23 October 2024 Austin Confirms North Korea Has Sent Troops to Russia Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III confirmed there are North Korean troops in Russia, but it is unclear if they are preparing to become a co-belligerent in Russia's war on Ukraine. ...
28 July 2024 U.S. Intends to Reconstitute U.S. Forces Japan as Joint Forces Headquarters Through a phased approach, the U.S. plans to convert U.S. Forces Japan into a joint force headquarters which will report to the commander of the Indo-Pacific Command, the secretary of defense said today following the conclusion of a two-plus-two ministerial meeting in Tokyo...
28 July 2024 Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Ministerial Meeting on Extended Deterrence Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa, Minister of Defense Kihara, Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin (referred to collectively as "the Ministers") convened a U.S.-Japan ministerial meeting on extended deterrence in Tokyo, on July 28, 2024...
23 August 2023 DOD, Coast Guard Continue Support to Maui Nearly 700 Defense Department personnel and 157 Coast Guardsmen are currently engaged with the U.S. Army Pacific Command and Joint Task Force 5-0 mission...
06 February 2016 USPACOM Vigilant During North Korean Missile Launch CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- U.S. Department of Defense systems detected and tracked today what we assess was a North Korean missile launch into space at 2:29 p.m. HST. At no time was the missile or the resultant debris a threat to the United States or its allies. U.S. Pacific Command's joint military...
03 December 2014 North Korea 'Volatile and Dangerous,' Pacom Nominee Says WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2014 – The nominee to become the next commander of U.S. Pacific Command told Congress today that North Korea is the most volatile and dangerous threat in the Asia-Pacific region. North Korean Threats Kim Jong Un is opportunistic, unpredictable and ruthless as he seeks to acquire...