SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Well, good morning, everybody. It’s my distinct pleasure to welcome the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, who I have known for many, many years. I first met him when he was a student in Boston at Tufts University, Fletcher, and we’ve seen each...

More than 60 combined U.S., Australian, Bangladesh and Mongolian forces, led by Pacific Air Forces, worked with the Nepalese Army and NGOs to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capacity building operations in Chitwan.  Participants in the PACANGEL exercise provided general medical...

 There are many challenges when operating in the Asia-Pacific region. Whether it is the destructive powers of nature or the effects of human conflict, thankfully there are forces in the region equipped to help stop the chaos.The Philippine Air Force joined alongside U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine...

“The world has changed,” Vice President Biden said October 2 at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in Boston. “The sheer rapidity and magnitude, the interconnectedness of the major global challenges demand a response ― a different response, a global response involving more players,...

Australian Defence Minister Sen. David Johnston announced Friday that up to four more Boeing C-17A Globemaster III strategic airlifters could be acquired for the Royal Australian Air Force.Johnston said that the government has begun the process of purchasing two additional aircraft and that it has...

Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment 379 participated in the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu Sept. 15 during a ceremony at the Peleliu Elementary School in the Republic of Palau.The Marines with CLD-379 and the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band attended the ceremony as active duty...

Ten domestic emergency and response experts from the Oregon National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package participated in a series of informational and practical exchanges Sept. 21-28, in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nine guardsmen from the Oregon...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) arrived in Guam for a goodwill port visit, Oct. 2.This marks George Washington's third visit to Guam since relieving the now decommissioned USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) in 2008."It's an honor return to Guam," said Capt. Greg Fenton, George...

Marine aircraft squadrons who arrived in Guam to participate in Valiant Shield 2014, which ended Sept. 23, pushed on to conduct Forager Fury III and have now reached their official half-way point on schedule, meeting their training objectives.Forager Fury III is an overarching training exercise,...

Japan has decided to power its new batch of Soryu-class submarines with Lithium-ion batteries instead of air-independent propulsion (AIP) technology — a move that could raise eyebrows after similar types batteries were faulted for fires aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.However, experts brush aside...