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U.S. Joint Task Force Micronesia highlights defense, disaster response and local opportunity; legislators press for better access to planning information
Summary
Rear Admiral Joshua Lasky told APIL legislators that Joint Task Force Micronesia focuses on homeland defense, maritime domain awareness and disaster response while seeking to expand local hiring and sustainment opportunities for island businesses.
Rear Admiral Joshua Lasky, commander of Joint Task Force Micronesia, told Pacific legislators that the unit’s priorities include defending U.S. interests in the Indo‑Pacific, bolstering maritime domain awareness, improving humanitarian assistance and disaster‑response capacity, and working with partners on infrastructure resilience.
"Our number one priority...is to defend the U.S. homeland," Lasky said, adding that the homeland includes territories, freely associated states and surrounding waters. He…
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