May 4, 2022 Austin, Japan's Defense Minister Pledge to Defend Rules-Based Order Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi pledged to work together to defend the international rules-based architecture wherever it is threatened.
April 11, 2022 U.S., India Take Steps to Increase Cooperation, Ties Between 2 Largest Democracies The fourth U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue stressed the shared commitment of the world's two largest democracies in upholding a free rules-based international order to safeguard sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.
March 9, 2022 Defense Official Says Indo-Pacific Is the Priority Theater; China Is DOD's Pacing Challenge The Indo-Pacific region remains the priority theater for the Defense Department, and China remains the pacing challenge for the U.S. military, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs said.
March 1, 2022 Australia to Provide Lethal, Nonlethal Aid to Ukraine Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks met with Australian Defense Secretary Greg Moriarty to advance the United States-Australia alliance and compare perspectives on managing national defense enterprises.
Jan. 6, 2022 Shared Challenges, Strengthening Alliance at Center of U.S.-Japan Defense Meeting Increased tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the strengthening of military relations were the topics of discussion among U.S. and Japanese diplomatic and defense leaders during the 2022 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee Meeting.
Dec. 8, 2021 Taiwan Has Proven Possibilities of Alternative Path to Chinese Communist Party, DOD Official Says In stark contrast to deepening authoritarianism and oppression in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan has proven the possibilities of an alternative path to the Chinese Communist Party.
Dec. 6, 2021 Indo-Pacom, Southcom Leaders Discuss Allied Security at National Forum Advancing U.S. security through partnerships and alliances with other nations was the topic discussed by two combatant command leaders at the Reagan National Defense Forum .
Dec. 4, 2021 Austin Tells Reagan Forum How U.S. Will Take on Challenge of China "China is not 10-feet tall," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at the Reagan Library in California, and the United States is not a "country that fears competition."
Dec. 2, 2021 U.S., South Korean Defense Leaders Assess State of Alliance In a complex and changing security environment in the Indo-Pacific, one constant is the ironclad alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
Nov. 29, 2021 Biden Approves Global Posture Review Recommendations President Joe Biden has accepted the recommendations formed by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the global posture review, which will inform the approach to the National Defense Strategy, a Defense Department official said.