21 May 2015 Proliferation Security Initiative Meeting in Ottawa 26-28 May The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) will hold its annual meeting of the Operational Experts Group (OEG) in Ottawa, Canada May 26-28. PSI is a global cooperative effort to stop trafficking in weapons of mass destruction (WMD).The coming Ottawa meeting will discuss current proliferation...
28 April 2015 US, ROK Navies Strengthen Partnerships through Anti-submarine Warfare Cooperation Senior leaders from the U.S. and Republic of Korea navies met at the headquarters of the Republic of Korea Fleet April 27, for a series of staff talks on anti-submarine warfare (ASW) cooperation. The bilateral ASW cooperation committee is designed to exchange knowledge and develop training scenarios...
22 April 2015 Multinational Team, Community Conduct Shoulder-to-shoulder Construction during Exercise Balikatan U.S. service members of the Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy team with the Australian Army, Philippine Air Force, and the local community as they continue construction efforts during exercise Balikatan 2015 at the Engineering Civil Action Project (ENCAP) 1, Santa Lourdes National High School, April...
16 April 2015 Asia-Pacific Shift Creates Opportunities, Security Needs The Defense Department’s ongoing rebalance to the thriving Asia-Pacific region comes with many opportunities and a few pressing requirements: to upgrade security relationships, maintain specific military capabilities and redouble efforts to boost U.S. technological superiority, defense officials...
14 April 2015 Combined Philippine-US Force Continues Humanitarian Efforts in Panay The Combined-Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force, located on the island of Panay, completed a three-day cooperative health engagement with a train-the-trainer first responder medical course as part of exercise Balikatan, April 9. Over 100 Armed Forces of the Philippines Army soldiers from the...