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USINDOPACOM Hosts 4th Annual Theater Posture Conference

13 March 2026

From U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Headquarters U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate hosted the 4th Annual USINDOPACOM Theater Posture Conference from 09 - 13 March 2026 in the Nimitz-MacArthur Pacific Command Center at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

This annual forum provided USINDOPACOM staff and components, representatives from the Department of War, the Joint Staff, functional combatant commands, Five Eyes Alliance members, and other U.S. Government agencies the opportunity to engage in robust strategic dialogue. Over 150 personnel attended, discussing priorities for synchronizing U.S. and allied investments to enhance posture - the strategic combination of forces, footprints, and agreements – and enhance deterrence throughout the Indo-Pacific theater.

The conference agenda focused on specific lines of effort throughout the area of operations. Force posture experts from around the globe participated in theater, regional, and country-level requirement synchronization to advance posture objectives across the range of contingency scenarios.

The week's rigorous deliberation resulted in strategic objective alignment, investment prioritization, and a more resilient framework to rapidly address emerging challenges and reorient posture initiatives to key threats. USINDOPACOM and its allies remain committed to promoting peace and deterring aggression.


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