TAIWAN STRAIT -- The legend-class national security cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law. The ship transited through a...

WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Spokesperson Lisa Lawrence provided the following readout:Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Christopher P. Maier, visited South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia from June 12-17, 2023.On June 12, Assistant Secretary Maier...

U.S. Navy -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, successfully completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing recently while sailing in the South China Sea, a milestone nearly 48 years in the making.Nimitz is the first active U.S. Navy carrier in...

WASHINGTON -- This is a transformational moment in the U.S.-India defense partnership, a senior Defense Department official said at the Pentagon today."To have the world's largest democracies with some of the most innovative workers and companies working more closely together on strategic...

WASHINGTON -- Pentagon spokesperson Jeff Jurgensen provided the following readout:Dr. William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Ms. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, co-chaired the 21st Australia – United States Ministerial...