By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service
AGANA, Guam, July 19, 2012 – Deputy
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter landed here today on the second leg of a
10-day Asia-Pacific tour that will also include stops in Japan, Thailand, India
and South Korea.
“Guam has become an important strategic
hub for the U.S military in the Western Pacific,” Carter told American Forces
Press Service.
During his stay in Guam, which is 14
hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, the deputy secretary is scheduled to
attend a dinner at Government House, the governor’s official residence, with
Governor Eddie Baza Calvo and Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo.
While in Guam, the deputy secretary is
also scheduled to meet with other Guamanian leaders, tour U.S. military
facilities, and discuss progress on new military construction.
During his Asia-Pacific tour, Carter
told troops in Hawaii earlier today that he will follow the course set by
President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, and Secretary of
State Hillary Rodham Clinton on previous visits to the region.
That course, he added, involves the
United States working to build military capability in partner nations that will
serve to enhance stability in the region. The security of the United States and
other Asia-Pacific nations rests on the partnerships, alliances and friendships
that link those nations, he added.
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