17 September 2025 USINDOPACOM Commander celebrates PNG’s 50th Independence Day, breaks ground for Fuel Storage Facility PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to Papua New Guinea on Sept. 15–16, where he joined U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau for the celebration of Papua New Guinea...
14 September 2025 USINDOPACOM Commander Commemorated 75th Anniversary of Incheon Landing INCHEON, South Korea — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to South Korea to participate in the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of the Incheon Landing Operation, a pivotal moment in the Korean War on Sept.14, 2025 in Incheon, South Korea...
13 September 2025 USINDOPACOM Commander attends Joint-Senior Leaders Seminar, signs 8-Star Memo, visits Expo 2025 TOKYO — Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to Japan from September 10-13 to participate in the annual Joint-Senior Leaders Seminar with Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self -Defense Forces, and attend Expo 2025, Osaka...
11 September 2025 USINDOPACOM and Regional Leaders Conclude MILOPS 2025 in Hawaii HONOLULU — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted the 36th annual international Military Law and Operations strategic engagement bringing together leaders from over 30 nations for a four-day discussion in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 8-11, 2025...
05 September 2025 USINDOPACOM commander addresses Comprehensive Security Cooperation 25-2 Course HONOLULU — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, addressed participants of the Comprehensive Security Cooperation 25-2 Course at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Sept. 4, 2025...
04 September 2025 Exercise Freedom Edge 2025 CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — In July, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States approved the plan for the upcoming Freedom Edge 25, the premier trilateral, multi-domain exercise between the three nations, which demonstrates the countries’ shared commitment to collectively achieve and maintain...
03 September 2025 Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the U.S. conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity The combined armed and defense forces of Australia, Canada, the Philippines, and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA)...
02 September 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Honors 80th Anniversary of WWII PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivered keynote remarks at the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II Commemoration Ceremony pierside at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 2, 2025...
28 August 2025 27TH Annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference Senior Enlisted Leader Program Strengthens Relationships and Readiness HUA HIN, Thailand – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Eric D. Cook, command senior enlisted leader of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted the 27th annual senior enlisted leader program during the Chiefs of Defense conference in Hua Hin, Thailand, Aug. 26-28, 2025...
28 August 2025 27TH Annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference promotes “Peace through Strength” HUA HIN, Thailand - Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Gen. Songwit Noonpakdee, chief of defence forces for the Royal Thai Armed Forces, cohosted the 27th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference, a three-day event held in Hua Hin, Thailand from Aug. 26-28,...