China and the U.S. struck new climate, military, trade and visa agreements during two days of talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, as presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping made significant strides in improving an often-tense relationship.Xi and Obama reached two agreements...

The Brunei portion of the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2014 exercises commenced Nov. 10 at Maura Naval Base here.Royal Brunei Armed Forces have participated in the CARAT exercise since it began in 1995. CARAT Brunei marks the final phase of this year’s series of exercises, which...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) welcomed guests from Okinawa, Japan, during a distinguished visitor embark, Nov. 11.Leaders from the U.S. Air Force spent Veterans Day learning about aircraft and ship operations aboard a forward-deployed aircraft carrier."This was a great...

The Korean Service Corps (KSC) Battalion conducted a Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill at K-16 Air Field, Nov. 6. The ultimate goal of the drill was to provide attendees with a better understanding of the KSC, its employees, mission, and the synchronization of the mobilization process."They go to war...

The 20th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei commenced at Maura Naval Base in Brunei, Nov. 10. Original CARAT partners, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) have participated since the exercise began in 1995. CARAT Brunei marks the final phase of the 2014 series, which began...

 Seabees from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 and sailors from the Philippine Naval Special Operations Group (NAVSOG) gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony of a joint reconstruction boat ramp at Naval Base Heracleo Alano in Cavite City, Philippines, Nov. 5. The ceremony marked the culmination...

The U.S. Embassy Manila’s United States Agency for International Development (USAID) turned over classrooms and transitional shelters yesterday as part of the United States Government’s continuing commitment to help the people of Leyte recover from the destruction caused by Typhoon Yolanda over a...

Four New York Army National Guard Public Affairs Soldiers plugged into a joint public affairs effort here to collect stories, photos and video from a joint U.S.-Japan exercise that kicked off Oct. 27 and ran through Nov. 7.The New York public affairs element consisted of three members of the 138th...

The 15th Annual Kadena Special Olympics, one of the largest community relations events in Okinawa with more than 1,500  athletes and artists combined, was held at the Risner Fitness Center here Nov. 8.The event kicked off with an opening ceremony where the athletes heard words of encouragement...

Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., with Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members from the 11th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division, Northern Army, attended a ceremony that closed Orient Shield 14, a bilateral training exercise...