Mighty dasting that Pete chose AUS to come to heel first.

Reminiscent of Trumps first term, giving PM Morrison

a full military regalia welcome, which was the largest given foreign

welcome of the first term.

U.S. Embassy Australia

@USEmbAustralia

U.S. Secretary of Defense

@PeteHegseth

met with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister

@RichardMarlesMP

this week at the Pentagon, marking the first time

@SecDef

has hosted a direct counterpart since taking office.

This milestone meeting reaffirms our shared commitment to the AUKUS partnership and the critical role of U.S.-Australia collaboration in ensuring stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. 🇺🇸🇦🇺

Read more: https://defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4060571/shared-challenges-aukus-partnership-top-topics-as-us-australian-defense-leaders/

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