How Do We Deter, Fight, and Win in the Indo-Pacific?

  • Room: Operations in Focus Stage - Sails Pavilion
  • Session Number:3223453
Thursday, February 12, 2026: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Speaker(s)

Moderator (confirmed)
VADM Phillip Sawyer, USN (Ret.)
Former, Commander
SEVENTH Fleet
Panelist (confirmed)
RADM Joseph R. Buzzella, USCG
Acting Commander, Pacific Area and Defense Force West
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific
Panelist (confirmed)
VADM Patrick J. Hannifin, USN
Commander, SEVENTH Fleet
U.S. Navy
Panelist (confirmed)
LtGen Roger B. Turner, USMC
Commander
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Panelist (confirmed)
RDML T.J. Zerr, USN
Commander
Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center

Description

Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific requires integration, operational credibility, and the ability to execute complex warfighting across multiple domains. This panel brings together senior commanders and innovators actively shaping how U.S. forces operationalize warfighting capability, integrate Coast Guard and Marine Expeditionary operations, and develop the tactics and concepts required to prevail. Panelists will discuss how they're building lethal, distributed forces capable of contesting peer competitors, the role of experimentation and warfighting development in closing capability gaps, and the operational approaches that translate deterrent posture into actual fighting strength across the Indo-Pacific.

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