U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth concluded a high-stakes visit to Japan this weekend, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima and announcing sweeping new measures to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance amid rising concerns over Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific. The vi sit, which included meetings with Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and […] Hegseth Announces U.S.-Japan Military Command Upgrade Amid Rising Indo-Pacific Tensions ...read more read less