US, Indo-Pacific Allies in Era of ‘Unprecedented Alignment’: Pentagon Official

The United States’ coordination with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific is at a historic high, according to a senior Pentagon official.
The nation is making progress in evolving its alliances with nations that include Australia, India, Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea, in a bid to stabilize the region and counter Chinese communist aggression, said Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner.
“This is a moment of unprecedented alignment in our alliances and partnerships in the region,” Ratner said during a talk with the Center for a New American Security think tank on June 8.
“We have unprecedented engagement and momentum in these relationships,” he said….}