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Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during Shangri-La Dialogue panel “Defence Innovation Solutions for Future Challenges,” in Singapore, May 31, 2025. The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a defense summit focused on the Indo-Pacific region where ministers and representatives gather to discuss pressing security challenges and engage in bilateral talks. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith)
250531-N-BD629-1209.JPG Photo By: MCC Shannon Smith

May 31, 2025
SINGAPORE - Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during Shangri-La Dialogue panel “Defence Innovation Solutions for Future Challenges,” in Singapore, May 31, 2025. The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a defense summit focused on the Indo-Pacific region where ministers and representatives gather to discuss pressing security challenges and engage in bilateral talks. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith)


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