13 July 2023 Seventh Anniversary of the Philippines-China South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Ruling Today marks the seventh anniversary of an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention firmly rejecting the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) expansive South China Sea maritime claims, including any PRC claim to the area determined by the Arbitral Tribunal to be part of...
13 July 2023 U.S., Japan Conduct Bilateral Exercise U.S. Forces and the Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted a bilateral aviation exercise over the Sea of Japan on July 12, 2023, demonstrating the enduring deterrence options readily available to the U.S.-Japan Alliance...
12 July 2023 ROK and U.S. commemorate 73rd anniversary of battle that killed 109 U.S. Soldiers More than 300 Korean officials, citizens and U.S. service members gathered on July 8, 2023, in Martin Park, near the site of the Battle of Cheonan to commemorate the loss 109 U.S. Soldiers who died there 73 years ago at the start of the Korean War.On July 8, 1950, the North Korean People’s Army,...
12 July 2023 Unprecedented Interchangeability: U.S. Marines and Aussie Aviators Fly, Maintain and Operate Joint Strike Fighters Together U.S. Marines and Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, have been training with Allies at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia for three weeks...
12 July 2023 French, Canadian, U.S. Forces collaborate with local responders in successful rescue operation off Rota, CNMI French, Canadian, and U.S. Forces, with local responders, successfully conducted a search and rescue operation to save the operator and passengers of a distressed vessel off the coast of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, on July 10...
12 July 2023 Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley Trilateral Chiefs of Defense Meeting with Japan Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Gen. Yoshida Yoshihide and the Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Kim Seung Kyum Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley hosted a trilateral meeting at Camp Smith, Hawaii today with Japan Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Gen. Yoshida Yoshihide and Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Kim Seung Kyum...
11 July 2023 U.S., Allied Forces Conduct Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2023 Maritime forces from Royal Australia Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, and the U.S. Navy were underway in early July conducting cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard (PV) 2023...
10 July 2023 Strengthening Alliances: U.S. Marines return to the Philippines for MASA 23 In a testament to the enduring commitment to strengthening regional partnerships and fostering military cooperation, U.S. Marines (USMC) and Sailors from across I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) are arriving in the Philippines to participate in Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) 23,...
10 July 2023 U.S. and Indonesian Marines co-host Pacific Symposium The Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, Lt. Gen. William Jurney, and Indonesian Marine Corps Commandant, Maj. Gen. Nur Alamsyah, will co-host the 9th Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium in Bali, Indonesia, July 9-14...
07 July 2023 Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Visits U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Pacific Fleet Today in Hawaii, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, and U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLEET) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to meet with Admiral John C. Aquilino and other senior leaders for a series of...