The fifth annual Pacific Resilience Disaster Relief Exercise and Exchange (PR DREE) drew to an end during a closing ceremony at the Lakeshore Hotel in Dhaka Thursday. His Excellency Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury, Minister of Disaster Management and Relief, officially closed PR DREE 2014 following...

U.S. Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and Royal Australia Air Force Airmen will train together in Exercise Commando Sling 14-3, scheduled for Aug. 25 through Sep. 12 at RAAF Base Darwin, RAAF Base Tindal, and Delamere Range in Northern Territory, Australia. The exercise enables U.S. Air...

The Governments of the United States and the Republic of Korea held the third bilateral Cyber Policy Consultations in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK) on August 26, 2014. The United States head of delegation was Christopher Painter, Coordinator for Cyber Issues at the Department of State, and he was...

U.S. Embassy Manila Deputy Chief of Mission Brian L. Goldbeck speaks to ASEAN Regional Forum representatives from 18 nations about the importance of sharing best practices, and increasing the flow of information between different government organizations to ensure the region is ready to combat...

Emergency responders from Misawa Air Base, Japan, and the local community participated in a bilateral Major Accident Response Exercise at Rokkasho Village, Japan, Aug. 19, 2014.The purpose of the MARE was to evaluate the rapid response capabilities of base and town agencies through a series of...

Active duty and Reserve Sailors stationed across the Korean peninsula visited the Aikwangwon Social Welfare Foundation at Koje Island for a community outreach project with residents and staff, Aug. 24. The visit was a community relations activity planned around the Ulchi Freedom Guardian bilateral...

Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson (T-AGS 63) collects and analyzes oceanographic data that is used to support U.S. Navy warfighters.Henson is a multipurpose oceanographic survey ship that conducts hydrographic, acoustic, oceanographic and bathymetric survey operations...

Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work completed his first official trip to Asia today after spending his second day in Japan meeting with defense and military leaders in Tokyo, Yokosuka and Iwakuni.The deputy secretary began the weeklong trip Aug. 17 with a stop in Hawaii for discussions with officials...

Called by many names throughout its 28-year history, Ulchi Freedom Guardian kicked off once again Aug. 18 and continues through Aug. 29. The largest computerized command and control exercise in the world, UFG focuses on increasing the readiness and interoperability of Republic of Korea and U.S...

Lt. Gen. Ng Chee Meng, Chief of Defense Force, Singapore Armed Forces, paid his respects to America's fallen during an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath Laying ceremony with Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region/U.S. Army Military District of Washington...