08 April 2025 Postured and Ready: MRF-D 25.3 deploys across the Pacific DARWIN, Australia — Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 has commenced its 14th iteration, projecting its operational reach well beyond northern Australia. While most of the force has successfully closed in Darwin, a portion of the ground combat element deployed directly from Camp...
20 February 2025 USINDOPACOM Commander Travels to Australia Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, travels to Australia to build upon the U.S.-Australia Alliance, Feb. 17-20, 2025. ...
29 January 2025 Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Australia Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles A Senior Defense Official provided the following readout:...
15 January 2025 Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Amanda Dory's Meeting With Australian Secretary of Defence Gregory Moriarty Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. Garron Garn, USMC, provided the following readout:...
21 November 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meetings in Laos for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III concluded his engagements with counterparts in Laos today, where he attended the 11th annual ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus)...