Overview
- Admiral Naveed Ashraf held meetings with US Navy Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Vice Admiral Yvette Davids and US Coast Guard Acting Vice Commandant Vice Admiral Thomas G. Allan Jr. to advance training and interoperability.
- He visited the National Defence University and met its president, Vice Admiral Peter A. Garvin, for discussions on politico-military cooperation and professional development.
- At the State Department, he conferred with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Stanley L. Brown on regional security dynamics and maritime collaboration.
- He addressed US scholars and think-tank experts, outlining Indian Ocean security challenges and the Pakistan Navy’s role in collaborative efforts.
- The trip underscores renewed 2025 military-to-military engagement, following a US Navy port call in Karachi and separate US visits by Pakistan’s army and air force chiefs.