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Multilateral Joint Staff Talks bolster quadrilateral partnership

06 March 2026

From U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Public Affairs Office

MANILA, Philippines — The Australian Defence Force, the Japan Self-Defence Force, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command convened for the 3rd Multilateral Joint Staff Talks here, March 2-3. 

The Multilateral Joint Staff Talks serve as a key platform for senior military leaders and planners to enhance coordination, improve interoperability, and reinforce mutual understanding among like-minded nations.

The talks underscored the continued commitment of the four nation’s armed forces to strengthen defense cooperation and advance shared security interests in the Indo-Pacific region.


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