Feb. 8, 2023 Biden Tells Congress 'It's Never a Good Bet to Bet Against America' During his State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden highlighted U.S. economic progress, but also touched on the challenges posed by Russia's war on Ukraine and China's attempts to bend the world to its will.
Jan. 29, 2023 Austin Looks to Build on Strengths of Alliances With South Korea, the Philippines The security environment in the Indo-Pacific is growing more complex and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will meet with allies in the Republic of Korea and the Philippines to continue efforts to strengthen the security environment in the region.
Nov. 17, 2022 Official Says U.S. Committed to Taiwan's Defense The 2022 National Defense Strategy identifies China as the Defense Department’s pacing challenge, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs said.
Aug. 17, 2022 USS Charleston, USS Green Bay Participate in Exercise Garuda Shield Garuda Shield is an annual combined and joint exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation.
June 17, 2022 Stoltenberg Details NATO Progress in Deterrence, Defense Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominated the NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels, but the ministers — including Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III — also considered a range of actions and programs in preparation for the Madrid Summit.
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.
Jan. 27, 2022 DOD Places Variety of Troops on 'Prepare to Deploy' Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III placed a range of U.S. military units comprising 8,500 troops on a heightened preparedness to deploy should Russia invade Ukraine, and those units have been named, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
Oct. 19, 2021 Climate Change in East Asia and the Pacific Impacts DOD The Defense Department is collaborating with allies and partners in the Pacific to prepare for a combined response capability for climate-related emergencies, a defense official said.
March 15, 2021 DOD Officials Describe Conditions in Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific has always been a region of superlatives, but the terms have changed over the past decades. Now people talk about the Indo-Pacific being a "region of consequence," "the priority theater," or the "global economic engine."
July 20, 2020 Travis AFB conducts first Indo-Pacific aeromedical evacuation mission for COVID-19 This aeromedical evacuation mission marks the first operational employment of the Transport Isolation System in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. It is the 18th employment of the TIS since its first operational use for COVID-19 April 10.