10 July 2014 U.S. State and Treasury Secretaries at Beijing Press Conference SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, everybody. Thank you for being patient. We’re delighted to be here. Let me begin by thanking our Chinese hosts for their very warm welcome and for the depth and breadth of the discussions that we had in this year’s Strategic and Economic Dialogue.During our meetings...
10 July 2014 Security Assistance Command Delivers Bridges to Nepal for Humanitarian Assistance The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command delivered four Acrow Roadway Bridges to the country of Nepal through its Foreign Military Sales program. The bridges are in preparation to support future humanitarian assistance and disaster relief within their region. Shipments of the bridges began in...
10 July 2014 RIMPAC Sets the Scene for Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) conducted a two-day scene setter here for the multinational and interagency participants of the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) scenario of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014 July 5-6.Cmdr. Eddie Yandoc, C3F's lead HA/DR planner set the scene by...
10 July 2014 Australian, Mexican Militaries Conduct SWET Training during RIMPAC Australian Army and Mexican Naval Infantry Force service members conducted Shallow Water Egress Training at the pool here July 1 as part of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014.During SWET, participants were introduced to breathing with compressed air under water and exiting a simulated cage while...
10 July 2014 Philippine-American Friendship Week Sees Arrival of 80 New Peace Corps Volunteers Philippine-American Friendship Week Sees Arrival of 80 New Peace Corps Volunteers. Landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Sunday, July 6th, 80 new U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers joined the more than 8,000 Americans who have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in the Philippines since 1961,...