The cooperation and alignment between the United States, Australia, Japan and the Philippines is as crucial as ever.

Together we share a common focus of working together to ensure a stable and prosperous Pacific region.

It was a great pleasure to meet with Minoru Kihara, the Japanese Minister for Defence here at INDOPACOM.

We discussed the increasing cooperation between our two countries and how we can further strengthen this partnership.

Always a pleasure to catch up with my good friend, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J.Austin III Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III . He welcomed me to INDOPACOM where we held a bilateral meeting discussing the security of the region, working together and enhancing the Alliance between our nations 🤝