By MARCUS WEISGERBER
In his first official visit to the U.S., Ng Eng Hen, Singapore’s defense minister, called for more military-to-military exercises between the U.S. and Asia-Pacific nations, using the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a key facilitator.
During his visit last week, Ng met with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and discussed this and other cooperative initiatives between the countries, including hosting U.S. Navy littoral combat ships in Singapore.
In addition, Ng met with other senior U.S. defense officials and visited a Singapore F-15 air detachment at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
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