28 April 2015 Carter: U.S, Japan Defense Guidelines ‘Break New Ground’ American and Japanese national security leaders unveiled the new guidelines for U.S.-Japan defense cooperation today, saying the new rules will promote peace and stability not only in the region, but worldwide.Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Japanese Foreign Affairs...
28 April 2015 Soldiers Are Diplomats in Camo: Army Secretary Secretary of the Army John McHugh met with Soldiers of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, here on Saturday, to discuss the important role Soldiers perform when partnering with our international allies. The meeting comes at the tail end of a three month, three country tour...
28 April 2015 2+2 Press Availability with Japan SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. It’s a great pleasure to welcome our Japanese colleagues, Foreign Minister Kishida and Defense Minister Nakatani, here to New York. And we are especially delighted to be here for this occasion, and obviously I’m very, very pleased to be joined by my...
28 April 2015 Expeditionary Strike Group 7 completes Fleet Synthetic Training - Joint Exercise (FST-J) Expeditionary Strike Group 7 (ESG-7) completed their annual Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint Exercise (FST-J) 15-72 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) April 20-24.FST-J brings together the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines into a computer-based synthetic training...
27 April 2015 DoD Sends Aircraft to Support Disaster-Assistance Operations in Nepal The United States has sent an Air Force aircraft to Nepal to deliver personnel and cargo in support of disaster-relief operations, according to Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren.A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the country yesterday, reportedly leaving almost 2,500 dead, about 6,000 injured...