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Immediate Release

Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work’s Visit to the Southeast with UK Counterpart

Deputy Secretary of Defense Spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson provided the following:
 
Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work and the U.K. Minister of State for Defense Procurement Philip Dunne visited military installations based at Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, April 14-15.
 
Together they visited Beaufort, South Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; and Kings Bay, Georgia to see U.S. and U.K. capabilities firsthand, discuss current interoperability initiatives, and personally thank service members stationed in the region.
 
Throughout the visit, the two leaders discussed global security issues and opportunities for further bilateral defense cooperation.
 
More specifically, Work and Dunne spoke with U.S. and U.K. service members stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, assigned to a joint strike fighter F-35B training squadron. During the visit, they discussed the aircraft's capabilities and interoperability, as well as the training pipeline for both U.S. and U.K. personnel.
 
During the visit to Naval Air Station Jacksonville at Jacksonville, Florida, they participated in a familiarization flight aboard a P-8A aircraft, which demonstrated maritime patrol and reconnaissance mission capabilities.
 
On the last leg of the trip, they visited Submarine Group 10 headquarters at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay at Kings Bay, Georgia. There they received updates about the nuclear enterprise and toured weapons facilities.
 
The deputy secretary conveyed appreciation for the U.K.'s decisions to invest in advanced capabilities that position the U.K. to play a leading role in meeting global security challenges.  Work noted how these capabilities facilitate the uniquely close partnership between the U.K. and the U.S.‎ Additionally, the deputy secretary updated his British counterpart about efforts supporting the third offset strategy.