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Photo of the Week: Because No One Should Read Too Much on Fridays
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta traveled to the Asia
Pacific this week ahead of President Obama, who will travel to the region tomorrow
to visit Thailand, Burma and Cambodia. On Thursday, Secretary Panetta and Thai
Defense Minister Sukampol Suwannathat reaffirmed the U.S.-Thai military
alliance. “Today
the minister and I moved this alliance into the 21st Century by signing a joint
vision statement that will help pave the way for even stronger military to
military ties as we adapt to the shared threats and challenges that we will
face together in this region and in the future,” Panetta said. “As
we focus on these areas of cooperation, I want to convey that the United States
remains committed to helping the Thai military further develop its already
impressive capabilities so that it can assume even greater security
responsibilities in this region, particularly in maritime security and in
humanitarian relief and in peacekeeping operations.”
Photo:
Secretary Panetta toured the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Thursday. Courtesy of Erin
A. Kirk-Cuomo and the Department of Defense.
www.cnas.org
2012-11-16 19:05:05
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