Carter to visit Guam
The department of Defense has announced that Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter will visit Guam as part of a 10-day trip to the Asia Pacific region which he will embark on tomorrow.
By KUAM NewsGuam - The department of Defense has announced that Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter will visit Guam as part of a 10-day trip to the Asia Pacific region which he will embark on tomorrow.
According to Pentagon Press Secretary George Little, Carter will meet with U.S. Pacific Command leadership in Hawaii, tour facilities in Guam and meet with senior leaders in Japan, Thailand and India before concluding his Asian visit July 26th in South Korea. "The purpose of the visit is to engage key allies and partners in detailed discussions on what the U.S. military's approach to the Asia-Pacific will mean in practice," Little added. According to DOD's website, Carter will also discuss how the Defense Department and militaries in the region "can work more closely together to ensure security and prosperity in the 21st century," Little said. Already in the region are Commander of U.S. Pacific Command Admiral Samuel Locklear and Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. Admiral Locklear is in the Philippines where he is meeting with President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, to discuss the strength of the US-Philippine mutual defense treaty and to explore how the US can support efforts to boost the Philippine's military capacity. Secretary Mabus, on the other hand, is in Japan where he spoke to Sailors and Marines from units involved in Operation Tomodachi during an all-hands call at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka.