More than 50 senior officers from U.S. 7th Fleet and the People's Liberation Army Navy North Sea Fleet met Aug. 6 to discuss increasing cooperation, future exercise opportunities and improved communication between the fleets.North Sea Fleet Commander Rear Adm. Yuan Yubai hosted 7th Fleet commander,...

Three B-2 Spirit aircraft from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7, 2014, to conduct familiarization training activities in the Pacific region.   This training deployment demonstrates continuing U.S. commitment to regular, global strategic bomber...

The United States and its Asia-Pacific partners are hosting a Proliferation Security Initiative exercise here, the first in what is to be an annual rotation.The Proliferation Security Initiative, or PSI, is a global effort launched in May 2003 to stop trafficking of weapons of mass destruction,...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) are conducting a Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES) 2014, in Manila, August 4-16.NOLES is an annual field-training exercise and leadership seminar sponsored by MARFORPAC, and hosted by various...

The U.S. Navy and the Republic of Singapore navy conducted a surface action group exercise (SAGEX) during the 2014 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, Aug. 4.Two multinational teams faced off as part of the exercise, with the goal of finding the other team first using various...

Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwar will travel to India with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and will accompany Secretary of State John Kerry to Australia, the Solomon Islands, and Hawaii from August 7-15.In New Delhi, Assistant Secretary Talwar will join...

In a quiet valley, an armored vehicle is upside down with a group of Soldiers inside. Suddenly a helicopter filled with pararescuemen flies in from over the horizon. The helicopter lands and the PJ's get to work making sure the landing zone is safe and clear to fulfill their mission: stabilize and...

Sailors stationed aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and guided-missile destroyer JS Kirishima (DDG 174), in cooperation with the Sailors stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), conducted a base cleanup as a form of gratitude for...

 U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Qingdao, China Aug. 5 to promote maritime cooperation and reinforce a positive navy-to-navy relationship with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) North Sea Fleet. "We greatly appreciate the warm welcome our North Sea Fleet...

The Unites States and its Asia-Pacific regional partners are hosting a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise, Fortune Guard 2014, as the debut exercise in the new annual PSI Asia-Pacific Exercise Rotation (APER) Aug. 4-7 in Honolulu.Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense...