From Update.Ph (Apr 17): Vietnam, United States navies enhance cooperation
While Philippines and United States are enhancing defense cooperation, Vietnam and Unites States are also in the process of strengthening military ties.
US Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) senior military leaders hosted bilateral meeting with counterparts from Vietnam to exchange ideas on a variety of technical and operational topics at PACFLT headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii April 12-14.
The meeting was sixth in its kind, according to Pacific Fleet. It focused on strengthening ties between the two nations by agreeing on bilateral and multilateral naval activities that deepen cooperation; exchanging knowledge and developing methodologies ranging from maritime domain awareness, maritime security, and submarine rescue; and learning lessons from past cooperative efforts.
“The bilateral naval talks provided a great opportunity to build and strengthen our existing Navy and Marine Corps relationships with our counterparts from Vietnam,” said PACFLT’s director of maritime operations Rear Admiral Patrick A. Piercey.
“Our forces are better prepared and more versatile because of our ability to better communicate with our partners and learn from each other and contribute to the norms, rules, standards, and laws that maintain stability in maritime Southeast Asia,” Rear Admiral Piercey said.
Deputy chief of staff of the Vietnam People’s Navy Rear Admiral Do Minh Thai headed the Vietnamese delegation.
http://www.update.ph/2016/04/vietnam-united-states-navies-enhance-cooperation/4417
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