USINDOPACOM Hosts U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

26 March 2025

From U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Hawaii, March 24-26, 2025, where he received briefings on regional security challenges and the strength of alliances and partnerships across the Indo-Pacific.

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SLIDESHOW | images | 250325-D-FN350-2912 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shakes hands with senior leaders at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 25, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

SLIDESHOW | images | 250325-D-FN350-4362 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth views a static display of equipment at Kāne’ohe Bay, Hawaii, March 25, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

SLIDESHOW | images | 250325-D-FN350-2493 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to U.S. service members at the Defense Personnel Accounting Agency on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 25, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is piped aboard at the U.S. Pacific Fleet boathouse in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, March 24, 2025.

SLIDESHOW | images | 250324-N-PC065-2014 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is piped aboard at the U.S. Pacific Fleet boathouse in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, March 24, 2025. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)

Hegseth met with Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Guardians on Camp H.M. Smith, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Marine Corps Base Hawaii, underscoring the importance of maintaining readiness, warfighting, and restoring the warrior ethos. He also honored those affected by the December 7, 1941 attack by placing a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial.

Additionally, Hegseth engaged with key institutions, including the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI-APCSS) and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).

USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict.