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31st MEU | LAR conducts a force on force

QUEENSLAND, Australia (July 4, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine...

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ROKAF Black Eagles soar over Camp Humphreys

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (July 3, 2025) — The Republic of Korea Air Force aerobatic demonstration team, the Black Eagles, practice aerial maneuvers...

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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Change of Command Ceremony

WAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan (July 2, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Devon Tschirley, station executive officer, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,...

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USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Flight Operation

CORAL SEA (June 29, 2025) — A U.S. Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit,...

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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan (June 26, 2025) — Japan Air Self-Defense Force members from the Naha Air Rescue Squadron ride on a U.S. Air Force...

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31st MEU | Boat Company Conducts Ship-to-Shore Movement

CORAL SEA (June 29, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Baker Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary...

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VMFA-242 aircraft conduct flyover of USS America in Coral Sea

CORAL SEA (July 1, 2025) — Three U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine...

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USS San Diego conducts flight ops in Coral Sea

CORAL SEA (June 28, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine...

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3/12 Executes a HIMARS Dry-Fire Training at Camp Fuji

CAMP FUJI, Japan (June 8, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dawson Dauzat operates an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a field training...

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Mine Matters

JAPAN (June 30, 2025) — U.S. Navy EOD divers prepare to place a charge on a bottom mine during IWO-TO LIVE MINEX 2025. (U.S. Navy Photo by EODCS...

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Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, thanks Rear Adm. Bob Little for his leadership as he relinquishes command of Joint Interagency Task Force-West to Capt. George Howell. (Photo by Chelsey Kaneshiro) 250702-D-N0132-1002
Capt. George Howell delivers remarks during the change of command ceremony for Joint Interagency Task Force-West where he assumed command of JIATF West from Rear Adm. Bob Little. (Photo by Chelsey Kaneshiro) 250702-D-N0132-1001
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers remarks during the change of command ceremony for Joint Interagency Task Force-West, where Rear Adm. Bob Little relinquishes command to Capt. George Howell. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez) 250702-A-GJ727-1070
Capt. George Howell, left, relieves Rear Adm. Little, right, as Director of Joint Interagency Task Force-West during a change of command ceremony at Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 2, 2025. 250702-A-GJ727-1045
U.S. Pacific Fleet Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. 250702-N-PC065-3713
U.S. Pacific Air Force Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. 250702-N-PC065-3348
Hawaii National Guard 111th Army Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. 250702-N-PC065-4207
U.S. Pacific Air Force Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. 250702-N-PC065-3183
U.S. Marines with Baker Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct ship-to-shore movement, utilizing the Enhanced Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft, in the Coral Sea, June 29, 2025. 31st MEU | Boat Company Conducts Ship-to-Shore Movement
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, presides over the Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony for the command senior enlisted leader at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. 250626-N-PC065-2258
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Eric Cook, USINDOPACOM senior enlisted leader, salute the national anthem during Cook's Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. 250626-N-PC065-2088
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Major Eric Cook assumes responsibility as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command senior enlisted leader during an Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. 250626-N-PC065-2538
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, passes the colors to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Eric Cook during Cook's Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. 250626-N-PC065-2484
Chiefs of defense and senior military commanders take a group photo at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, May 31, 2025. The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a defense summit focused on the Indo-Pacific region where ministers and representatives gather to discuss pressing security challenges and engage in bilateral talks. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue Young Leaders’ Programme during a visit to Singapore, May 30, 2025. The programme includes participants from government, think tanks, academia, business and media, and aims to provide an opportunity for young leaders to engage in high-level discussions on complex and evolving regional security challenges as part of the broader Shangri-La Dialogue, a defense summit focused on the Indo-Pacific region where ministers and representatives gather to discuss pressing security challenges and engage in bilateral talks. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits joint U.S. service members aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during a visit to Sembawang Naval Installation, Singapore, May 29, 2025. The ship was in port to participate in International Maritime Defense Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2025, and the visit highlighted the role of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 and Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73, in supporting deployed surface units and aircraft carriers, alongside regional Allies and partners, to facilitate patrols in the South China Sea, participation in naval exercises and responses to natural disasters. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during Shangri-La Dialogue panel “Defence Innovation Solutions for Future Challenges,” in Singapore, May 31, 2025. The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a defense summit focused on the Indo-Pacific region where ministers and representatives gather to discuss pressing security challenges and engage in bilateral talks. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
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Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is greeted by Capt. Andres Gallegos,commanding officer, Chilean Navy tall ship Esmeralda, during his visit to the ship at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, May 20, 2025. USINDOPACOM commander visits Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda
Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is greeted by Capt. Andres Gallegos,commanding officer, Chilean Navy tall ship Esmeralda, during his visit to the ship at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, May 20, 2025. USINDOPACOM commander visits Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda
Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits the Chilean tall ship Esmeralda at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, May 20, 2025. USINDOPACOM commander visits Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda
Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is greeted by Capt. Andres Gallegos,commanding officer, Chilean Navy tall ship Esmeralda, during his visit to the ship at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, May 20, 2025. USINDOPACOM commander visits Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Villanova alum, addressed the 2025 graduating class in a commencement speech at Villanova University, May 16, 2025. USINDOPACOM Commander Delivers Villanova Commencement Speech; Receives Honorary Degree
Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during the opening remarks at the Association of the United States Army’s 2025 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium & Exposition in Honolulu on May 13, 2025. 250513-A-GJ727-1020
Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during the opening remarks at the Association of the United States Army’s 2025 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium & Exposition in Honolulu on May 13, 2025. 250513-A-GJ727-1185
Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during the opening remarks at the Association of the United States Army’s 2025 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium & Exposition in Honolulu on May 13, 2025. 250513-A-GJ727-1148
.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with retired Australian Defence Force Brigadier Ian Langford, executive director of Security and Defence PLuS, during the Indo-Pacific Security Forum in Honolulu, May 12, 2025. 250512-N-PC065-1245
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with retired Australian Defence Force Brigadier Ian Langford, executive director of Security and Defence PLuS, during the Indo-Pacific Security Forum in Honolulu, May 12, 2025. 250512-N-PC065-1003
.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with retired Australian Defence Force Brigadier Ian Langford, executive director of Security and Defence PLuS, during the Indo-Pacific Security Forum in Honolulu, May 12, 2025. 250512-N-PC065-1112
 


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