DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Army’s chief of staff discussed how to win in great power competition within the Indo-Pacific region Friday after he traveled there earlier this month to meet with military leaders. Indo-Pacific is currently the U.S. military’s highest-priority theater, where near-peer adversaries, China and Russia, have significant influence. “The last thing that anybody wants is some […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-eyes-joint-force-solution-closer-allies-to-win-in-indo-pacific-76129/

DefenceTalkThree US aircraft carriers will stage joint drills in the western Pacific for the first time in a decade, the US Navy said Thursday, as tensions in the region over North Korea reach fever pitch. The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt will conduct “coordinated operations in international waters”, the navy said, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-aircraft-carriers-in-rare-pacific-operation-amid-north-korea-tensions-70765/

DefenceTalkThe United States Armed Forces are at a crossroads, facing both institutional and operational challenges. The character of war continues to change at a quick pace, requiring military leaders to reassess some of their core beliefs. This situation has led to the testing and refinement of concepts, capabilities, and people to ensure U.S. forces are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-indo-asia-pacific-and-the-multi-domain-battle-concept-69546/

DefenceTalkOverseas training is helping groom Army units in the Pacific theater for future missions that may require cross-domain tactics to defeat enemies, according to senior leaders. One set of exercises, Pacific Pathways, has allowed Army units to broaden their training as they deploy across the region for bilateral and multilateral drills with foreign militaries, while […]https://www.defencetalk.com/with-pacific-pathways-us-army-puts-multi-domain-into-action-68399/

DefenceTalkA Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam April 27 following a port visit en route to the Western Pacific. The PAC SAG is comprised of the embarked staff of Destroyer Squadron 31, guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111), USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Momsen (DDG 92) and embarked “Devil […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-deploys-3-more-destroyers-to-western-pacific-67362/

DefenceTalkManila: America’s Pacific commander held talks with the Philippine military Wednesday on ways to strengthen US capacity in the region to deter conflict and maintain freedom of navigation, a Filipino spokesman said. Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, outlined a freshly drafted Pentagon report highlighting issues in the South China Sea, where […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-philippines-boosting-military-capacity-65171/

DefenceTalkChina’s relationship with the US is “stable” despite tensions in the South China Sea, President Xi Jinping told top American diplomat John Kerry Sunday, adding that the Pacific Ocean is “vast enough” for both powers, state media said. Xi met with Kerry in Beijing as tensions between the world’s two biggest economies mount over Chinese […]https://www.defencetalk.com/xi-tells-kerry-pacific-ocean-big-enough-for-china-and-us-64237/

DefenceTalkIncreased interoperability and improved data sharing with international partners are key goals of U.S. Air and Missile Defense, or ADM, especially in the Pacific and U.S. Central Command theaters, said ADM force leaders. “Today we have Air and Missile Defense forces in nine countries, four combatant command areas of responsibilities,” said Col. Clement Coward, deputy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-looks-to-boost-air-missile-defense-partnerships-in-pacific-63159/

DefenceTalkGuam, because of its military bases, Army anti-ballistic missile system and location 3,300 miles west of Hawaii is an increasingly important strategic hub for the U.S. Asia-Pacific rebalance, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said today. Work’s visit here was part of a seven-day trip that began with an Aug. 17 stop in Hawaii and will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/guam-is-strategic-hub-to-asia-pacific-rebalance-60401/

DefenceTalkCountries throughout the Asia-Pacific region are “excited by our increased participation here,” said the Army component commander for that area. “We intend to put into motion a pathway of activity (for the Army) into multiple countries for extended periods of time, linking a series of events and exercises on a variety of topics, said Gen. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-seeking-in-depth-engagements-in-asia-pacific-theater-49450/