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Biden Administration To Extend Maritime Domain Awareness Efforts To Pacific Islands

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 29th, 2022

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Biden Administration To Extend Maritime Domain Awareness Efforts To Pacific Islands

The Biden administration on Thursday released the first U.S. strategy to partner with the vast array of Pacific Islands, saying it will help them bolster awareness of their maritime domains and increase U.S. presence for law enforcement and training through the Coast Guard, Defense Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Pacific Partnership Strategy of the U.S. builds on and extends the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the U.S. announced in February to counter competition and threats from China, combat illegal,…

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