Minister Natalegawa, United Nations Resident Representative Douglas Broderick, ladies and gentlemen, Let me add my own warm words of welcome to the Asia Regional Civil Society Experience Summit, which the USG through USAID is very happy to co-sponsor with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UNDP,...

Though the official mission of Pacific Unity 14-8 is to construct two female dormitories for students at Togoba Secondary School in Papua New Guinea, Airmen deployed in support of the operation have found additional ways to give back to the community. The team hosted a shoe drive Sept. 6, 2014, to...

 Forces from the U.S. Pacific Command are scheduled to participate in Exercise Valiant Shield (VS), scheduled for Sept. 15-23, on Guam and around the Marianas Island Range Complex. Participants include two aircraft carriers, 19 surface ships, more than 200 aircraft and an estimated 18,000 personnel...

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U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice is calling for expanded military cooperation to help reduce tensions between the United States and China."The military-to-military ties between the United States and China have grown and strengthened in recent years and it is an area of cooperation that the...

The U.S. and Japan have had a standing relationship for nearly 70 years and it grows stronger every year. Yokota and local Japanese communities often unite to share cultural experiences and build upon an already strong foundation. This year's 2014 Japanese-American Friendship Festival, hosted at...

Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) to support patrol with the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (PEL ARG). The 538 Marines embarked with a variety of equipment to support amphibious operations...

 The United States Navy's only forward deployed air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, flew aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) Sep. 5 to continue their 2014 patrol of U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AOR).CVW-5 is composed of nine squadrons with approximately...

Soldiers should train for any contingency and be trained and ready to support their missions. One way to ensure this is with annual training exercises based on these contingencies. One exercise that does this is Ulchi Freedom Guardian, conducted annually in the Republic of Korea to enhance...

The United States and Nepal will conduct humanitarian assistance operations Sept. 8-13 as part of Operation Pacific Angel-Nepal.Operation PACANGEL is a total force, joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation led by Pacific Air Forces.  PACANGEL 2014 includes general health, dental,...