Carter ‘Walking the Walk’ on Strategic Rebalance

Carter ‘Walking the Walk’ on Strategic Rebalance

By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, July 18, 2012 – Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter stood here today on the deck of the USS Missouri, the battleship that served as the site of the surrender that ended World War II, and summoned U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines gathered there to what he called “a new purpose in a new moment in our nation’s national security history.”

Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, left, greets Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter upon his arrival on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 17, 2012. Carter visited the state to kick off a 10-day trip to the Asia-Pacific region with stops in Guam, Japan, Thailand, India and South Korea. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley Related Entries Carter: Regional Prosperity at Heart of Asia-Pacific Strategy U.S. Committed to Pacific Rebalance, Carter Says at Harvard Carter Engages With Indonesian, Regional Leaders Carter: Guam Central to Asia-Pacific Strategy Recent Entries Optimisation of Mesh Enclosures for Nursery Rearing of Juvenile Sea Cucumbers Cell-Autonomous Function of Runx1 Transcriptionally Regulates Mouse Megakaryocytic Maturation Combination of Selenium and Green Tea Improves the Efficacy of Chemoprevention in a Rat Colorectal Cancer Model by Modulating Genetic and Epigenetic Biomarkers Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Associated with Antibody Responses to Varicella-Zoster Virus and Cytomegalovirus in HIV-Infected Patients You’d Better Call Your Solicitor If You Want To Stay at Justin Bieber’s House Featured Video Twitter Updates follow Elites TV on Twitter Elites TV • a KBC Media Company • Copyright © 2009 • All Rights Reserved • Editor: Chris Barrett • Fitness: Fit Lizzy • PR: PRserve