19 September 2024 Navy Region Korea Continues on Path to Forge Culture of Excellence 2.0 In a focused and urgent effort to build the Navy Region Korea (CNRK) warfighting team ready to “Fight Tonight!” and win, program managers from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) and Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) convened on Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) naval installation in South Korea...
18 September 2024 26th Annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference: Building a Resilient and Interconnected Region KONA, Hawaii– U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is hosting the 26th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) conference in Kona, Hawaii, Sept. 18-20. This year, 28 countries or multinational organizations are attending the conference, which has been held since 1998 with the purpose of bringing...
18 September 2024 USINDOPACOM WPS Director Addresses Hawaii National Guard on Women, Peace and Security U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Director and Command Gender Advisor Sharon Feist addressed the Hawaii National Guard Joint Commander’s Conference at the Guard’s Regional Training Institute in Waimanalo, Hawaii, Sept. 13...
18 September 2024 U.S., Australia Co-Host 17th Annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference The 17th annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference (IPICC) ran Sept. 1 to Sept. 4, bringing together directors of military intelligence and intelligence leaders from 23 countries to discuss regional issues and shared security challenges...
18 September 2024 Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Commences Mission in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia A team representing Australia and the United States commenced the fifth and final mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) in Kosrae, Sept. 17...
18 September 2024 Nevada Army National Guard Soldiers train in Fiji at Exercise Cartwheel 2024 Over the past week, In the remote jungles of the Nausori Highlands of Fiji, National Guard Soldiers retraced the steps of history in the South Pacific during Exercise Cartwheel – a military training event that echoes its namesake, the pivotal World War II Operation Cartwheel...
17 September 2024 Minister of Defence of Finland Visits DESRON 15 and USS Benfold (DDG 65) The Minister of Defence of Finland, Antti Häkkänen, visited the headquarters of Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and USS Benfold (DDG 65) September 13, 2024...
17 September 2024 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launches “We are aware of the DPRK’s ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns these actions and calls on the DPRK to refrain from further unlawful and destabilizing acts. While we...
17 September 2024 Readout of Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Ms. Cara Abercrombie's Travel to the Republic of Korea Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. Garron Garn, USMC, provided the following readout: Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Ms. Cara Abercrombie, returned from travel after participating in bilateral, trilateral, and multilateral meetings in the Republic of Korea (ROK)...
17 September 2024 7th Fleet Aircraft Transits Taiwan Strait A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Sept. 17 (local time)...