10 September 2024 Joint Statement of the 15th Republic of Korea-United States-Japan Defense Trilateral Talks Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Cho Chang-rae, U.S. Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Cara Abercrombie, and Japan Director General for Defense Policy YAMATO Taro convened the 15th Defense Trilateral Talks in Seoul on September 10, 2024...
06 September 2024 Joint Statement on the U.S.-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group Simulation The United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) conducted the first U.S.-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) simulation, an interagency table-top simulation, Sept. 5-6, in Washington, D.C. ROK and U.S. national security, defense, military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials participated in the...
04 September 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. spoke by phone today...
04 September 2024 SEACAT 2024 Concludes, Reinforcing Maritime Security Efforts Among Allies and Partners in Southeast Asia The 23rd annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise concluded Aug. 23, 2024 following 14 days of in-person and at-sea engagements structured to enhance collaboration among 21 Indo-Pacific Allies and focused on the shared maritime security challenges of the region...
23 August 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh to the Pentagon today. The two officials discussed ongoing efforts to deepen the Major Defense Partnership between the United States...