On October 21, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Todd C. Chapman met with senior civilian and military officials in Canberra, Australia for the U.S.-Australia Political-Military Talks.Building on the success of this year’s Australia-United States...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks with Indonesia’s seventh president, Joko Widodo, after his inauguration at Parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 20.The secretary headed a high-level U.S. delegation that State Department officials said reflected the tremendous importance of...

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 participated in a humanitarian aid and disaster relief drill using MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during exercise Wakayama Alert Oct. 19 in Wakayama prefecture.Wakayama Alert is a bilateral HADR exercise that demonstrates the capability of the...

As part of the commemoration of the liberation of the Philippines during WWII, U.S. Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg participated in the Government of Leyte's annual remembrance ceremony of U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur’s October 20, 1944 Leyte Gulf Landing, marking the 70th anniversary of that...

The guided missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) departed Naval Base San Diego Oct. 20 on an independent deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. The ship and crew of more than 300 Sailors, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21, will conduct presence operations and goodwill...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met in the Pentagon today with People's Republic of China State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby reported.In a statement summarizing the meeting, Kirby said the two leaders discussed the importance of maintaining the positive...

Two members assigned to 7th Air...

Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing recently participated in Exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1 at Eielson AFB, Ala., Oct. 6 to 17, demonstrating the Pack's reach while off the Korean Peninsula.Wolf Pack Airmen actively took part in the Pacific Air Forces-wide field training exercise, focusing on improving...

The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies will participate in Exercise Clear Horizon, October 20-24, in waters south of the Korean peninsula.Clear Horizon is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. and ROK navies designed to enhance cooperation and improve capabilities in mine countermeasure...

The crew of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), currently on deployment, is preparing for the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), scheduled to take place Oct. 27-28.The board carries out INSURV inspections on Navy ships every three to five years to ensure compliance and conduct...