U.S. and Indonesia wrap up multinational Indo-Pacific drills

Indonesia — The U.S. and Indonesiaon Fridayconcludedtwo-week-long joint military exercises that included the recapture of remote islands, withJapan,South Korea and other countries taking part to show a deeper unity towards stability in the region, including South China Sea.

Deterring conflict in the Indo-Pacific cannot be achieved by one country alone,” Major Gen.

Hajime Kitajima, commander of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, tolda newsconference in Situbondo, East Java. This is why we want to strengthen our ties with many like-minded countries.