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Pacific Partnership Hosts Medical Symposium in Vietnam
June 9, 2014 — Medical specialist participating in Pacific Partnership 2014 hosted an emergency care training seminar at the Da Nang Military Hospital, June 9."Our goal today was to give the Vietnamese a perspective... MORE

USAID Acting Assistant Administrator for Asia Visits the Philippines
June 5, 2014 — Denise Rollins, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Assistant Administrator (AA) for Asia, will visit the Philippines June 6-11 to reinforce the U.S. Government’s commitment... MORE

Commerce Secretary on U.S. Economic Engagement in Asia-Pacific
June 5, 2014 — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks on America’s Economic Engagement in the Asia-Pacific RegionAs Prepared for DeliveryGood afternoon everyone. Kumusta kayo. It is an honor to... MORE

Blue Ridge Performs Unplanned Encounters at Sea Training with Japanese Vessel Kunisaki
June 5, 2014 — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) practiced Codes for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) with Japanese vessel JDS Kunisaki (LST-4003), June 2.CUES, a set of procedures recently endorsed... MORE

Hagel Praises Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Troops, Joint Mission Success
June 5, 2014 — Photos of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska service members with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel are now available for view and download online:More than 200 active-duty, Reserve, National... MORE

Deputy Secretary, Senior Japanese Official Discuss Alliance
June 5, 2014 — WASHINGTON, June 4, 2014 – Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work met at the Pentagon today with Masanori Nishi, Japan’s administrative vice defense minister, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson, a spokeswoman... MORE

U.S. Pacific Command Conducts South Asia Environmental Security Forum in Maldives
June 5, 2014 — U.S. Pacific Command, in partnership with the Maldives National Defence Force, will conduct a South Asia Environmental Security Forum 2-5 June 2014 in the Republic of the Maldives. The event, which... MORE

Bi-lateral Exercise Enhances U.S., ROK Interoperability
June 4, 2014 — Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) participated in a bi-lateral exercise with ships from the Republic of Korea navy (ROKN) June... MORE

Joint Region Marianas Remembers Battle of Midway
June 4, 2014 — Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Sailors and staff commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Midway at the command headquarters in Asan June 3.The event, hosted by JRM's junior officers, included... MORE

Harris Stresses Pacific Relationships During Visit to Japanese Training Ships
June 4, 2014 — In a speech to a group of newly commissioned Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) officers June 3, Adm. Harry Harris Jr. stressed the importance of regional relationships in maintaining security... MORE

KATUSAs Exercise Rights as Soldiers and Citizens
June 4, 2014 — The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army Soldiers, or KATUSAs, voted for the 6th Provincial election May 30.While June 4 is the official Provincial Election Day... MORE

Navy First Certified World Master Chefs
June 4, 2014 — Senior Chief Culinary Specialist (SW) Brandon Parry is the first U.S. Navy Sailor selected by the World Master Chefs Society to receive the World Master Chefs Diploma of Culinary Excellence. The World... MORE

Navy First Certified World Master Chefs (photo)
June 4, 2014 — Senior Chief Culinary Specialist (SW) Brandon Parry is the first U.S. Navy Sailor selected by the World Master Chefs Society to receive the World Master Chefs Diploma of Culinary Excellence... MORE

18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Sharpens Evacuation Skills
June 3, 2014 — It's a less than ideal situation: Nurses and medical technicians secure themselves and their critical-condition patient as they feel the unwelcoming, earthquake-like shake of turbulence as their... MORE

Korean Service Corps Personnel Perfect Their Skills during Army Warrior Training
June 3, 2014 — The Korean Service Corps (KSC) conducted its annual Army Warrior Training (AWT) exercise May 12-13 behind the Army Community Service facility on Camp Henry. Divided into two groups, nearly 130 KSC... MORE

Pacific Partnership Trainers Teach Midwives Safe Birthing Techniques
June 3, 2014 — In an effort to boost medical readiness in the city of Kupang, Indonesia, service members from Pacific Partnership (PP14) 2014 conducted a weeklong training program for local midwives to assist in the... MORE

Teach Thy Neighbor: Middle School Students Learn English from Soldiers
June 3, 2014 — U.S. service members are visitors to the Republic of Korea and it is important to foster positive relations with our host nation. U. S. Forces Korea, peninsula wide operates the Good Neighbor Program... MORE

Medical Group Provides Comfort from the Inside Out
June 3, 2014 — The 8th Medical Group focused on comfort for both providers and patients during their two-day, in-house training May 16 and 19, 2014 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.The training was conducted in... MORE

Pacific Defender Builds Multi-national Security Ties
June 2, 2014 — Team Andersen hosted a Security Forces Pacific Defender international subject-matter expert exchange (SMEE) May 19-23 to help build partnerships across the Pacific Region and promote... MORE

U.S. Air Defense Doctrine Release Marks 'Cornerstone' in South Korea/U.S. Interoperability
June 2, 2014 — The commander of the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade presented the Republic of Korea Air Force Air Defense Missile Command with the historic release of U.S. Air and Missile Defense doctrine... MORE