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Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM is a professional military magazine published by USINDOPACOM. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Command or USG.

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U.S. sees more cooperation with India in #SouthChinaSea 🇺🇸-🇮🇳
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Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States demonstrated the power of their collective engagement with a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA). Show your support for freedom of navigation in the South China Sea in the comments below!
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Kapal perang Prancis menyita narkoba dalam jumlah besar di Samudra Hindia #IPDF #FrenchWarships #DrugHaul #IndianOcean #IndoPacific
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中国の水不足の深刻化、バイカル湖をめぐるロシアとの緊張を高める可能性 #IPDF #LakeBaikal #Russia #PRC #Tension #IndoPacific #インド太平洋
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Pasukan militer Indo-Pasifik berlatih dalam suasana realistis di Hawaii #IPDF #HawaiiTraining #MilitaryTraining #IndoPacific #JPMRC #IndoPacific
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“For the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in particular, this year’s Balikatan Exercise is most timely..." Gen. Andres Centino, AFP chief of staff. Balikatan 23 finished last week, here are a few of our favorite pictures … who’s got next? #Balikatan #Balikatan2023 #Balikatan23
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🇵🇭🤝🇺🇸 The friends of Exercise Balikatan 2023! Send a virtual high-five and share to your feed! #Balikatan , tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines & U.S. highlighting the deep rooted #partnership between both countries!
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China built hydropower dams on the #MekongRiver have affected Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and more. Resulting reduced river sediment could lead to consequences for the more than 60M people in who rely on the Mekong for income, from agriculture to fishing and aquaculture. #PRC
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Selamat datang di edisi Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM tentang perbatasan pertahanan. Di seluruh kawasan ini, sekutu dan mitra berinvestasi dalam garis pertahanan mereka demi meningkatkan keamanan. web: pdf:
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Soldiers and sailors from the Philippines and U.S. conduct the first-ever amphibious insert of a Patriot missile system in the Philippines during Balikatan 22, at Aparri, Philippines, March 28, 2022. #Balikatan #Philippines #PatriotMissileSystem
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Thailand, U.S. to hold annual military drills with troops from 30 nations #IPDF #Thailand #MilitaryDrills #IndoPacific
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マラバール海事演習で「自由で開かれたインド太平洋」の重要性を強調 #IPDF #Malabar #NavalExercise #FreeandOpen #IndoPacific #インド太平洋
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Pesawat pengebom B-1B Angkatan Udara A.S.menyelesaikan misi Satuan Tugas Pengebom Indo-Pasifik #IPDF #BomberTaskForce #B1B #UnitedStateAirForce #IndoPacific
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The Philippines' Second Thomas Shoal outpost (known as Ayungin Shoal in the Philippines) has taken center stage in international media lately, with the People's Republic of China causing dramatic confrontations blocking Philippines forces from resupplying their marines.
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日米が滑空段階迎撃用誘導弾を共同開発 #IPDF #GPI #DoD #Japan #IndoPacific #インド太平洋
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インド太平洋防衛フォーラムにようこそ。今号のテーマは「防衛フロンティア」。 同盟・提携諸国は安保強化を目指して地域全域で防衛任務に尽力しています。 web: PDF:
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Strategic Challenges - USSTRATCOM Commander: Nuclear-Capable Competitors Pose Complex Threats IPDF #USSTRATCOM #NuclearCapable #IndoPacific
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Vietnam dan berbagai negara lainnya menentang proyek pembangunan Tiongkok di Pulau Triton di Laut Cina Selatan #IPDF #Vietnam #PRC #CCP #TritonIsland #SCS #IndoPacific @planet
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ยินดีต้อนรับสู่นิติยสารอินโดแปซิฟิกดีเฟนส์ฟอรัม ฉบับว่าด้วยพรมแดนด้านกลาโหมพันธมิตรและหุ้นส่วนทั่วทั้งภูมิภาคอินโดแปซิฟิกต่างลงทุนในแนวป้องกันเพื่อนยกระดับความมั่นคง web: pdf:
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"All three incidents demonstrate Beijing’s determination to control maritime activity within the nine-dash line, and to create a high risk of collisions at sea to do so."
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インド太平洋諸国の各軍がハワイで現実的設定で訓練を実施 #IPDF #HawaiiTraining #MilitaryTraining #IndoPacific #JPMRC #IndoPacific #インド太平洋
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"On behalf of Guam and the @usairforce , Merry Christmas to all of you island people out there, from one island girl to all the island people."
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Here are some hot topics in the #IndoPacific region that you may have missed in February, 2023:
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Indo-Pacific military forces train in realistic settings in Hawaii #IPDF #HawaiiTraining #MilitaryTraining #IndoPacific #JPMRC #IndoPacific
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Two uniforms, one mission 🇰🇷🤝🇺🇸 Celebrating the #70thanniversary of the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Alliance, #SsangYong (meaning "twin dragons") 2023 strengthens the partnership through joint training. #Twindragons #Alliance #Partnership #Twouniforms #OneMission
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Malabar naval exercise highlights importance of Free and Open Indo-Pacific #IPDF #Malabar #NavalExercise #FreeandOpen #IndoPacific
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"Vietnam has accelerated its island-building program in the #SCS where #China has fully militarized three of its artificial islands, with Hanoi reclaiming about 80% of new land in the last year." #FreeandOpenIndoPacific #Vietnam #PRC #SpratlyIslands
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Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) participated in Exercise #SOUTHERNJACKAROO22 , a tri-lateral infantry integration exercise featuring Marines and Sailors with MRF-D, ADF members, and JGSDF personnel from May 10 – May 31.
