Closing ceremonies for the 10th Disaster Management Exchange (DME) were held Sunday, Jan. 18 in Haikou on Hainan Island, China.The 2015 DME is a U.S.-China humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exchange including an expert academic discussion (EAD), a tabletop exchange (TTE) and a practical...

As the leaders of the world’s two largest democracies that bridge theAsia-Pacific and Indian Ocean region and reflecting our agreement that a closerpartnership between the United States and India is indispensable to promotingpeace, prosperity and stability in those regions, we have agreed on a...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel issued a statement today applauding agreements on defense cooperation between the United States and India, announced by President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.    Hagel's statement reads as follows:   "Today, on his historic visit to India,...

USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed San Diego Jan. 26 for Sasebo, Japan, where the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship will join U.S. 7th Fleet's Forward Deployed Naval Forces.Green Bay is replacing the decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9),...

A combined force of U.S., Thai and Chinese military engineers have been at work since Jan. 19, constructing a new multipurpose school facility for Thai children. The project is part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2015, and the engineers’ efforts were celebrated in the building’s initial column raising...