Russian warships have been making port visits to Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, and 22 nations in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility have signed on to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the Southcom commander said.
Space and intelligence leaders spoke of the all-encompassing need for the United States to maintain space capabilities and the threats to U.S. space assets during discussions at the Aspen Security Forum.
The NATO alliance is in the midst of a major change in focus and readiness, Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the supreme allied commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command said.
In coordination with Indo-Pacific allies, the U.S. military is launching a regional sustainment framework to begin development of a global network of regionally aligned maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., emphasized the importance of advancing the trilateral defense relationship between the U.S., South Korea and Japan during meetings in Tokyo.
