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Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, joins Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, at the 27th Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference, Hua Hin, Thailand, Aug. 27-28, 2025. The conference, co-hosted by Paparo and Gen. Songwit Noonpakdee, Thailand’s Chief of Defense Forces, emphasized the shared commitment of participating nations to enhancing regional security cooperation. The National Guard is partnered with 18 Indo-Pacific nations under the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program.