MILOPS 24 Concludes: Strengthening Legal Partnerships and Defending Sovereignty in the Indo-Pacific [Image 2 of 4]

MANILA, PHILIPPINES

08.30.2024

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Shannon Smith 

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command         

Air Vice-Marshal Tamara Jennings, U.K. Royal Air Force director of legal services, speaks on stage with Rear Adm. Richard E. Batson, U.S. Coast Guard Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel, and Maj. Gen. David J. Bligh, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant, at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s 35th annual International Military Law and Operations Conference (MILOPS 24) in Manila, Philippines on Aug. 30, 2024. Hosted by USINDOPACOM and the Philippine Department of National Defense, MILOPS provides an opportunity for participants to strengthen partnerships, engage with leading experts, and reaffirm shared commitment to international law, including respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith)

• Date Taken: 08.30.2024
• Date Posted: 09.02.2024 21:06
• Photo ID: 8620724
• VIRIN: 240830-N-BD629-1111
• Resolution: 5536x3683
• Size: 2.07 MB
• Location: MANILA, PH