WASHINGTON -- 1.  U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner, Japan Director General for Defense Policy Masuda Kazuo, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Heo Tae-keun convened the 13th Defense Trilateral Talks (DTT) in...

ISHIGAKI, Japan -- On Aug. 15th, 1945, nearly four years into World War II, U.S. Navy Lt. Vernon L. Tebo, 1st Class Robert Tuggle Jr., and 1st Class Warren H. Loyd, were shot down and crashed into the small island of Ishigaki. They were soon captured by the Japanese Imperial Army and faced execution...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Airmen from the U.S. are participating in the exercise Cope India 2023--or CI23-- with the Indian Air Force, April 10-21, 2023. The exercise will take place across Indian Air Force stations in Panagarh and Kalaikunda in West Bengal as well as Agra, Uttar...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan, April 11-18, 2023.Secretary Blinken will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam to advance key discussions with our Vietnamese partners as we celebrate the 10th anniversary...

U.S. Embassy in Singapore -- This year is the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership launched by then-Presidents Obama and Sang in 2013.  As we mark this anniversary, we look forward to expanding our partnership in the years ahead.  Built on a foundation of trust and mutual...

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SEA OF Japan -- On Apr. 14, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command deployed two bombers and accompanying aircraft in a bilateral air exercise with Japan Self-Defense Forces fighters to demonstrate the consistent and capable deterrence options readily available to the U.S.-Japan Alliance.Two U.S. B-52 bombers,...

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. -- Washington Army National Guard aviators conducted a State Partnership Program exchange with counterparts from the Royal Thai Army (RTA) in Lopburi, Thailand, in March.“The aviation subject matter expert exchange provided a chance to discuss and share best practices in aviation...

WASHINGTON -- The United States and the Philippines have made rapid strides in upgrading their alliance, and are charging ahead to do more, defense leaders from both countries said at the Pentagon today.Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Carlito Galvez Jr., senior undersecretary and...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) held the 22nd Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) from April 11-12, 2023 in Washington, D.C.Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Dr. Ely...