Source: United States Navy
Today, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with Australian Chief of Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond in Tokyo, Japan, as part of his trip to the Indo-Pacific region to attend the International Fleet Review and Western Pacific Naval Symposium.
Gilday and Hammond discussed progress of the trilateral security partnership between the U.S., the U.K. and Australia signed in September 2021 known as AUKUS, which was implemented to develop and provide joint advanced military capabilities to promote security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Gilday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the peace and prosperity of the region in order to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific.
The two navies regularly operate together during flagship theater exercises like Pacific Partnership, Rim of the Pacific and Australian-led Kakadu.
Gilday last saw Hammond when he hosted him in Washington, D.C., in September 2022.