11/7/2022 0 Comments Fleet commander pacific![]() Paparo, the US Navy's Pacific fleet commander, visited Wellington on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, to meet with senior Defence Force leaders. Paparo said the US had neglected the region for two decades, not understanding the security needs of Pacific countries, such as combatting illegal fishing, piracy and the effects of climate change.Īdmiral Samuel J. Beijing’s signing of a security pact with the Solomon Islands alarmed officials in New Zealand, Australia, and the US earlier this year.ĭefence officials in Wellington, in a 2021 report, warned growing strategic competition in the region between the major powers would extend into internal security challenges faced by Pacific countries, and to disaster relief efforts. ![]() The United States’ renewed interest in the Pacific has come as an increasingly powerful China has sought to build its own influence the region. Paparo planned to meet New Zealand’s chief of navy, Rear Admiral David Proctor, and the joint forces commander, Rear Admiral Jim Gilmour, before travelling to Fiji and Tonga. * Top US naval fleet commander makes rare NZ visit for security talks on Pacific * A quiet militarisation of the Pacific region is under way * US admiral says China flexing military muscle in South China Sea ![]() “There have been concerning actions by the PRC here in the region, in closing their secret security agreement with the Solomon Islands, that have been concerning for the United States of America, and I think are concerning also, from what I hear from my dear friends in New Zealand, for New Zealand as well.” "We can say, plainly, that the United States has neglected its relationship in the South Pacific, and we're accounting for that by engaging more deeply,” he said, in an interview. Paparo, responsible for more than half the US Navy, visited Wellington on Tuesday, promising to bolster the US military presence in the region amid “concerning actions” by China. US Navy Pacific fleet commander Admiral Samuel J. The United States has admitted it “neglected” the South Pacific for the past two decades. The Antietam sailed through the Taiwan Strait in the first such passage since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August. ![]() The USS Antietam, off the coast of Japan near Mt. ![]()
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