02 June 2014 Pacific Defender Builds Multi-national Security Ties Team Andersen hosted a Security Forces Pacific Defender international subject-matter expert exchange (SMEE) May 19-23 to help build partnerships across the Pacific Region and promote interoperability.The four-day event included service members from Mongolia, Tonga, Thailand and Australia.The event...
02 June 2014 U.S. Air Defense Doctrine Release Marks 'Cornerstone' in South Korea/U.S. Interoperability The commander of the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade presented the Republic of Korea Air Force Air Defense Missile Command with the historic release of U.S. Air and Missile Defense doctrine specifically approved for South Korea's Patriot force, Thursday, at the Air Defense Missile Command...
02 June 2014 USS Ashland Visits Singapore between Phases of CARAT The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived at Singapore, June 1st, after disembarking Marines and Sailors in Kuantan, Malaysia to participate in exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2014.The visit to Singapore gives Ashland Sailors a few...
02 June 2014 Wayne E. Meyer Enhances US Interoperability with Republic of Korea, French Navies Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) participated in a trilateral exercise off the coast of Busan, South Korea, with the French and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies May 31. The exercise, designed to boost interoperability and bolster partnerships in the Pacific,...
02 June 2014 U.S. Chinese Leasers Meet, Continue Rapprochement Reaching out to new countries is part and parcel of President Barack Obama’s new foreign policy approach and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reinforced that push, meeting today with the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army Lt. Gen. Wang Guanzhong. The meeting took place on...
30 May 2014 ‘Friction Points’ Stoke Asia Tensions, Locklear Says The situation in Asia has become more serious in recent months, with nations engaging in territorial disputes at “friction points,” the commander of U.S. Pacific Command said here today. In an interview with Japanese broadcaster NHK, Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III said these friction points --...
30 May 2014 Dempsey: Asian Nations Need to Dial Back on Provocations Tensions have ratcheted up in the Asia-Pacific region, and countries need to dial back on provocative acts to avoid the dangers of miscalculation, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during an interview here today. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told the Japanese television network NHK that...
30 May 2014 CNO Addresses Questions from Sailors in Seoul, South Korea Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert addressed questions from Seoul-based Sailors and Navy families during an all-hands call at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, May 30. Greenert's stop in Seoul was part of a weeklong visit to Japan and Korea to strengthen Alliances with regional...
30 May 2014 Hagel: Meetings in Singapore Will Build on Relationships At an annual Asia security conference in Singapore that he helped to create while he was a U.S. senator, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will lay out challenges the participating nations face and will meet with many fellow defense leaders to strengthen their military-to-military relationships with the...
29 May 2014 JS Kunisaki Departs Japan for Pacific Partnership 2014 The JS Kunisaki (LST 4003) departed Yokosuka, Japan, May 29 for the ninth annual multilateral humanitarian mission Pacific Partnership 2014 (PP14), taking place in five Southeast Asia host nations.“This is a 60 day exercise to better prepare the joint effort of several nations at a time when...