Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru
December 13, 2023
December 13, 2023
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news:
Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held a call today with Japan's Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru. Secretary Austin thanked Minister Kihara for Japan's support in search and recovery operations following the tragic CV-22 incident off the coast of Japan. The two leaders spoke a . . .
Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held a call today with Japan's Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru. Secretary Austin thanked Minister Kihara for Japan's support in search and recovery operations following the tragic CV-22 incident off the coast of Japan. The two leaders spoke a . . .