05 June 2014 USAID Acting Assistant Administrator for Asia Visits the Philippines Denise Rollins, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Assistant Administrator (AA) for Asia, will visit the Philippines June 6-11 to reinforce the U.S. Government’s commitment to the Partnership for Growth - a bilateral agreement with the Government of the Philippines (GPH) to...
05 June 2014 Commerce Secretary on U.S. Economic Engagement in Asia-Pacific U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks on America’s Economic Engagement in the Asia-Pacific RegionAs Prepared for DeliveryGood afternoon everyone. Kumusta kayo. It is an honor to be here in the Philippines at this wonderful event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce, the...
05 June 2014 Blue Ridge Performs Unplanned Encounters at Sea Training with Japanese Vessel Kunisaki U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) practiced Codes for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) with Japanese vessel JDS Kunisaki (LST-4003), June 2.CUES, a set of procedures recently endorsed by naval leaders at the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) this past April, is a guideline for...
05 June 2014 Hagel Praises Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Troops, Joint Mission Success Photos of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska service members with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel are now available for view and download online:More than 200 active-duty, Reserve, National Guard and civilian personnel from all military branches gathered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,...
05 June 2014 Deputy Secretary, Senior Japanese Official Discuss Alliance WASHINGTON, June 4, 2014 – Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work met at the Pentagon today with Masanori Nishi, Japan’s administrative vice defense minister, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson, a spokeswoman for Work, said...
05 June 2014 U.S. Pacific Command Conducts South Asia Environmental Security Forum in Maldives U.S. Pacific Command, in partnership with the Maldives National Defence Force, will conduct a South Asia Environmental Security Forum 2-5 June 2014 in the Republic of the Maldives. The event, which will involve representatives from nations throughout South Asia, international governmental...
05 June 2014 United States and China Coast Guards interdict vessel for illegally fishing on the high seas US Coast Guard and Chinese Coast Guard conduct fishing enforcement in the North Pacific...
04 June 2014 Bi-lateral Exercise Enhances U.S., ROK Interoperability Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) participated in a bi-lateral exercise with ships from the Republic of Korea navy (ROKN) June 2-6.The combined exercise, known as Surface Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness and Effectiveness...
04 June 2014 Joint Region Marianas Remembers Battle of Midway Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Sailors and staff commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Midway at the command headquarters in Asan June 3.The event, hosted by JRM's junior officers, included a presentation that detailed the importance of intelligence, leadership and timing that led to...
04 June 2014 Harris Stresses Pacific Relationships During Visit to Japanese Training Ships In a speech to a group of newly commissioned Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) officers June 3, Adm. Harry Harris Jr. stressed the importance of regional relationships in maintaining security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific while also commending them for their collective service.Harris, the U.S...
05 June 2014 USAID Acting Assistant Administrator for Asia Visits the Philippines Denise Rollins, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Assistant Administrator (AA) for Asia, will visit the Philippines June 6-11 to reinforce the U.S. Government’s commitment to the Partnership for Growth - a bilateral agreement with the Government of the Philippines (GPH) to...
05 June 2014 Commerce Secretary on U.S. Economic Engagement in Asia-Pacific U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks on America’s Economic Engagement in the Asia-Pacific RegionAs Prepared for DeliveryGood afternoon everyone. Kumusta kayo. It is an honor to be here in the Philippines at this wonderful event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce, the...
05 June 2014 Blue Ridge Performs Unplanned Encounters at Sea Training with Japanese Vessel Kunisaki U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) practiced Codes for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) with Japanese vessel JDS Kunisaki (LST-4003), June 2.CUES, a set of procedures recently endorsed by naval leaders at the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) this past April, is a guideline for...
05 June 2014 Hagel Praises Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Troops, Joint Mission Success Photos of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska service members with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel are now available for view and download online:More than 200 active-duty, Reserve, National Guard and civilian personnel from all military branches gathered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,...
05 June 2014 Deputy Secretary, Senior Japanese Official Discuss Alliance WASHINGTON, June 4, 2014 – Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work met at the Pentagon today with Masanori Nishi, Japan’s administrative vice defense minister, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson, a spokeswoman for Work, said...
05 June 2014 U.S. Pacific Command Conducts South Asia Environmental Security Forum in Maldives U.S. Pacific Command, in partnership with the Maldives National Defence Force, will conduct a South Asia Environmental Security Forum 2-5 June 2014 in the Republic of the Maldives. The event, which will involve representatives from nations throughout South Asia, international governmental...
05 June 2014 United States and China Coast Guards interdict vessel for illegally fishing on the high seas US Coast Guard and Chinese Coast Guard conduct fishing enforcement in the North Pacific...
04 June 2014 Bi-lateral Exercise Enhances U.S., ROK Interoperability Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) participated in a bi-lateral exercise with ships from the Republic of Korea navy (ROKN) June 2-6.The combined exercise, known as Surface Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness and Effectiveness...
04 June 2014 Joint Region Marianas Remembers Battle of Midway Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Sailors and staff commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Midway at the command headquarters in Asan June 3.The event, hosted by JRM's junior officers, included a presentation that detailed the importance of intelligence, leadership and timing that led to...
04 June 2014 Harris Stresses Pacific Relationships During Visit to Japanese Training Ships In a speech to a group of newly commissioned Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) officers June 3, Adm. Harry Harris Jr. stressed the importance of regional relationships in maintaining security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific while also commending them for their collective service.Harris, the U.S...