WASHINGTON, DC -- Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, and Members of the Committee:Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today for this timely hearing on North Korea. Thank you also for your attention to the North Korea threat and how the United States is addressing it.The threat...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Tripler Good Neighbor Program is currently underway at Tripler Army Medical Center, often referred to as TAMC or Tripler, a familiar landmark on the island of Oahu and the largest military treatment facility in the Pacific basin.With over 4,000 staff members and several...

NAVAL BASE WELISARA, Sri Lanka -- Members of the U.S. and Sri Lanka Navy came together for the opening ceremony of Sri Lanka Health Engagement 17 here, Sept. 11, 2017.Since 2014, the Sri Lanka Health Engagement has been conducted annually and is meant to help improve the medical capabilities of the...

TAM KY, Vietnam -- The United States and Vietnam People’s Army, along with several nongovernmental organizations, came together for Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-2 with humanitarian assistance and subject matter expert exchanges September 5 to 18.PACANGEL missions consist of several humanitarian...

SRI LANKA -- Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, it’s a pleasure to be here on behalf of Admiral Harris, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command. He regrets not being able to attend, and sends his best regards. I would like to thank the organizing committee and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe as...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Misawa constantly maintains a high operations tempo, preserving their force lethality while developing the best leaders to dominate in air, space and cyberspace.To help maintain the wing's F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet, the base received an influx of new Airmen who are...

MENTAKAB, MALAYSIA -- Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) continues to build relationships and strengthen security in the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) area of responsibility through global health engagements. RHC-P, in coordination with the 25th Infantry Division, sent a team of medical...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific Theater Engagement Engineering celebrated the completion of a seven-story Vietnamese Peacekeeping Training Facility with a dedication ceremony held Aug. 28 in Hanoi, Vietnam.The ceremony was hosted by the...

TAM KY, Vietnam -- The Vietnam People’s Army and United States forces will work together to conduct humanitarian assistance engagements from September 10-18, 2017, as part of Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 2017.PACANGEL 17 is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance engagement. During this exchange,...

SEOUL, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) shop climbed more than 2,200 feet at Bhukansan National Park during a training assignment.The EOD shop conducted a Mountain Mobility Course which allowed its members to learn procedures and...