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Evolution in Training
FORUM Staff | Photos By AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE DEPARTMENT From artificial intelligence and virtual reality to multilateral all-domain drills, military training has evolved in recent years as technology and partnerships advance across the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Australian Army Brig. Ben McLennan has witnessed the change firsthand. As commander of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Combat Training Centre (CTC) and one of…
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Features
Cultivating Success
SPENCER PETERSEN/U.S. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Active wars and regional conflicts. Mounting tensions in the South China Sea. Reverberations from a pandemic. Competition between the world’s two largest economies. Record refugee and migrant flows. The complex and emerging security challenges facing the Indo-Pacific and the world require novel solutions, especially in an age of artificial intelligence (AI). Intelligence diplomacy may be…
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U.S. MINEX Operations
FORUM Staff During Valiant Shield in June 2024, the United States Pacific Fleet executed the first major joint mining exercise (MINEX) in 50 years. The MINEX showcased the U.S.’s advanced and diverse capabilities in cross-domain maritime mining, emphasizing quick deployment and multiplatform flexibility. The resurgence of mining operations within the U.S. military marks a strategic pivot to a naval warfare…
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Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability
Dr. Andre J. Stridiron III/U.S. INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND The Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability (PMTEC) program strives to rapidly enhance and enable joint and coalition interoperability across the Indo-Pacific. Funded and resourced by the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) under the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI), PMTEC links advanced live, virtual and constructive (LVC) range technologies across the region. Entering its…
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Critical Conduits
FORUM Staff Even as the world plunged into war, Direction Island seemed a strange destination for a German landing party in November 1914. Part of the largely uninhabited Cocos atoll midway between Australia and Sri Lanka in the eastern Indian Ocean, the speck of land was 11,000 kilometers from the Imperial German Navy’s main port at Wilhelmshaven on the North…
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Across The Region
Philippines, Vietnam boost military ties amid South China Sea tensions
The Philippines and Vietnam will advance defense and military relations and deepen collaboration on maritime security, a significant step by two countries concerned over Beijing’s assertive actions in the South China Sea. Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang held talks with Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro during his August 2024 visit to Manila, where he also met with Philippine…
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Across The Region
Australia, Japan boost defense ties in face of CCP incursions
Australia and Japan are increasing joint defense exercises amid shared concerns over the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) incursions into Japanese airspace and territorial waters. During their September 2024 summit in Queenscliff, Australia, the nations’ defense and foreign ministers discussed greater security cooperation, support for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and unease about the CCP’s increasingly aggressive territorial claims…
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Indo-Pacific View
Dear Readers, Welcome to Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM’s issue on safeguarding seas. As the Indo-Pacific’s global importance continues to increase, nations and militaries have developed greater appreciation of the vital role of maritime security in preserving peace. This edition of FORUM highlights some of the region’s leading maritime challenges, from ensuring freedom of navigation and commerce to protecting fisheries and other…
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Features
Super Garuda Shield 2024
FORUM Staff Concealed in the holds of Indonesian and Singaporean ships off the Java coast, Allied and Partner military forces braced to assault a mock enemy outpost in a field of brush and coconut palms a few hundred meters inland. The troops deployed ashore in amphibious tanks and transport vessels, scrambled across a beach and jogged inland while partly obscured…
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Land Power Key for Multidomain Success
FORUM Staff | Photos by AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE DEPARTMENT Lt. Gen. Simon Stuart assumed command of the Australian Army on July 2, 2022, about 35 years after he enlisted as a Soldier. The Chief of Army sat down for an interview with FORUM on the sidelines of the Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) conference sponsored by the Association of the United States…
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