28 September 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Supports Pacific Partnership 2022 in Solomon Islands HONIARA, Solomon Islands – The Solomon Islands hosted the Pacific Partnership’s Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART), a multi-day international humanitarian aid and disaster relief workshop and exercise, in early September.Coast Guard District Fourteen emergency management response...
28 September 2022 Joint Readout of Quad Ministerial Meeting U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia -- The following is the joint readout released by the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of the Governments of Australia, India, and Japan.Begin Text:We, the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of...
28 September 2022 USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launch We are aware of the two ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of...
27 September 2022 U.S., India Ties Continue to Strengthen, Austin Says WASHINGTON -- Ties between India and the United States — the world's two largest democracies — including military ties, are growing stronger, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today.Austin met with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subramanyam Jaishankar in the Pentagon. Earlier,...
27 September 2022 Littoral Combat Ship USS Jackson Concludes Tahiti Port Call PAPEETE, Tahiti -- Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) Gold crew completed a successful port visit to Papeete, Tahiti, Sept. 24.While in port, Jackson hosted French Navy Rear Adm. Geoffroy d’Andigné, French joint commander of the Asia-Pacific zone and the armed forces in...
27 September 2022 DOD Establishes Arctic Strategy and Global Resilience Office WASHINGTON -- The United States is an Arctic power, and the Defense Department has established an office to ensure U.S. strategy and policy protects U.S. interests in that crucial region. Iris A. Ferguson is the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Arctic and global resilience, a new position...
27 September 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting With Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to the Pentagon today, following the Secretary’s productive call with Indian Defense Minister...
27 September 2022 MRF-D Demonstrates Range and Reaction Capability with Trans-Pacific Tactical Redeployment AUSTRALIA -- Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 conducted a trans-pacific tactical redeployment of forces and equipment, primarily consisting of a team from the aviation combat element to further demonstrate the range and quick reaction capability of the MAGTF from 12 – 17 September.“I want to...
27 September 2022 Japan, U.S. Host Joint Senior Leaders Seminar CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii – Gen. Koji Yamazaki, Chief of Staff of the Japan Joint Staff, and Adm. John Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, bilaterally presided over the 12th Joint Senior Leaders Seminar at Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, Sep. 21-22.JSLS demonstrated the close...
26 September 2022 Republic of Korea and U.S. Navies Conduct Joint Maritime Counter-Special Operations Exercise WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA, Republic of Korea (NNS) – The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) began a series of exercises with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, Sept. 26-29 to strengthen maritime interoperability and tactics, techniques and procedures.The U.S. routinely conducts CSG...