26 September 2024 AUKUS Collaboration Advancing Capabilities in Indo-Pacific Region, Austin Says The trilateral security partnership among the U.S., United Kingdom and Australia, also known as AUKUS, offers a unique opportunity for these nations to enhance their military capabilities, deepen interoperability and strengthen deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J...
24 September 2024 Bamboo Eagle: ‘Upping our game’ for Great Power Competition Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 integrated U.S. Airmen, Guardians, Sailors, Marines, and allies from Australia and the United Kingdom into a combined force to train for a possible conflict in the era of Great Power Competition. Last month, the exercise conducted live-fly operations in the eastern Pacific...
21 September 2024 2024 Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference Concludes U.S. Indo-Pacific Command concluded the 26th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) in Kona, Hawaii on Sept. 20, 2024. ...
21 September 2024 USS San Diego Forward Deploys to Sasebo, Japan The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) arrived to its new forward deployed location at Sasebo, Japan, Sept. 19, becoming the newest ship to join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan (FDNF-J)...
19 September 2024 26th Annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference Senior Enlisted Leader Program Highlights Value of NCOs KONA, Hawaii– Senior enlisted leaders from 28 countries and multinational organizations are attending U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's 26th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) conference in Kona, Hawaii, Sept. 18-20. The three-day conference, titled "The Future Indo-Pacific: Building a...
12 September 2024 MRF-D 24.3 U.S. Marines, Sailors strengthen partnerships during Super Garuda Shield 2024 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 joined Allied and partner nations in Indonesia for Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024, Aug. 26 to Sept. 6...
10 September 2024 Joint Statement of the 15th Republic of Korea-United States-Japan Defense Trilateral Talks Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Cho Chang-rae, U.S. Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Cara Abercrombie, and Japan Director General for Defense Policy YAMATO Taro convened the 15th Defense Trilateral Talks in Seoul on September 10, 2024...
26 August 2024 U.S., Allied Forces Join for Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2024 Maritime forces from Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy and U.S. Navy are conducting cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard 2024 beginning on Aug. 24...
15 August 2024 KATUSA program continues to strengthen ROK-US alliance after 74 years August 15 is recognized as the birthday of the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army Soldier program, or KATUSA. The program was created only weeks after the Korean War ignited, and to this day KATUSAs continue to serve side-by-side with Eighth Army Soldiers providing priceless support and...
08 August 2024 U.S.–U.K. Teams Receive Bilateral Academic Research Award to Investigate Adversary Social Influence and Information Campaigns The Department of Defense today announced the selection of a team of United States and United Kingdom academic researchers to investigate the growing threat that malign social influence campaigns pose to democracies...