31 July 2014 GW Hosts Japanese Guests for Distinguished Visitor Embark The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted distinguished visitors from Japan and the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, July 31.Among the visitors were Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City; Takumi Shiiki, mayor of Suo-Oshima Town; and Masaaki...
31 July 2014 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Holds Talks with Indian Finance Minister U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during a visit aimed at boosting economic relations between the world’s largest democracies.Kerry, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, is in New Delhi to urge India to drop its opposition to global...
31 July 2014 US, Indian Navy, JMSDF Embark On George Washington, Enhance Maritime Interoperability Guests from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the Indian navy, Japanese Ministry of Defense and staff embarked on the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington, July 30. Itsunori Onodera, Japanese minister of defense, Rear Adm. Atul Kumar Jain, Eastern Fleet flag...
31 July 2014 Secretary of the Navy Visits Singapore during CARAT 2014 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited Sailors participating in the 20th annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) with the Republic of Singapore Navy at Changi Naval Base, July 30.Mabus addressed the crews of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS...
31 July 2014 Locklear Briefs on Asia-Pacific, Partners, Security The commander of U.S. Pacific Command briefed Pentagon reporters yesterday, discussing the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, successful engagement with partners there and conditions for continued stability and security.Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III described some of Pacom’s most...
30 July 2014 U.S. Pacific Command Kicks Off Exercise Fortune Guard U.S. Pacific Command is hosting personnel from 31 nations as part of the proliferation security initiative Exercise Fortune Guard.The exercise will be held in Hawaii and marks the beginning of a six-year series of exercises that various “expert” nations in the region will host. These are New...
30 July 2014 Training and Safety Key for 647th Explosive Ordinance Disposal during RIMPAC One impact of having a multinational force participating in a large-scale exercise like RIMPAC - a maritime exercise involving 22 nations and 25,000 personnel - is the diverse types of ordinance that is brought to the host location.That challenge has been met by the 647th Explosive Ordinance...
30 July 2014 Remarks at the Center for American Progress' India: 2020 Program Neera, thank you very, very much. Thank you for confirming to me your mother’s fealty. (Laughter.) I’m deeply appreciative for her support through the years and I’m sorry we lost you when you were 18, but I’m glad you wound up here, as is everybody else. We’re delighted that you’re here.It’s a...
30 July 2014 Pentagon Press Briefing by Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Presenters: Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander, U.S. Pacific CommandJuly 29, 2014STAFF: Good afternoon, everyone. I'm Capt. Chris Sims, the PAO for U.S. PACOM. Admiral Locklear will give a quick opening statement today and then we'll open it up to questions. I'll call on you for questions...
29 July 2014 7th Fleet Commander Kicks Off 20th CARAT Singapore The 20th annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore commenced with an opening ceremony at Changi Naval Base, July 29.Vice Adm. Robert Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, delivered remarks before several hundred participating U.S. Navy Sailors and members of the...