31 July 2024 Malaysian Armed Forces and Washington Air National Guard Focus on Leadership Development Ten members of the Washington Air National Guard visited their counterparts in the Malaysian Armed Forces in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from July 22 to 26, 2024. The purpose of the visit was to exchange ideas on leadership development and strengthen the existing State Partnership Program between the...
30 July 2024 U.S. Embassy Koror and Indo-Pacific Command Strengthens Palau Law Enforcement Capabilities Through Narcotics Investigations Course A week-long Narcotics Investigations Course concluded on May 3, 2024, in Koror, Palau...
30 July 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met today with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro. The two officials discussed the historic momentum in U.S.-Philippine defense ties and reaffirmed their mutual commitment to strengthening the alliance, which has supported peace and...
30 July 2024 Joint Statement on the Philippines-United States Fourth 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr., Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (referred to collectively as "the Secretaries") convened the fourth Philippines-United States 2+2 Ministerial...
30 July 2024 Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo, and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. at a Joint Press Availability Transcript to the fourth Philippine-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue joint press conference...
29 July 2024 Alliance Born Out of War Blossoms in Peace More than seven decades has passed since the end of the Korean War that resulted in the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953, yet the surviving veterans of the War continue to embody the evidence of the deep alliance between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and United States...
29 July 2024 Multilateral Peacekeeping Khaan Quest 24 kicks off with opening ceremony Khaan Quest 2024 kicked off at the Five Hills Training Facility near Ulaanbaatar as soldiers from the Mongolian Armed Forces hosted United Nations participants from 20 different countries at the opening ceremony July 27, 2024...
29 July 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Ms. Sabrina Singh provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met today with Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru in Tokyo...
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 USAF conducts interoperability training with European and Indo-Pacific nations during Exercise Pitch Black 24 Interoperability is defined as the ability of military groups to operate in conjunction with each other. When it comes to putting together a 22 day exercise with 20 participating nations, over 140 aircraft, and upwards of 4000 personnel a lot of international teamwork comes into play...