WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III co-chaired the third U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of National Defense Carlito Galvez, and Secretary...

Papua New Guinea - A three-day course from March 21-23, 2023 had the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) receive their first Gender Focal Point training tailored to PNGDF's organization and its military operations with a focus on reducing gender-based violence...

We are aware of the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch, and we are consulting closely with our Allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Philippine leaders met today to discuss the nations' military, economic and humanitarian partnership at a meeting in Washington.Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) is conducting a full spectrum of multi-domain and integrated operations in the Philippine Sea.The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and the Arleigh Burke-class...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from U.S. Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) recently participated in a civil engineer-focused discussion featuring key leaders at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Participants in the bilateral exchange discussed setting...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) participated in a training exercise at Delta Junction, Alaska, March 20-24, 2023.The training exercise tested the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) and Special Warfare Mission Support (SWMS) Airmen on...

SASEBO, Japan -- Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 hosted a commanders conference April 6-7 at ESG 7 Det Sasebo headquarters to synchronize U.S. Seventh Fleet unit and warfare commanders with current and evolving situations and concepts in the Indo-Pacific region.The conference brought together ESG...

SPRATLY ISLANDS, South China Sea -- On April 10, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of the operation, USS Milius exited...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) is conducting a full spectrum of multi-domain and integrated operations in the Philippine Sea.The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and the Arleigh Burke-class...