July 20, 2023 DOD Official Highlights Importance of Pacific Island Nations The islands nations of the Pacific play a critical role in the U.S. strategic vision for the Indo-Pacific region, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia told a Senate panel.
July 19, 2023 Pacom Commander Says U.S. Must Continue Modernization of Strategic Capabilities The U.S. must continue to meet the pacing challenge presented by the Chinese government's buildup of its military capabilities, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said.
July 13, 2023 National Guard's State Partnership Program Marks 30 Years The National Guard's State Partnership Program, which began in 1993 with 13 countries, has grown to 100 nations — more than half the countries in the world.
July 7, 2023 DOD Policy Chief Says 'Even Michael Jordan Needed 4 Other Bulls' Americans need to understand how crucial allies and partners are to U.S. national security strategies, Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy said.
July 5, 2023 In Vietnam, Hokanson Sees Growing Partnership In 2014, Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Hokanson came here as adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard to further his state’s nascent partnership with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
June 30, 2023 Hokanson Reinforces National Guard Partnership with America’s Longest-standing Indo-Pacific Ally The U.S. National Guard’s top general met with Philippine military leaders recently to discuss enhancing the security cooperation partnership between the Southeast Asian island nation and the Hawaii and Guam National Guard.
June 28, 2023 U.S., German Defense Officials Pledge Continued Support for Ukraine Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius pledged to continue their close partnership in supporting Ukraine and defending their countries' shared values.
June 23, 2023 U.S.-Italian Defense Leaders Discuss Bilateral Moves American and Italian service members working together around the world are the living symbol of the strong bonds that tie the United States and Italy together, defense leaders from both countries said.
June 22, 2023 Defense Part of Deepening Overall U.S.-India Relationship The United States and India have made tremendous progress toward promoting peace and security not only in the Indo-Pacific region, but globally, the Pentagon press secretary said.
June 20, 2023 U.S., India Rapidly Expand Their Military Cooperation The United States and India are increasingly doing things in their defense partnership that people wouldn't have said was possible 20 years ago, a senior Defense Department official said.