US Joint Chiefs Chair pick vows to modernize Japan alliance
Retired Lt Gen Dan Caine, nominated by US President Donald Trump to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pledged Tuesday to modernize the Japan-US alliance.
"If confirmed, I will focus on modernizing our alliance with Japan by aligning strategic planning and priorities in a more integrated manner," Caine told a confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee.
"Modernizing the US-Japan command-and-control structure will help maintain a credible deterrent and ensure the alliance's effectiveness in a rapidly changing security environment," he also said.
Caine also showed eagerness to strengthen command-and-control coordination between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the US military, as well as voicing support for the security cooperation framework of Japan, the United States and South Korea.
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