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        <h1 class="title">U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Officials and Palau Representatives  Conclude Joint Committee Meeting in Palau</h1>
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                 alt="KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. 



The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



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                <div class="image-caption">KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. 



The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



(U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Koenig)</div>
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The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



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                <div class="image-caption">KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. 



The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



(U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Koenig)</div>
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The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



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                <div class="image-caption">KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. 



The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



(U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Koenig)</div>
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The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



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                <div class="image-caption">KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. 



The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



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The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



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The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



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The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



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The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. 



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    <div><b>By Lt.Cmdr. Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs Office,</b> <span class="date">/ Published Nov. 20, 2023</span></div>
    <span class="dateline-text">ASAN, Guam, </span>
    <p><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, and President Surangel Whipps Jr. led the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17 in Palau, joined by senior leaders from INDOPACOM, the U.S. Department of State, and the Government of Palau.   </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations and promotes ongoing dialogue between nations for the purpose of enhancing security and defense responsibilities in the region.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-family:arial;">“We are in a period of change and strategic growth in our defense posture in this region,” Huffman said. “It is crucial that we have a full understanding of our individual and mutual needs as two countries in partnership – so that our military can successfully protect and defend our people and our freedoms as we have promised.”</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The JCM agenda for this session included defense responsibilities, infrastructure building, and regional military exercises.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-family:arial;">“With our goals aligned, we will advance our security efforts, as partners, for the mutual benefit of our two countries and the region,” U.S. Ambassador to Palau Joel Ehrendreich said.</span></span></p>
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