Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Feb. 17, 2022. USNI News Photo
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The military alliance with Japan is key to the U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific and is growing deeper as China expands regional influence, the head of U.S. Pacific Fleet said today.
Adm. Samuel Paparo said U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 7th Fleet and III Marine Expeditionary Force are operating as a de facto joint task force with Japan.
“We’re seeing a more and more assertive Japan, who is rightly...