Fact Sheet: Department of Defense Concludes ‘Decisive Year’ in the Indo-Pacific Region
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Throughout 2023, the United States has worked alongside allies and partners to deliver groundbreaking achievements for peace, stability, and deterrence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. As Secretary Austin has said, βIn this decisive decade, 2023 will be remembered as a decisive year for implementing U.S. defense strategy in Asia.β