WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2014 – The nominee to become the next commander of U.S. Pacific Command told Congress today that North Korea is the most volatile and dangerous threat in the Asia-Pacific region. North Korean Threats Kim Jong Un is opportunistic, unpredictable and ruthless as he seeks to acquire...

Engineers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command, and a U.S.Navy Construction Civic Action Detail Philippines (CCAD-P or “SEABEES”) areworking together to construct public buildings in three different Cebucommunities that will benefit more than 1,300 school children, and...

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) departed from Naval Base San Diego to retrieve NASA equipment in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 1.Anchorage will use its amphibious capabilities to conduct an at-sea recovery of the Orion space capsule.NASA operatives will launch Orion...

Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwarwill travel to India December 1-4 to co-chair a political-military dialogue withsenior officials from India’s External Affairs and Defense ministries. Thedialogue will focus on regional and maritime security, defense trade, and...

Marines from various units throughout III Marine Expeditionary Force gathered for the III MEF Exercise and Training Convention Nov. 26 at Camp Hansen.The convention focused on evolving unit-level training integration and training exercises between different units in III MEF.“I’m convinced that...