28 April 2023 Bilateral Talks Enhance Cooperation between US and the Philippines MANILA, Philippines -- Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, conducted bilateral meetings April 29 to discuss multiple initiatives pertaining to the U.S.-Philippines Alliance.Adm. Aquilino met with Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, Senior Undersecretary and...
28 April 2023 Makin Island ARG Conducts Balikatan with the Armed Forces of the Philippines PHILIPPINES -- The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) completed Exercise Balikatan 2023 (BK23), April 28 with a closing ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines.U.S. and Philippine...
28 April 2023 South Korean President Yoon Visits Pentagon, Discusses Deterrence WASHINGTON -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today in the Pentagon to discuss the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance and to discuss ways to make that alliance even closer.The president is in Washington as part of his state visit. President Joe...
28 April 2023 U.S.-Philippine Forces Sink Target Ship for First Time in Balikatan Exercise SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, Philippines -- Naval Education Training Doctrine Command, San Antonio, Zambales province, Philippines, April 25, 2023— A combined force of U.S. and Philippine servicemembers participated in a combined joint littoral live-fire exercise today, the culminating field...
28 April 2023 7th Fleet Aircraft Transits Taiwan Strait TAIWAN STRAIT -- A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on April 28, 2023 (local time). By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations. The aircraft’s...
27 April 2023 U.S., South Korea Unveil Joint Declaration Outlining Steps to Bolster Deterrence WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and South Korean Yoon Suk Yeol outlined new steps aimed at bolstering the longstanding U.S.-South Korean defense alliance in the face of growing nuclear threats posed by North Korea.Under the newly unveiled "Washington Declaration," the two countries have committed...
27 April 2023 U.S. INDOPACOM Hosts Virtual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Meeting CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted a virtual meeting April 25 with the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense to discuss their security priorities for 2023.The virtual meeting brought together senior military leaders from 24 countries, and focused...
27 April 2023 Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks' Meeting With Japanese Vice-Minister of Defense Suzuki Atsuo WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon provided the following readout:Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl each met with Japanese Vice Minister of Defense Suzuki today at the Pentagon to discuss a range of bilateral issues,...
27 April 2023 Arctic Gold 23-2 refines 354th FW ACE operations EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFNS) --The 354th Fighter Wing conducted Arctic Gold 23-2, an exercise designed to practice the wing’s ability to sustain F-35 Lightning II operations from multiple, simulated, deployed locations, April 17-23.“The goal of this exercise was to showcase the wing’s...
27 April 2023 Leaders’ Joint Statement in Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Alliance between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea THE WHITE HOUSE -- Today President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of the United States (U.S.) and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea (ROK) met in Washington to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK Alliance. This is the second State Visit of the Biden-Harris Administration. While our...