Mike Pompeo with Imran Khan in Islamabad - 2018 (29559549217)

Military relations between

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

and the

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have been present since the two established diplomatic relations in 1947. The United States' military relations with Pakistan used to be close and it once occupied as "America's most allied ally in Asia", reflecting shared interests in security and stability in

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Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...

as well as in regions covering

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. The military establishments of both countries have cooperated in taking action against militant groups involved in the

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and the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

while cooperating on shared mutual understanding of key issues in security and defense. The

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...

and

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

regularly engage in joint exercises with their American counter interservices, while the

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...

and the

Pakistan Marines The Pakistan Marines (Urdu: ) or simply as Pak Marines, is an Expeditionary warfare, expeditionary and amphibious warfare Pakistan Military, uniform service branch within the Pakistan Navy, consisting of the naval officers and other personnel to p ...

is the second most consistent participant in

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and

Combined Task Force 151 Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) is a multinational naval task force, set up in 2009 as a response to piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden and off the eastern coast of Somalia. Its mission is to disrupt piracy and armed robbery at sea and to enga ...

after the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

. Since 1956, the U.S. military personnel have served in the Pakistani military as military advisers and Pakistani military cadets have consistently attended the coveted U.S. military academies and war colleges. U.S. force relations with Military of Pakistan has been replaced by the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

of China.

U.S. bases

The following military bases in Pakistan have been accessible to the United States, mainly for logistics, relief efforts or as launching bases for drone operations. Pakistan comes under the

United States Central Command The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the Rapid Deployment Joint Tas ...

(USCENTCOM) theatre of operations. The

Afghanistan-Pakistan Center of Excellence The Afghanistan-Pakistan Center of Excellence (AFG-PAK COE) is an internal think tank at the United States Central Command focused on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Central Asia, Central Asian States. The AFG-PAK COE seeks to build expertise in a ...

is a division of USCENTCOM, focusing on analysis of operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan (formerly known as the

AfPak AfPak (also spelled Af-Pak) was a neologism used within United States foreign policy circles to designate Afghanistan and Pakistan as a single theatre of operations. Introduced in 2008, the neologism reflected the policy approach that was int ...

theatre). Currently, there are no U.S. bases in Pakistan.

Gallery

File:Tarbela Dam during the 2010 floods.jpg, A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter en route from Tarbela Ghazi Airbase, providing flood relief efforts in 2010. File:US Navy 060304-N-7024W-005 .S. President George W. Bush spends time with American troops at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.jpg,

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meeting American troops posted at the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, during a state visit to Pakistan c. 2006. File:US Navy 100925-N-0000X-001 Vice Adm. Mike LeFever and Rear Adm. Sinclair M. Harris, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 5, meet with Pakistani.jpg, The joint coordination of U.S.-Pakistani militaries to engage in flood relief efforts in Pakistan.

References

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Military diplomacy

U.S. bases

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See also

References