21 April 2015 Improving Disaster Response through a Reliable Blood Supply The U.S.military works with Asia-Pacific partner nations to improve HumanitarianAssistance and Disaster Response capacity by helping ensure a reliable andinteroperable blood supply throughout the region.Since 2009,the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Blood Safety Program has worked with civilianand...
20 April 2015 Diverse System Creates Exponential Training 0pportunities "Our goal is to simulate a big war; with live, virtual and constructive trainingwe can increase the scope of the exercise, simulating large scaleconflict."What this means, said Lt. Col. Dennis Lincoln, the 353rdCombat Training Squadron director of operations, is during RED FLAG-Alaska andother...
20 April 2015 31st Iteration of Balikatan Kicks Off Government officials and senior military leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Armed Forces announced the opening of Exercise Balikatan 2015 at Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Republic of the Philippines, April 20.Balikatan, which translates to “shoulder-to-shoulder” in Filipino, is an...
20 April 2015 Blue Ridge Arrives in Zhanjiang to Promote Maritime Cooperation U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Zhanjiang April 20 for a port visit building relationships and reinforcing positive navy-to-navy exchanges with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) South Sea Fleet.As Blue Ridge moored pierside, members of PLA(N) greeted the ship with...
20 April 2015 U.S. Envoy Allen at East Asia Summit Symposium in Singapore Remarks at the East Asia Summit SymposiumThank you Professor Rohan for your generous introduction and thank you for your generous welcome to the East Asia Summit Symposium.This is the second time I have been to Singapore in the past few months but this is my first visit since the passing of this...
20 April 2015 U.S., Japan, South Korea Hold Trilateral Security Talks The United States, South Korea and Japan today concluded what a joint statement called a “productive and substantive” two-day security meeting here. Officials said the meeting was held to enhance trilateral defense cooperation in light of the evolving security environment in the region. Yoo...
20 April 2015 Submarine Group 7 Strengthens Ties with the Indonesian Submarine Force Rear Adm. William R. Merz, Commander, Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU 7), met with representatives from the Indonesian submarine force in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 14 in order to strengthen a dynamic working relationship between the two navies.The primary focus of the staff talks was to establish...
17 April 2015 Republic of Korea, United States, Japan Defense Trilateral Talks Joint Statement The Republic of Korea, the United States of America, and Japan held a productive and substantive security meeting from April 16-17 in Washington, District of Columbia, to enhance trilateral defense cooperation in light of the evolving security environment in the region. ROK Deputy Minister for...
17 April 2015 U.S., Singapore Senior Enlisted Leaders Tour USS Fort Worth and Singapore Navy Diving Unit U.S. Pacific Command Fleet Master Chief Mark Rudes visited Singapore for a Senior Enlisted Leaders (SEL) exchange with the Master Chief of the Singapore Navy April 15-17.The event was part of an SEL exchange program that began in Singapore last fall. During the visit, Rudes joined senior enlisted...
17 April 2015 Carter Discusses Top National Security Priorities Defense Secretary Ash Carter today discussed his top priorities and other defense issues at a Pentagon news conference.Carter met with reporters along with Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Defense Priorities The secretary said his first priority is to help President...
21 April 2015 Improving Disaster Response through a Reliable Blood Supply The U.S.military works with Asia-Pacific partner nations to improve HumanitarianAssistance and Disaster Response capacity by helping ensure a reliable andinteroperable blood supply throughout the region.Since 2009,the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Blood Safety Program has worked with civilianand...
20 April 2015 Diverse System Creates Exponential Training 0pportunities "Our goal is to simulate a big war; with live, virtual and constructive trainingwe can increase the scope of the exercise, simulating large scaleconflict."What this means, said Lt. Col. Dennis Lincoln, the 353rdCombat Training Squadron director of operations, is during RED FLAG-Alaska andother...
20 April 2015 31st Iteration of Balikatan Kicks Off Government officials and senior military leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Armed Forces announced the opening of Exercise Balikatan 2015 at Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Republic of the Philippines, April 20.Balikatan, which translates to “shoulder-to-shoulder” in Filipino, is an...
20 April 2015 Blue Ridge Arrives in Zhanjiang to Promote Maritime Cooperation U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Zhanjiang April 20 for a port visit building relationships and reinforcing positive navy-to-navy exchanges with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) South Sea Fleet.As Blue Ridge moored pierside, members of PLA(N) greeted the ship with...
20 April 2015 U.S. Envoy Allen at East Asia Summit Symposium in Singapore Remarks at the East Asia Summit SymposiumThank you Professor Rohan for your generous introduction and thank you for your generous welcome to the East Asia Summit Symposium.This is the second time I have been to Singapore in the past few months but this is my first visit since the passing of this...
20 April 2015 U.S., Japan, South Korea Hold Trilateral Security Talks The United States, South Korea and Japan today concluded what a joint statement called a “productive and substantive” two-day security meeting here. Officials said the meeting was held to enhance trilateral defense cooperation in light of the evolving security environment in the region. Yoo...
20 April 2015 Submarine Group 7 Strengthens Ties with the Indonesian Submarine Force Rear Adm. William R. Merz, Commander, Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU 7), met with representatives from the Indonesian submarine force in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 14 in order to strengthen a dynamic working relationship between the two navies.The primary focus of the staff talks was to establish...
17 April 2015 Republic of Korea, United States, Japan Defense Trilateral Talks Joint Statement The Republic of Korea, the United States of America, and Japan held a productive and substantive security meeting from April 16-17 in Washington, District of Columbia, to enhance trilateral defense cooperation in light of the evolving security environment in the region. ROK Deputy Minister for...
17 April 2015 U.S., Singapore Senior Enlisted Leaders Tour USS Fort Worth and Singapore Navy Diving Unit U.S. Pacific Command Fleet Master Chief Mark Rudes visited Singapore for a Senior Enlisted Leaders (SEL) exchange with the Master Chief of the Singapore Navy April 15-17.The event was part of an SEL exchange program that began in Singapore last fall. During the visit, Rudes joined senior enlisted...
17 April 2015 Carter Discusses Top National Security Priorities Defense Secretary Ash Carter today discussed his top priorities and other defense issues at a Pentagon news conference.Carter met with reporters along with Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Defense Priorities The secretary said his first priority is to help President...