By Terri Moon Cronk DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, October 29, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter
begins an eight-day trip to the Asia-Pacific region tomorrow, Pentagon
spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters today.
During his third visit to the Asia-Pacific in eight months,
the secretary will meet with leaders from more than a dozen nations across East
Asia and South Asia to help advance the next phase of the U.S. military’s
rebalance in the region by modernizing longtime alliances and building new
partnerships, DoD officials said.
Among numerous meetings, Carter will attend the 47th annual
U.S-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, and the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers Plus meeting in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, Davis said.
The secretary also will deliver the keynote address at the
3rd annual Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library in Simi Valley, California, before returning to Washington.
The forum brings together leaders and key stakeholders in
the defense community, including members of Congress and civilian and military
leaders from the Defense Department and industry to address national defense
health and encourage discussions that promote policies to strengthen the U.S.
military, according to the forum’s web site.
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