02 October 2014 Misawa Airmen Support Athletes Compete at 28th Annual Special Olympics Cheers of encouragement resounded through a crowd of more than 300 volunteers as athletes arrived ready to take part in a day of sports and camaraderie during the 28th Annual Special Olympics at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2014.The event included 77 participants from across Aomori prefecture,...
02 October 2014 U.S. Priorities in East Asia and the Pacific ASSISTANT SECRETARY RUSSEL: Hello, everyone. Good afternoon. Thanks for coming here in New York and thanks to our friends at the Foreign Press Center in Washington, D.C. I’m Danny Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. It has been action-packed week of U.S.-Asia...
01 October 2014 Defense Secretary Hagel, India's Prime Minister Discuss Defense Issues Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Blair House yesterday to discuss a range of bilateral defense issues they face, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters.The meeting, Kirby said, is a follow-up on their talks in New Delhi last...
01 October 2014 Germantown Participates in Amphibious Landing Exercise/PHIBLEX 15 The amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) and the embarked Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commenced Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 15 in Subic Bay, Sept. 29.PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by the Armed Forces of the...
01 October 2014 Keris Strike 14 Wraps Up in Malaysia Keris Strike 14 came to an end with an official closing ceremony here, Friday, to commemorate the 18th iteration of the U.S. and Malaysian bilateral exercise, which began Sept. 13.Although Keris Strike is an annual exercise, this year's training has evolved and progressed from previous iterations...
01 October 2014 Budget Constraints Won't Halt Asia-Pacific Rebalance, Work Says The Defense Department’s rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region remains on track despite budget constraints, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said yesterday.“We are seeking a posture in Asia that is geographically dispersed, operationally resilient [and] politically sustainable, with an aim of...
01 October 2014 Garuda Shield 14 Comes to an End More than 100 Soldiers with the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD) and U.S. Army joined together as they clapped their hands, stomped their feet and lifted their voices in the middle of a soccer field for one last chance to share in a motivational chant.As the chant came to an end so...