WASHINGTON -- 1.  U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner, Japan Director General for Defense Policy Masuda Kazuo, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Heo Tae-keun convened the 13th Defense Trilateral Talks (DTT) in...

ISHIGAKI, Japan -- On Aug. 15th, 1945, nearly four years into World War II, U.S. Navy Lt. Vernon L. Tebo, 1st Class Robert Tuggle Jr., and 1st Class Warren H. Loyd, were shot down and crashed into the small island of Ishigaki. They were soon captured by the Japanese Imperial Army and faced execution...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --Airmen from the U.S. are participating in the exercise Cope India 2023--or CI23-- with the Indian Air Force, April 10-21, 2023. The exercise will take place across Indian Air Force stations in Panagarh and Kalaikunda in West Bengal as well as Agra, Uttar...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan, April 11-18, 2023.Secretary Blinken will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam to advance key discussions with our Vietnamese partners as we celebrate the 10th anniversary...

U.S. Embassy in Singapore -- This year is the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership launched by then-Presidents Obama and Sang in 2013.  As we mark this anniversary, we look forward to expanding our partnership in the years ahead.  Built on a foundation of trust and mutual...