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เวียดนามและประเทศอื่น ๆ คัดค้านไม่ให้จีนทำการก่อสร้างบนเกาะไตรตันในทะเลจีนใต้ #IPDF #Vietnam #PRC #CCP #TritonIsland #SCS #IndoPacific @planet #อินโดเอเชียแปซิฟิก
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On Dec. 21 (China Standard Time), a PLAN J-11 fighter pilot performed an unsafe maneuver during an intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft, which was lawfully conducting routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace.
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They can say, 'Well, they're fishing ships.' But they don't fish. They exist to patrol or simply to lay claim by sheer presence in an area." #SouthChinaSea #CCC #PRC #PeoplesRepublicofChina #ChinaCoastGuard #CCP
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Service members and aircraft from the Indonesian and United States Air Forces are participating in bilateral tactical fighter exercise #CopeWest 2023 at Roesmin Nurjadin #AirForce Base, Pekanbaru, Riau Province, from June 12 to 23. #Indonesia
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Invasion of Ukraine pulls PRC away from Russia #IPDF #Invasion #Ukraine #PRC #Russia #IndoPacific
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“I think over the past 20 years we’ve witnessed the largest military buildup since World War II by the PRC,” Aquilino told The AP. “They have advanced all their capabilities and that buildup of weaponization is destabilizing to the region.” #PRC
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From Balikatan in the Philippines, to Exercise Defender in Europe, to CENTAM Guardian in Central America, partners come together to demonstrate the power of interoperability and their commitment to a free, secure, stable world #StrongandStrategic #ReadyandPostured #BetterTogether
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Vietnam, others oppose Chinese construction on Triton Island in South China Sea #IPDF #Vietnam #PRC #CCP #TritonIsland #SCS #IndoPacific @planet
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Welcome to Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM’s issue on defense frontiers. Throughout the region, allies and partners are investing in their lines of defense to enhance security. Read our latest issue below⬇️ web: PDF:
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Was Taiwan Ever Part of China? The historical relationship is more complicated than Beijing would like to admit #IPDF #Taiwan #PRC #History #IndoPacific
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(3/3) “The United States is committed to working with its allies and partners to hold the perpetrators of these abhorrent acts [against the people of Burma] accountable," @SecBlinken pledged. FULL TRANSCRIPT: #HumanRightsReport
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(3/3) “The United States is committed to working with its allies and partners to hold the perpetrators of these abhorrent acts [against the people of Burma] accountable," @SecBlinken pledged.    FULL TRANSCRIPT: #HumanRightsReport
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Việt Nam, các nước khác phản đối việc Trung Quốc xây dựng trên đảo Triton ở Biển Đông #IPDF #Vietnam #PRC #CCP #TritonIsland #SCS #IndoPacific @planet
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🇯🇵🤝🇺🇸Part 2 - Open the thread to see partnership in action during #OrientShield22 #USJapanAlliance #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific #オリエントシールド22 #日米同盟 #自由で開かれたインド太平洋
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"India has for the first time autonomously landed its reusable space plane prototype, marking a major milestone in the country's pursuit of low-cost access to space." #India #Space #Launch #SpacePlane #Technology
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2023 has been a great year, full of training and learning together as friends, partners, allies. Which photo from this year is your favorite?
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ヒマラヤから南シナ海へのグレーゾーン作戦を強化する中国 #PRC #Himalayas #SCS #IndoPacific #インド太平洋
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U.S. defense officials discuss ‘coercive, risky operational behavior’ by China’s military, caught on images, video #IPDF #PRC #USINDOPACOM #PLA #RiskyIntercept #UnsafeIntercept #IndoPacific
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Chinese dredging imperils South China Sea coral reefs: report #IPDF #PRC #SCS #CoralReefs #IndoPacific
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RRT meningkatkan taktik zona abu-abu dari Pegunungan Himalaya hingga ke Laut Cina Selatan #PRC #Himalayas #SCS #IndoPacific
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The drones can fly 40 hours in all weather, have high-definition cameras that detect ships from 3,000 meters up, are equipped with radar and infrared, and have anti-submarine warfare strike options. #Japan #drone
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ベトナム等、中国による南シナ海のトリトン島での建設に反発 #IPDF #Vietnam #PRC #CCP #TritonIsland #SCS #IndoPacific @planet #インド太平洋
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Have you had an opportunity to take the Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM (IPDF) Survey? Please provide us your feedback! You can share this link with your colleagues as the more feedback we received, the better we can serve our IPDF readers.
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"A free and open Indo-Pacific is predicated upon the following of international rules and norms and laws, and I am happy to say the coast guard is complying with all international law and these are legal boardings."
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Happy #InternationalDayofHappiness " #Happiness is a fundamental human goal. The UN General Assembly recognizes this goal and calls for “a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes the happiness and well-being of all." (United Nations)
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A year ago, Philippine and U.S. armed forces participated in Balikatan 22, an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades.
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The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) chopped into U.S. 7th Fleet on Dec. 16 and is now operating in the Western Pacific in the vicinity of Guam. #FreeandOpenIndoPacific
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