated our relationship to the ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Partnership...
27 November 2015 Kadena Airmen Tour Naha Air Base, Build Bilateral Relations NAHA AIR BASE, Japan -- Approximately 40 Airmen from Kadena Air Base interacted with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts during an extensive tour of Naha Air Base Nov. 20, as part of a new wing exchange program.The tour entailed an overall mission briefing at the wing headquarters...
01 December 2015 Promoting the Long-Term Sustainability and Security of the Space Environment BEIJING, China -- Good morning. I am very pleased to be here today in Beijing to discuss space security in one of the most dynamic regions of the world. I would like to thank my fellow co-hosts, the Governments of China, Laos, and Russia, for all of their hard work and cooperation in organizing this...
01 December 2015 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Shallow Water Egress Training OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit took part in the Shallow Water Egress Training program Nov. 17, 2015 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.The SWET program is a one-day course that teaches Marines how to survive if a helicopter were to crash in water. SWET is just...
01 December 2015 Troops Qualify for Expert Field Medical Badge CAMP CASEY, South Korea - The annual Expert Field Medical Badge qualification course was recently conducted for Eighth Army medical personnel on the Korean Peninsula. The 12-day course was conducted to recognize Soldiers demonstrating the level of professional skill and proficiency necessary to...
01 December 2015 U.S.-Brunei High Level Officials' Meeting Washington, DC - A delegation of senior U.S. officials, including Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowski, Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Craig Allen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Scot Marciel, and Special Representative to...
01 December 2015 U.S. Marines, Malaysian Soldiers Complete MALUS AMPHEX 15 TANDUO, Malaysia – Darkness fills the confined space. The aroma of exhaust and burning fuel is in the air. Some rest their eyes while others bow their heads mentally preparing. Suddenly the sound of metallic tracks making contact with the beach catches everyone’s attention. “We’re on the beach,”...
30 November 2015 Navy in Hawaii Makes Strides Toward Energy Security in 2015 PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Using innovation, ingenuity and incentivized strategies, Navy Region Hawaii and its partners are achieving greater energy efficiency. The latest milestone will be recognized Dec. 15, as USS Preble wins an energy conservation award.On Dec. 15, Rear Adm. John Fuller, commander,...
30 November 2015 Pacific Air Forces Hosts Japanese Minister of Defense during PACOM Tour JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, hosted the Japanese Minister of Defense, Gen Nakatani, Nov. 23, as part of Nakatani's tour of U.S. Pacific Command and its component commands. Robinson and Nakatani met to discuss the ongoing...
30 November 2015 A Defector's Struggle: Soldiers Learn Full Value of Defending Freedom OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A middle-aged North Korean woman sits in the Osan Community Activity Center with her hands wringing as she speaks to a small group of U.S. Army Soldiers."I was fooled by my country," she said. "When I was a kid, I was educated that the reason the North and South are not...
30 November 2015 Joint Statement on the ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Partnership We, Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America, gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 21 November 2015 for the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Summit. Today, we elevated our relationship to the ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Partnership...
27 November 2015 Kadena Airmen Tour Naha Air Base, Build Bilateral Relations NAHA AIR BASE, Japan -- Approximately 40 Airmen from Kadena Air Base interacted with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts during an extensive tour of Naha Air Base Nov. 20, as part of a new wing exchange program.The tour entailed an overall mission briefing at the wing headquarters...