19 November 2024 Joint Press Release on the Visit of U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin to the Philippines Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. received United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during his fourth visit to the Philippines on November 18, 2024...
18 November 2024 AUKUS Partners Sign Landmark Hypersonics Agreement Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Pete Nguyen provided the following statement: The United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD), along with the Australian Department of Defence and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD), today announced the signing of an agreement to enhance testing of...
18 November 2024 DOD Launches Industry-Government Maritime Security (MARSEC) Consortium to Advance Maritime Security Across Southeast Asia Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Pete Nguyen provided the following statement: Today the Department of Defense's Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs (IPSA) announced the Maritime Security (MARSEC) Consortium, a new public-private initiative focused on...
15 November 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met yesterday with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Washington, D.C...
09 November 2024 KAMANDAG 8: No Better Friend U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit train alongside Philippine Marines assigned to 3rd Marine Brigade during exercise KAMANDAG 8 in Palawan Province, Philippines, Oct. 12-22, 2024...
08 November 2024 Transfer of Knowledge: CARAT Malaysia 2024 Service members with the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces, along with U.S. Marines attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, and U.S. Navy Sailors with Destroyer Squadron 7 conduct Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2024 at Lumut Naval Base, Lumut, Malaysia Oct. 31 - Nov. 5, 2024...
06 November 2024 DOD Announces New Director for Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Pete Nguyen provided the following statement:...
03 November 2024 MRF-SEA: Who we are U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tyrece Moore, the communications chief for Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, explains what MRF-SEA is and its roles in the Indo-Pacific Region, Nov. 2, 2024...
01 November 2024 Keen Sword 25: U.S. Air Force, Japanese Forces Unite for First Integrated Rapid Airfield Damage Repair Training U.S. and Japanese forces launched their first fully integrated Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) training on Oct. 30, 2024, as part of exercise Keen Sword 25, a biennial event focused on joint readiness and operational resilience in the Indo-Pacific...
30 October 2024 Regional Cooperation Framework for U.S.-ROK Alliance Contributions to Security in the Indo-Pacific The United States (U.S.) - Republic of Korea (ROK) Alliance remains the linchpin of peace and security not only on the Korean Peninsula but also in the Indo-Pacific region...