18 April 2023 DOD Officials Detail Progress With Indo-Pacific Allies, Friends WASHINGTON -- Defense leaders will chart the progress made in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region and what more needs to be done during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee today.Jedidiah P. Royal, the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific affairs,...
18 April 2023 COMSUBPAC Hosts Submarine Warfare Commanders Conference PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet hosted the 2023 Submarine Warfare Commanders Conference (SWCC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 12-14, 2023.The purpose of SWCC, which was first held in 2018, is to strengthen a free and open Indo-Pacific region through...
18 April 2023 Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific to Visit Thailand April 17-20, 2023 U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- General Charles Flynn, Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific, will visit Thailand to meet with counterparts from the Royal Thai Army on 17 – 20 April. This will be General Flynn’s second visit to Thailand as the Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific, and...
18 April 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Before Their Meeting TOKYO, Japan -- PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: (Via interpreter) Well, Secretary Blinken, first of all, allow me to welcome you back to Japan.SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you.PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: (Via interpreter) With the solidarity of the G7 becoming more important than ever, I have agreed that very rich...
17 April 2023 7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait TAIWAN STRAIT -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit April 16 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law.The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile...
17 April 2023 SCGC Oliver Henry Returns to Guam after Strengthening Partnerships in Oceania during Mission to Combat Illegal Fishing in Pacific SANTA RITA, Guam -- The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) returned to Guam on April 9, 2023, following a 30-day expeditionary patrol in support of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency's Operation 365 and Operation Rematau to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the...
17 April 2023 Joint Statement of the 13th Defense Trilateral Talks WASHINGTON -- 1. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner, Japan Director General for Defense Policy Masuda Kazuo, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Heo Tae-keun convened the 13th Defense Trilateral Talks (DTT) in...
17 April 2023 Enduring Friendship between U.S., Japan ISHIGAKI, Japan -- On Aug. 15th, 1945, nearly four years into World War II, U.S. Navy Lt. Vernon L. Tebo, 1st Class Robert Tuggle Jr., and 1st Class Warren H. Loyd, were shot down and crashed into the small island of Ishigaki. They were soon captured by the Japanese Imperial Army and faced execution...
16 April 2023 U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise on April 17, alongside Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Atago-class guided missile destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177), and Republic of Korea Navy ROKS destroyer Yulgok Yi I...
14 April 2023 Pacific Air Forces Follow Aero India 23 with Air Force Training Exercise in India JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Airmen from the U.S. are participating in the exercise Cope India 2023--or CI23-- with the Indian Air Force, April 10-21, 2023. The exercise will take place across Indian Air Force stations in Panagarh and Kalaikunda in West Bengal as well as Agra, Uttar...