Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, believes the unpredictability of Kim Jong Un makes North Korea Pacom’s biggest challenge as part of the Asia-Pacific rebalance efforts, DoD News reported
MoreEly Ratner, a senior fellow and director of the Asia security program at the Center for a New American Security, has received appointment as deputy national security adviser to Vice President Joe Biden.
MoreThe U.S. Navy plans to deploy additional manned and unmanned maritime planes across the the branch’s Asia-Pacific operational area as part of a five-year navigation strategy, Flightglobal reported Tuesday. James Drew writes the
MoreDefense Secretary Ashton Carter has said the Pentagon is committed to expanding its security partnerships in the Asia Pacifc amid the U.S. military’s shift in focus to the region, DoD News reported
MoreDefense Secretary Ashton Carter believes that China’s efforts to expand its territory in the Pacific, including the development of man-made islands, could isolate the country in terms of regional power, Defense News reported
MoreAir Force Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan has said that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will open engine maintenance facilities for the aircraft in Australia and Japan in the next few years. Claudette Roulo reported Wednesday for DoD News that
MoreAdm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, has outlined the U.S. government’s strategy to shift its focus to the Asia-Pacific region, DoD News reported Tuesday. Greenert said in a presentation at the Brookings
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Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker kicked off a five-day business development mission to Asia in Tokyo this week, her first trade mission since she took the post in June 2013. In her address to
MoreBob Work, deputy defense secretary, said Tuesday the Pentagon will continue its military rebalance toward Asia regardless of the department’s current level of budget, DoD News reported Wednesday. Cheryl Pellerin writes Work
MoreBob Work, deputy defense secretary, has pinpointed Guam as a strategic hub for the U.S. rebalance efforts in Asia Pacific due to its location and existing military bases and anti-ballistic missile system. Cheryl Pellerin
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