{"id":158325,"date":"2026-08-11T15:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/08\/11\/colby-pushes-back-on-dwindling-stockpile-reports-amid-southeast-asia-tour\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T18:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:10:39","slug":"colby-pushes-back-on-dwindling-stockpile-reports-amid-southeast-asia-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/08\/11\/colby-pushes-back-on-dwindling-stockpile-reports-amid-southeast-asia-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby pushes back on dwindling stockpile reports amid Southeast Asia tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MANILA, Philippines \u2014 A senior Pentagon official pushed back against reports that the U.S. military\u2019s stockpiles and capabilities are strained following Operation Epic Fury, while reaffirming Washington\u2019s commitment to the Indo-Pacific amid China\u2019s increasingly assertive military activity in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department of War Undersecretary for Policy Elbridge Colby made the remarks in Manila on Monday amid growing concerns that China has been narrowing the gap \u2014 or eclipsing \u2014 U.S. military capabilities, as its demands in the Middle East have potentially drained stockpiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of news about the United States military being stretched. Please don\u2019t be misinformed,\u201d Colby told Manila\u2019s defense and security elites at a closed-door event organized by the Stratbase Institute think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States military, and especially including those [maritime and aerospace] capabilities, are ready and capable of filling the priority missions that the president has given to them,\u201d Colby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colby, one of the Pentagon\u2019s leading strategists, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national-security\/archive\/2025\/07\/pentagon-china-elbridge-colby\/683677\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national-security\/archive\/2025\/07\/pentagon-china-elbridge-colby\/683677\/\">pushed to prioritize the Indo-Pacific and East Asia<\/a> over the Middle East and Europe. The Manila stop is the first in a week-long Southeast Asian tour that includes visits to Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His visit also comes amid an increasingly tense period between Manila and Beijing following a confrontation in Second Thomas Shoal on July 20, when Chinese personnel hit and wounded a Philippine Navy sailor in the head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident triggered another tit-for-tat between Manila and Beijing over the contents of a highly classified \u201cprovisional agreement\u201d reportedly signed in 2024 that allows Philippine vessels to safely deliver supplies to troops stationed aboard the BRP Sierra Madre floating outpost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After last month\u2019s incident, officials noted that China has appeared more assertive, indicating a shift in how China perceives the implications of the mutual defense treaty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions have also intensified as China has routinely deployed carrier strike groups in the West Philippine Sea, and last month, fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile toward the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While military deterrence forms one component of the U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific, Washington is employing a \u201cstrategy of strong, clear, but quiet\u201d action designed to address the challenge without altering the status quo, according to Colby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn terms of our relationship with China, I think we\u2019ve been able to communicate\u2026our approach directly to Chinese counterparts,\u201d Colby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cWe combine a clear diplomatic line, a policy of respect towards the People\u2019s Republic [of China], clarity about\u2026our being in favor of the status quo, along with\u2026strength in terms of being willing to defend our interests and those of our allies like the Philippines,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apart from strengthening the U.S.\u2019 forward posture and fielding combat-credible forces, Colby noted that measures are being set up, albeit quietly, to allow for the U.S. to come to the Philippines\u2019 aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colby described the U.S. approach to the region as \u201cdefensive\u201d and \u201caligns with the interests of regional states.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re not trying to dominate this whole region. It\u2019s a strategy of denial, designed to deny any state the ability to become the regional hegemon,\u201d Colby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit comes a week after the Pacific Command and the Philippine armed forces signed an eight-point partnership plan for 2027, which includes an undisclosed series of joint military exercises, and before President Xi Jinping\u2019s state visit to the U.S. in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you are trying to project power, whoever you are, into the aerospace and maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific, you are going to come up against the very best military in the world at its apex predator status,\u201d Colby concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior Pentagon official pushed back against reports that the U.S. military\u2019s stockpiles and capabilities are strained following Operation Epic 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