Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will travel to Hawaii to preside over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command change of command, meet with his counterparts from Australia, Japan, and the Philippines and engage with service members.
The Defense Department hosted the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas Ad-Hoc Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security.
Senior officials held a background briefing from the Pentagon.
Once the pier is completed, it will initially facilitate the delivery of an estimated 90 truckloads of international aid into Gaza and scale to up to 150 truckloads once fully operational.