A spokesman of the U.S. Defense Department on Thursday reaffirmed that the U.S. will continue with full effort to search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George Washington and other U.S. Navy ships to make best speed for the Philippines to aid disaster relief efforts there, the Pentagon said Monday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday met with visiting Australian Minister for Defense Stephen Smith to discuss cooperation, the Pentagon said in a statement.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday reassured Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the U.S. commitment to rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region.