22 November 2023 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Launch We are aware of the DPRK’s Nov. 21 launch of a space launch vehicle (SLV) and Nov. 22 Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) launch and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns these launches, which...
22 November 2023 Readout of Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner's Calls With Republic of Korea and Japan U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner spoke today in separate calls with Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Heo Taekeun and with Japan Director-General for Defense Policy Kano Koji...
22 November 2023 Solidarity and Skill: KAMANDAG 7 Cements U.S.-Philippines Defense As part of the expansive KAMANDAG 7 exercise, U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia and their Philippine Marine Corps counterparts, 3rd Marine Brigade, forged a deeper alliance on the island of Palawan Nov. 18, 2023...
22 November 2023 U.S. 7th Fleet and Armed Forces of the Philippines Begin Maritime Cooperation Activity U.S.7th Fleet (C7F) and Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) units began a maritime cooperation activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, Nov. 22. The MCA is designed to enhance interoperability between the two militaries and further advance combined capabilities in the maritime domain.C7F units...
21 November 2023 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Busan, Republic of Korea USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 21...
21 November 2023 U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam hosts 2nd annual Industry Day in Guam U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel hosted its second annual Industry Day on Nov. 20, 2023, in Guam...
20 November 2023 Pacific Partnership Concludes Final 2023 Mission in the Kingdom of Tonga Pacific Partnership has concluded its final mission stop of its 2023 journey from a closing ceremony at Vuna Wharf on Nov. 20...
20 November 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Officials and Palau Representatives Conclude Joint Committee Meeting in Palau Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, and President Surangel Whipps Jr. led the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17 in Palau, joined by senior leaders from INDOPACOM, the U.S. Department of State, and...
20 November 2023 USINDOPACOM hosts Philippine President R. Marcos Jr. Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff, visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at Camp H.M. Smith during their visit to Honolulu, Nov. 17-19.Marcos and Brawner met with Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander, USINDOPACOM, who...
17 November 2023 Pacific Forum and US Indo-Pacific Command convenes Southeast Asia Workshop on Women, Peace and Cybersecurity MANILA, Philippines — Pacific Forum, in collaboration with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Office of Women, Peace & Security successfully concluded the regional workshop, "Forging US-Southeast Asia Cooperation on Women, Peace, and Cybersecurity," on November 15-16, 2023, at the Peninsula...