AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER JULIE BISHOP: Ladies and gentlemen, today we have welcomed to Sydney and to AUSMIN, Secretaries John Kerry and Chuck Hagel. And this is the second AUSMIN meeting that the four principals here have participated in. The United States alliance is the most important security...

Approximately 200 Airmen and a dozen F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 8th Fighter Wing departed for RED FLAG-Alaska, a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise, taking place from Aug. 7 to Aug. 22.   Wolf Pack Airmen will actively take part in the PACAF exercise, which is focused on...

Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Thongloun Sisoulith met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on Saturday to discuss how to consolidate their bilateral ties. The talk was held on the sideline of the 47th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-47)...

Australia and the United States will sign a 25-year deal allowing 2,500 US Marines and Air Force personnel to train Down Under, Defence Minister David Johnston said Monday, describing it as a “win-win situation.”The agreement will be inked Tuesday when US Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense...

The sound of groaning and moaning lazily perforate beyond the wooded back lot of the Central Armed Forces Hospital in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as an interpreter encourages temporary accident victims to ham-up their performances during mass-casualty response training, as part of Pacific Angel 14-4.The...

Soldiers with the Western Army of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force concluded their participation of the Japan Observer Exchange Program (JOEP) alongside Marines from Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, here, Aug. 7. The JGSDF integrated with the...

The 36th Fighter Squadron trained with four Republic of Korea air force pilots from the 161st Squadron during Buddy Wing 14-6 exercise here July 29--Aug. 1, 2014.Buddy Wing is a small scale exercise that happens several times a year where U.S. Air Force pilots and maintenance crews work alongside...

Calling a new force posture agreement between the United States and Australia a “milestone” in the relationship between the two countries, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today said United States looks forward to signing the document.Hagel spoke at a news conference in Sydney with Australian Defense...

The 13th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise commenced at the Republic of Singapore Navy's Multinational Operations and Exercises Center (MOEC) Aug. 11.Focused on regional cooperation to address shared maritime security challenges like piracy, smuggling and other illicit...

Air Force officials announced today that Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was selected as the preferred alternative to host the first F-35A Lightning II squadrons in the Pacific area of responsibility. Eielson was selected due to its ability to support the mission, economic factors and environmental...