18 September 2023 Joint Press Statement for the 23rd Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) held the 23rd Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) on September 18, 2023 in Seoul...
18 September 2023 Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade Supports 2nd Infantry Division During Ulchi Freedom Shield 23 Exercise The Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade (ARCPB) successfully supported the 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) C6 directorate in a critical operational support exercise from August 12 to September 2, 2023, as part of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield 23 (UFS23) exercise...
18 September 2023 5th ANGLICO Marines Conduct the Korean Maritime Exchange Program 23.3 (KMEP) From July to August 2023, U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (5th ANGLICO), III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, participated in the Korean Marine Exchange Program 23.3 (KMEP)...
16 September 2023 Philippines and U.S. Hold Annual Mutual Defense and Security Engagement Boards CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Adm. John Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, led the 2023 Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) at Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, Sept. 14. The annual...
15 September 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of AUKUS Two years ago, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia established a once-in-a-generation partnership through AUKUS...
15 September 2023 Joint Press Release: Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group Building on the May 2022 summit statement by President Yoon Suk Yeol and President Joseph R. Biden to reactivate the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group (EDSCG), the foreign affairs and defense agencies of the two countries held the 4th...
15 September 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Third Stop in Malaysia Pacific Partnership 2023 has concluded its mission stop in Kuantan during a closing ceremony hosted aboard the Harpers-Ferry class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor, Sept. 15...
15 September 2023 Coastal Resiliency Workshop: Reef Restoration, Protection Professors, key stake-holders, U.S. Embassy and Palau Government Representatives, military members and subject matter experts (SMEs) from around the Indo-Pacific region gathered to participate in the Coastal Resiliency Workshop in Koror, Republic of Palau, Sept. 12-14, 2023...
15 September 2023 U.S. and Papua New Guinea strengthen maritime security and sustainability through historic patrol, deepening personal bonds along the way Building on collaborative preparations and a recently ratified bilateral agreement to counter illicit transnational maritime activities, the United States and Papua New Guinea concluded a joint maritime patrol on September 4, 2023, aimed at strengthening regional security and resource management in...
14 September 2023 Large-scale State Partnership Program Engagement kicks off in Thailand The first ever Enduring Partners Engagement commenced with an opening ceremony officiated by Royal Thai Air Force Group Captain Nat Kamintra, Enduring Partners Exercise Director, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, Washington Air National Guard commander, Sept. 11...