KPress Vol. 11 Iss. 15

Jaynes, Bill (2011-06-27). KPress Vol. 11 Iss. 15 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.

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Abstract: KPress Vol. 11 Iss. 15: NEWS: Pohnpei, FSM—The USS Cleveland (LPD-7) arrived in the Federated States of Micronesia on July 3 carrying a multinational Pacific Partnership 2011 team of doctors, dentists, engineers, and support personnel from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, Singapore, the United States, and several non-governmental organizations to provide medical services, engineering assistance, and humanitarian engagement across the FSM; separate coverage reports a formal oath-of-enlistment ceremony held at the U.S. Embassy in Kolonia on June 23, during which twenty young FSM citizens pledged service in the U.S. Armed Forces, with remarks from U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Lori Dando and FSM Secretary of Foreign Affairs Lorin Robert emphasizing the commitments and challenges ahead; regional security and diplomacy reporting examines the decision by the United States and Japan to postpone the planned military buildup and Marine Corps relocation from Okinawa to Guam, acknowledging that earlier timelines were overly ambitious, outlining revised targets beyond 2014 following cabinet-level talks in Washington, and noting mixed signals affecting Pacific Island nations, particularly Micronesia, as congressional committees placed conditions on funding pending updated force-laydown plans; OPINION / EDITORIAL: commentary references presidential correspondence with Congress and international diplomatic invitations, situating FSM foreign relations within broader security, treaty, and alliance dynamics in the Pacific region.