Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, right, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, and Chief of Defense of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Jessie D. Dellosa shake hands after signing the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement at the Chiefs of Defense Conference in Sydney, Australia, Nov. 6, 2012. The Chiefs of Defense conference provided a forum for senior military leaders from around the Asia-Pacific region to discuss shared security challenges, improve bilateral and multilateral relationships and build upon our mutual defense objectives. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Danny Hayes
Renewed logistics cooperation agreements between the U.S. and the New Zealand and Philippine militaries were among the takeaways from the 15th Pacific Commanders Chiefs of Defense Conference in Sydney, where the senior U.S. officer in the region and his counterparts from 26 nations explored ways to work together more collaboratively to face future challenges.... During the conference, for example, the United States renewed its logistics cooperation agreements with the Philippines and New Zealand. Both agreements are designed to allow the militaries to work together more closely by enhancing their cooperation during exercises, training, deployments, port calls and other operations, officials said. Locklear and Chief of Defense of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Jessie D. Dellosa signed the U.S.-Philippines agreement, extending the original agreement made in 2002 and renewed in 2007. The original U.S.-New Zealand agreement was signed 12 years ago....
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