06 November 2014 U.S. Ambassador: U.S.' Continued Commitment to Rehabilitation Efforts after Typhoon Yolanda U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg visited Guiuan, Eastern Samar on October 20 to break ground on a PhP9.5 billion (USD $214 million) U.S.-funded road rehabilitation project.“New and improved roadways not only aid the recovery efforts after Typhoon Yolanda, but they promote...
06 November 2014 USS Asheville Earns Meritorious Unit Commendation The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) was presented the Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) by Rear Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Oct. 31, The award was presented during a ceremony at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, for "displaying...
06 November 2014 Orient Shield 14 Finishes with Field Training Exercise Hundreds of U.S. Army Soldiers and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members headed for the mountains to defend sovereign territory and defeat a fictional enemy during a simulated combat field training exercise here, Nov 3-5.The 72-hour field exercise puts to the test what Soldiers from the 2nd...
05 November 2014 U.S.-China Relationship Will Shape 21st Century, Kerry Says The United States’ security and prosperity are closely and increasingly linked to the Asia-Pacific region, Secretary of State John Kerry told an audience in Washington on November 4, and a key component of the Obama administration’s rebalance to Asia is strengthening U.S.-China relations.Speaking at...
05 November 2014 New Commander of Pacific Air Forces Shares Focus, Commitment to Airmen Last month, I was presented the greatest opportunity of my Air Force career -- I became commander of Pacific Air Forces.I want to tell you how honored and humbled I feel to be here. Standing in front of our Pacific Airmen and accepting the PACAF flag from General Welsh was an incredible experience,...
05 November 2014 Greenert Discusses U.S. Maritime Strategy Shift The Chief of Naval Operations discussed the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region during a presentation at the Brookings Institution here today.Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert said the new strategy should be out by the end of the year and he spoke about the need for changes and gave a short status...
05 November 2014 U.S. Ambassador and ROK Minister of Defense Remarks Ambassador, once again I’d like to congratulate you on your appointment. And I remember that when we met a couple weeks ago in Washington, D.C., you expressed your special affection and expectations towards your service in Korea as well as describing your ambassadorial service as a once in a...
05 November 2014 Blue Chromite: Marines Assault Camp Schwab Three platoons of Marines with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, executed a ship-to-shore assault Nov. 1-2 during exercise Blue Chromite 15 at Oura Wan Beach.Blue Chromite demonstrates the Navy and Marine Corps’ amphibious and expeditionary capabilities from the sea to shore. Rehearsing...
04 November 2014 Kerry on U.S.-China Relations SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much, Dean Nasr. I’ve had the privilege of knowing Vali for a while. When I was in the Senate, he was a very valuable advisor, and I can remember coming down to the State Department and meeting with him and with Richard Holbrooke and others in the early days of...
04 November 2014 F-35C Completes First Arrested Landing Aboard Aircraft Carrier The Navy made aviation history Nov. 3 as an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducted its first arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego. Navy test pilot Cmdr. Tony Wilson landed F-35C test aircraft CF-03 at 12:18 p.m. aboard USS Nimitz's (CVN...