SASEBO, Japan -- Quartermaster 3rd Class Heath Slack raises the U.S. flag aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship pulls into Sasebo, Japan, for a regularly scheduled port visit. Blue Ridge, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, is the Seventh Fleet command ship and is currently on routine deployment in the Western Pacific. (Official U.S. Navy photo) See Story
YALA BOMBINGS: Policeman killed, 24 injured in twin blasts The Nation YALA, Thailand -- Two bombs exploded yesterday at a tea shop that is a regular hangout of local police, killing one policeman and injuring 24 people, 15 of them police officers.
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FATF to send new review team to RP Philippine Star Philippines -- An international anti-money laundering watchdog has directed its regional group to send a team to the Philippines to evaluate the country’s implementation and effectiveness of its efforts to combat money laundering. (Full Story)
Bombing suspects ‘may have fled to Malaysia’ The Star PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- Thai police are looking at the possibility that those involved in the Sungai Golok bar bombing may have fled to Malaysia as authorities on both sides of the border stepped up security checks. (Full Story)
Stennis CSG to Return Home Navy News Stand ABOARD USS JOHN C. STENNIS (NNS) -- The USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group (JCS CSG) will return from a summer deployment to the Northern and Western Pacific Nov. 1, after spending five months operating at sea. (Full Story)
9 submarines possible Pacific Daily News WASHINGTON -- U.S. Navy officials are debating whether it is time to base more attack submarines in the Pacific, including Guam, where tension, potential terrorism and economic growth are on the rise. (Full Story)
"In
this new threat context - with cyber, biological, and terrorist threats - our
mutual security interests are linked like never before. The instantaneous nature
of the global economy and global information network mean that all of us will
collectively and quickly - prosper or suffer together. And no nation alone can
secure itself or improve the world for others. This situation demands a more proactive,
a more multilateral, and frankly, a more courageous approach. That's precisely
what we are trying to fashion."
--Admiral
Thomas B. Fargo, USN Commander, U.S. PACOM APCSS Bienial Conference
Ilikai Hotel, Honolulu, HI
16 June 2004
