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Pacific Warfighting Center in Pearl Harbor opens
Feb 16, 2010 20:41 EST
Military opens $48 million Pacific Warfighting Center in Pearl Harbor. The military is opening a $48 million high-tech facility in Pearl Harbor it expects to use for exercises, training and battle simulations.
Google puts focus on China cyberwar fears
Jan 21, 2010 01:26 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc's threat to quit China over cyber attacks and censorship highlights U.S. fears that a more powerful Beijing is tapping government and corporate computer networks to steal secrets and to prepare for potential conflicts.
Taiwan, Tibet, and trade loom over U.S.-China ties
Jan 14, 2010 19:23 EST
Taiwan, Tibet, and trade overshadow U.S.-China ties in what many expect to be a testing year. Barely two weeks into the new year, U.S.-China relations are being roiled by old tensions over Taiwan, Tibet and trade, along with new irritations including Google's charges it had been hacked and Pentagon concerns over the People's Liberation Army's massive buildup.
Taiwan, Tibet, and trade loom over U.S.-China ties
Jan 14, 2010 13:31 EST
Taiwan, Tibet, and trade overshadow U.S.-China ties in what many expect to be a testing year. Barely two weeks into the new year, U.S.-China relations are being roiled by old tensions over Taiwan, Tibet and trade, along with new irritations including Google's charges it had been hacked and Pentagon concerns over the People's Liberation Army's massive buildup.
U.S., eyeing rising China, to bolster Asia links
Jan 13, 2010 13:46 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States aims to expand its involvement in East Asia amid concerns that China may use its growing military clout to coerce its neighbors or move against Taiwan, officials told Congress on Wednesday.
US official questions China space intentions
Jan 13, 2010 13:13 EST
A senior US defense official on Wednesday voiced doubts about China's insistence that its use of space is for peaceful means as Washington appealed for steady military ties with the rising Asian power.
Clinton in Manila to deepen defence ties
Nov 11, 2009 19:00 EST
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Manila on Thursday in a bid to deepen defence ties with a country fighting Islamist militants who officials say are now using Iraq-style tactics.
Clinton in Manila to deepen defence ties
Nov 11, 2009 19:00 EST
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Manila on Thursday in a bid to deepen defence ties with a country fighting Islamist militants who officials say are now using Iraq-style tactics.
Clinton pledges strong alliance with Philippines
Nov 11, 2009 19:00 EST
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Thursday to maintain a strong alliance with the Philippines as it fights Islamist militants who officials say are now using Iraq-style tactics.
Asia-Pacific region defense chiefs meet in Hawaii
Oct 29, 2009 23:13 EDT
Combating piracy, disaster assistance on agenda at Asia-Pacific defense chiefs meeting. Top defense officials from 24 nations in the Asia-Pacific region discussed how to combat piracy and deliver disaster assistance at a meeting in Hawaii.
Time to end 'on-again, off-again' US-China ties: Pentagon
Oct 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for deeper military ties with Beijing, telling a top Chinese general it was time to end a pattern of "on-again, off-again" relations.
Time to end 'on-off' US-China ties: Pentagon
Oct 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called for deeper military ties with Beijing, telling a top Chinese general it was time to end a pattern of "on-again, off-again" relations.
U.S. calls for lasting military dialogue with China
Oct 27, 2009 18:22 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for lasting dialogue with China's military after years of "on-again, off-again" talks as he welcomed a top Chinese general to the Pentagon on Tuesday.
Time to end 'on-again-off-again' US-China ties: Pentagon
Oct 26, 2009 20:00 EDT
Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a top Chinese general on Tuesday that US-China military ties were too important to be be derailed by occasional disagreements, officials said.
Growing Chinese military creates uncertainty: U.S
Oct 21, 2009 07:56 EDT
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military needs better dialogue with China to avoid "mistakes and miscalculations" given an unprecedented military expansion stoking uncertainty in the region, top U.S. defense officials said Wednesday.
Admiral: US, China military relations thawing
Oct 21, 2009 07:35 EDT
Disputed coastal water rights among newly opened discussions between US, China. Military relations between the United States and China have begun to thaw after a year of limited contact, the admiral in charge of the U.S. Pacific Command said Wednesday.
US will never accept a nuclear-armed NKorea: Gates
Oct 20, 2009 20:00 EDT
The United States will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea, Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Wednesday, saying its atomic and missile programmes pose a "lethal and destabilising" threat.
China's military buildup shows need for US dialogue: admiral
Oct 20, 2009 20:00 EDT
Beijing's "unprecedented" arms buildup has raised concern in the region and underscored the need to promote dialogue between Chinese and US military leaders, a top US officer said on Wednesday.
US will never accept a nuclear-armed N.Korea: Gates
Oct 20, 2009 20:00 EDT
The United States will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea, Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Wednesday, saying its atomic and missile programmes pose a "lethal and destabilising" threat.
US will never accept a nuclear-armed N.Korea: Gates
Oct 20, 2009 20:00 EDT
The United States will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea, Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Wednesday, saying its atomic and missile programmes pose a "lethal and destabilising" threat.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Robert F. Willard | |
|---|---|
| Born 1950 (age 58–59) | |
 Admiral Robert F. Willard, USN Commander, U.S. Pacific Command | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1973-present |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Commands held | U.S. Pacific Command U.S. Pacific Fleet U.S. Seventh Fleet USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) USS Tripoli (LPH-10) |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (4) Meritorious Service Medal (3) Navy Commendation Medal (4) |
