U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, execute command and control from a combat operations center during exercise Keen Edge 22 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2022. Keen Edge is a biannual bilateral command post exercise between the U.S. military and the Japan Self-Defense Force that achieves mutual security objectives and strengthens U.S.-Japan military interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)
Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat (Boeing image)
The unmanned surface vessel (USV) Ranger conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) as the USV Mariner transits nearby during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2, Sep. 16, 2023. IBP 23.2 is a Pacific Fleet exercise to test, develop and evaluate the integration of unmanned platforms into fleet operations to create warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Monford)
U.S. President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a joint news conference with Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (not pictured) three-way talks at Camp David on August 18, 2023 in Camp David, Maryland. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
CIO John Sherman and Adm. John Aquilino pose after meeting at Indo-Pacom. (LinkedIn)
During his trip, DOD CIO John Sherman hosted meetings with delegations from Japan and the Republic of Korea at the DISA-Pacific headquarters, among other engagements.
Jul 25, 2023
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Brandi Vincent
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Japan’s Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada to the Pentagon on Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)