USINDOPACOM hosts SECNAV John C. Phelan

26 April 2025

From U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Public Affairs

HONOLULU, Hawaii — U.S. Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan’s visit to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Headquarters underscores the Department of the Navy’s renewed focus on innovation, joint interoperability, and strategic sustainment in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosts an Honors ceremony for U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, welcoming him to the USINDOPACOM headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, Honolulu on April 25, 2025. Phelan received a briefing from INDOPACOM leaders on critical operational and logistical challenges experienced in the Indo-Pacific. 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. Army Photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)

SLIDESHOW | images | USINDOPACOM hosts SecNav John C. Phelan Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosts an Honors ceremony for U.S. Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan, welcoming him to the USINDOPACOM headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, Honolulu on April 25, 2025. Phelan received a briefing from INDOPACOM leaders on critical operational and logistical challenges experienced in the Indo-Pacific. 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. Army Photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)

Phelan was greeted with an Honors Ceremony at the USINDOPACOM headquarters by Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, Indo-Pacific Command.

During his visit, Phelan received a briefing from USINDOPACOM leaders on critical operational and logistical challenges experienced in the Indo-Pacific. Phelan has prioritized advancing joint operations closely aligning with INDOPACOM’s mission to maintain readiness and deterrence in a dynamic security environment.

This engagement reaffirms the Navy’s commitment to supporting regional allies and partners, while accelerating modernization efforts in one of the world’s most strategically vital areas.

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.