SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. So let me begin, if I may, by thanking our Malaysian hosts for their very warm welcome and for having really put together an exemplary ASEAN and regional forum as well as the entertainment and gathering us. We really appreciate the generous hospitality...

The annual mobile training team for the U.S. ArmyAir Assault School returned to Camps Casey and Hovey July 20-27 to train andcertify Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division andEighth Army.Along with Soldiers from across the peninsula, troops from210th Field Artillery...

Members of the newly-established Republic of Korea (ROK) – U.S. Alliance Biological Defense Cooperation Joint Working Group (JWG) visited the Biological Identification Capability Set (BICS) training facility in Osan Air Base as part of their ongoing review of the Alliance biological defense programs...

As one of the newest artillery units on the KoreanPeninsula, Soldiers of B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment,210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division,conducted their first joint live-fire exercise since the battalion arrived inJune.Members...

SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much, my co-chair and friend. I appreciate enormously the opportunity to be here with you. It’s a privilege to sit around the table with so many friends from ASEAN, and I particularly want to thank Foreign Minister Anifah Aman for his chairmanship of ASEAN...

The Philippines, United States, and other global partners concluded theirparticipation in the Tempest Express-27 (TE-27) multinational Staff Planningworkshop Friday at the Intercontinental Hotel in Manila, Philippines.The workshop, held from 23 -31 July, was the latest iteration in acontinuing...

In early 1965, about 50,000 U.S. troops, mostly advisors, were in South Vietnam.By the end of 1966, that number had grown to 385,000 with the majority beingArmy and by that time, they were on the offensive, said Frank L.Jones.Jones, a professor at the U.S. Army War College, authored apamphlet,...

The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) arrived inSubic Bay Aug. 3 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment.With a crew of approximately 170 Sailors, Chicago has been conducting amultitude of missions to showcase the latest capabilities of the...

Staring from the top of the tower, they experience an irrepressible surge of adrenaline. The surge becomes a cold rush as they grab the rope, spin 180 degrees, and slide toward the ground 40 feet below. Bracing for impact, they hit the deck and sprint out of the way before the next man lands. United...

DEDEDO, Guam -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is scheduled to participate in certification exercises on the islands of Guam, Tinian and Palau from Aug. 10-19. During CERTEX, III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group evaluates the MEU on several missions the unit...