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By Karen Parrish, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2011 – National Security Advisor Tom Donilon discussed the administration’s “all-in” Asia strategy during a press conference in Indonesia today. Donilon said the president’s weeklong engagements with Asian leaders culminating in the East Asia Summit “is the implementation of a substantial ...
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American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2011 – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today provided a personal recap of his recent trip to Indonesia, Japan and South Korea in a message to the men and women of the Defense Department. Here is the secretary’s message: Last week, I traveled to the Asia-Pacific region for the first time as Secretary of D ...
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By Travis Tritten and Wyatt Olson Stars and Stripes, November 3, 2011 The Air Force said Friday it is cutting 858 civilian jobs in the Pacific as part of a major restructuring announced earlier this week. Details of the job cuts were being rolled out Friday, with 601 positions being eliminated at the air wing level and below, as well as 251 headquarters po ...
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By Robert Burns - The Associated Press, Wednesday Oct 26, 2011 10:27:29 EDT SEOUL, South Korea — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday called North Korea a “serious threat” and told U.S. troops that the Pentagon will strengthen its presence in this region to guard against North Korean provocations. Panetta met with top U.S. commanders here. In an opi ...
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By Chris Carroll Stars and Stripes, October 25, 2011 TOKYO – A strong U.S.-Japan alliance will grow stronger as the United States pulls out of conflicts in the Middle East and increasingly turns its attention toward the Pacific as a nexus for U.S. security concerns, leaders from both countries said Tuesday. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Japanese ...
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By Chris Carroll Stars and Stripes, October 24, 2011 TOKYO – The Pentagon will slash more than $450 billion in spending over a decade, but the cuts aren’t coming at the expense of U.S. power in the Pacific, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told U.S. and Japanese troops Monday at Yokota Air Base. Panetta, on his first visit to the Asia-Pacific region since ta ...
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By Robert Burns - The Associated Press, Sunday Oct 23, 2011 12:59:10 EDT BALI, Indonesia — In unusual praise for China, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday that Beijing deserved credit for its relatively mild response to Washington’s announcement last month of a $5.8 billion arms sale to Taiwan. He suggested it could create new momentum toward ...
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By Paul C. Barton - Gannett Washington Bureau, Wednesday Oct 19, 2011 18:37:58 EDT WASHINGTON — Among the news media tracking the U.S. military buildup on Guam is the People’s Daily Online, an organ of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. On its “People Forum” earlier this month was a discussion of how facilities at Andersen Air Force Base on the island ...
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