05 November 2015 Carter Visits USS Roosevelt in South China Sea WASHINGTON, November 5, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter today toured the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the South China Sea and expressed concern about China's activities in those waters.Carter said the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier’s presence is a "symbol and a sign of the critical role the United...
05 November 2015 36 Fighter Squadron, Aircraft Maintenance Unit Dominate Vigilant Ace 16 OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Night and day, the Fiends of the 36th Fighter Squadron are sending fully-loaded F-16 Fighting Falcons into the skies above the Korean peninsula to test their combat capabilities and readiness during Vigilant Ace 16.Vigilant Ace 16 is a large-scale exercise...
05 November 2015 PACOM Commander Visits Osan, Inspects Dorms OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., U.S. Pacific Command commander, met with wing leadership regarding the condition of the Osan dormitories, and inspected dorm 708 during a visit here Oct. 31.Adm. Harris' visit to Osan coincided with senior-level, bilateral...
05 November 2015 Crew of USS Anchorage Renders Aid to Stranded Sri Lankan-flagged Fishing Vessel INDIAN OCEAN (NNS) -- San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) rendered assistance and provided aid to the crew of a stranded Sri Lankan-flagged fishing vessel, M/V Lakshan, Nov. 4 at 12:30 p.m. local time. Watchstanders spotted six mariners aboard the vessel waving...
05 November 2015 Exercise Koa Moana Gets Underway in Vanuatu LUGANVILLE, Republic of Vanuatu - The U.S. Ambassador to Vanuatu Walter E. North attended the exercise Koa Moana 15-3 Vanuatu opening ceremony at the Vanuatu Police Force base here, Nov. 4."The waters of the South Pacific are home to some of the riches areas of marine biodiversity and fishery...
05 November 2015 Dunford: U.S. Engagement in Pacific ‘Unprecedented’ TOKYO, November 4, 2015 — Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. met with Japanese leaders here today to discuss freedom of navigation, changes to the U.S.-Japan alliance and threats and opportunities in the region.Dunford met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, State Minister of Defense...
05 November 2015 Anchorage Assists Stranded Sri Lankan-flagged Fishing Vessel INDIAN OCEAN - San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) rendered assistance and provided aid to the crew of a stranded Sri Lankan-flagged fishing vessel, M/V Lakshan, Nov. 4 at 12:30 p.m. local time. Watchstanders spotted six mariners aboard the vessel waving articles...
05 November 2015 Japan Air Self-Defense Force visits 909th Air Refueling Squadron KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A group of more than 60 Japan Air Self-Defense Force members toured the 909th Air Refueling Squadron and interacted with Kadena's Airmen Oct. 29, 2015.The tour consisted of a briefing about the history of Kadena and the capabilities of its aircraft. The JASDF members also...
04 November 2015 Readout of Secretary of Defense Ash Carter's Meeting With Malaysian Prime Minister in Malaysia Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak following the secretary's participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers' Meeting - Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala...
04 November 2015 PACOM Commander Admiral Harry Harris at His Meeting with PLA General Fang OPENING STATEMENT: ADM Harris: General Fang, let me begin by thanking youfor sitting with me and the American delegation today. It is a pleasure for meto be back in China. I was here last year, when we approved that CUES [Code forUnexpected Encounters at Sea] document as part the western Pacific...