Closing ceremonies for the 10th Disaster Management Exchange (DME) were held Sunday, Jan. 18 in Haikou on Hainan Island, China.The 2015 DME is a U.S.-China humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exchange including an expert academic discussion (EAD), a tabletop exchange (TTE) and a practical...

As the leaders of the world’s two largest democracies that bridge theAsia-Pacific and Indian Ocean region and reflecting our agreement that a closerpartnership between the United States and India is indispensable to promotingpeace, prosperity and stability in those regions, we have agreed on a...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel issued a statement today applauding agreements on defense cooperation between the United States and India, announced by President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.    Hagel's statement reads as follows:   "Today, on his historic visit to India,...

USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed San Diego Jan. 26 for Sasebo, Japan, where the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship will join U.S. 7th Fleet's Forward Deployed Naval Forces.Green Bay is replacing the decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9),...

A combined force of U.S., Thai and Chinese military engineers have been at work since Jan. 19, constructing a new multipurpose school facility for Thai children. The project is part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2015, and the engineers’ efforts were celebrated in the building’s initial column raising...

While a lot of Americans typically celebrate the New Year watching “The Ball” drop on TV and toasting with friends and family, the Japanese celebrate in their own unique way.It’s a tradition called mochitsuki. This ceremony involves pounding rice with a wooden mallet to make mochi, a Japanese...

Lt. Gen. Chee Meng, Singapore Armed Forces Chief of Defense Force, and Singaporean senior leadership paid a visit to the 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy/Jungle Operations Training Center Jan 23. The 25th ID Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Charles Flynn, hosted the visit not only to strengthen...

The Army has always had a footprint in the Pacific region. But in the past, training exercises with those nations were not linked together in a meaningful way that would reflect complex operational dynamics, said Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza.Today, exercises are taking place simultaneously in different...

The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) conducted an ammo on-load Jan. 22-23 in preparation for its next deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.Over the course of two days, Weapons Department Sailors craned on and stored more than 1,000 pallets of...

U.S. Air Force and Bangladesh air force personnel will participate in exerciseCOPE SOUTH 15, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airliftexercise, at BAF Base Bangabandhu, Bangladesh, Jan. 24 through30.Approximately 80 U.S. Airmen, along with three U.S. Air Force C-130HHercules...