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Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Execute Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise

SOUTH KOREA (Dec. 18, 2025) — Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, conduct a Combined Arms...

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“Steel Rain” on the Peninsula: M270A2 MLRS Conducts Inaugural Live Fire in Korea

SOUTH KOREA (Dec. 11, 2025) — Charlie Battery 1-38 Field Artillery Regiment fires the first rocket from the new M270A2 Multi Launch Rocket System,...

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USS Abraham Lincoln conducts flight operations in Philippine Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 19, 2025) — U.S. Navy Sailors direct an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, on the flight deck...

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Abraham Lincoln conducts routine flight operations

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 16, 2025) — An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the...

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Boxer conducts flight operations

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine...

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1-38 Infantry Trains During Combined

SOUTH KOREA (Dec. 15, 2025) — U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment advance to a covered position during a company live-fire...

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84th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony

HONOLULU (Dec. 7, 2025) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) conducts a pass-in-review during the 84th...

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U.S. Army Golden Knights drop in to 2025 Army Navy Game

BALTIMORE (Dec. 14, 2025) — Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Reis of the U.S. Army Parachute Team lands for a demonstration parachute jump on 13 December 2025 for...

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11th MEU Marines, Sailors Conduct Fast-Rope Training Aboard USS Boxer

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2025) — A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-ropes from a U.S. Navy MH-60S...

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31st MEU | F-35B Fight Operations aboard USS Tripoli

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 , 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land...

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) sent a delegation to Dhaka, Bangladesh to co-chair the 12th iteration of the Bilateral Defense Dialogue with the Armed Forces of Bangladesh, December 9-11, 2025.

U.S. military is working alongside the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Centre and Sri Lankan Armed Forces to provide foreign disaster relief to communities impacted by Cyclone Ditwah, which caused severe flooding, widespread displacement and tragic loss of life. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dawson Dauzat, a high mobility artillery rocket system operator assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, operates an M240B machine gun during a live-fire mission at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 26, 2025.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd and India Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit co-chaired the 22nd Military Cooperation Group at USINDOPACOM headquarters in Honolulu, Nov. 3-4, 2025.

President Donald Trump, walks on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a presidential visit while moored pierside on Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Oct. 28, 2025.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts Australia Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles for a bilateral exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 1, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)

U.S. Military human resources personnel stationed in Japan and Hawaii pose for a group photo in front of the U.S. Forces Japan headquarters building during a theater human resource symposium hosted by the USFJ J1 staff on Yokota Air Base, Sept. 16, 2025.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, attends Papua New Guinea’s 50th Anniversary Independence celebration in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on September 16, 2025.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, greets the Marine Corps Embassy Security Guard detachment in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on September 15, 2025.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the landmark fuel storage facility marked a significant step forward in the U.S.-PNG partnership, highlighting the shared benefits of the U.S.-PNG Defense Cooperation Agreement and reaffirming both nations’ joint commitment to regional stability.

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 16, 2025) – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, and U.S. Navy ships sail in formation in support of Exercise Freedom Edge 25, Sept. 16. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate a shared commitment to achieve and maintain peace in the Asia-Pacific. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles Oki)

Indo-Pacific regional leaders from more than 30 nations join together for a group photo during the 36th annual international Military Law and Operations strategic engagement in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 8, 2025.

Dwayne Mosbey, administrative officer for the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, dictates the historic background of the cemetery to Indo-Pacific regional leaders from more than 30 nations during the 36th annual international Military Law and Operations strategic engagement in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 9, 2025.

A honor guard consisting the Guam Police Department, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters and a 36th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, present the colors during a Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 11, 2025.

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12/23/2025

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USS Annapolis Returns to Guam Following Indo-Pacific Deployment

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Dec. 19, 2025) — Los Angeles–class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) returned to its homeport at Naval Base Guam following a routine deployment in the Indo-Pacific, Dec. 19, 2025
12/23/2025

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U.S. Navy and Japan participate in the 18th Annual Joint Drill

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 18, 2025) — The 18th iteration of U.S.-Japan Annual Joint Drill, involving the U.S. Navy, government of Japan, and the city of Yokosuka, took place on Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 18.
12/23/2025

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“Steel Rain” on the Peninsula: M270A2 MLRS Conducts Inaugural Live Fire in Korea

CAMP CASEY, South Korea — December 11, 2025 Charlie Battery, 1-38 Field Artillery Regiment, 210 Field Artillery Brigade became the first unit to live fire the new M270A2 Multi Launch Rocket System (MLRS) on the Korean Peninsula.
12/17/2025

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The Philippines and the U.S. Conduct Bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity

SOUTH CHINA SEA —The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. Navy, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Dec. 15, 2025.
12/16/2025

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Buddy Squadron 26-1 kicks off at Osan

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — The Republic of Korea Air Force 102nd Fighter Squadron arrived at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, as Buddy Squadron 26-1 kicked off Dec. 15, 202
12/16/2025

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UN Command, Thailand Mark Final Resting of Two Korean War Veterans in Busan

BUSAN, South Korea — The Embassy of Thailand hosted an interment ceremony Dec. 12 at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea to honor two Thai veterans who served under the United Nations Command during the Korean War: Reserve Sgt. Manoch Pummaneekorn of the Royal Thai Navy and Private Narong “Kae” Yeamniyom of the Royal Thai Army.
12/16/2025

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62d AW Executes Operation KENNEY STRIKES BACK; Deploys into Indo-Pacific Theater

AUSTRALIA — The 62d Airlift Wing, the 627th Air Base Group, and various joint and coalition partners executed Operation KENNEY STRIKES BACK, a 62d AW planned exercise designed to educate, train, and validate the Wing’s ability to rapidly generate forces, project power, and develop combat airlift capabilities with partner and allied forces in the Indo-Pacific theater, Dec. 6-14, 2025.
12/15/2025

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Eyes of the Pacific: Allied ISR strengthens deterrence at Kadena Air Base

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Information is power, and from Kadena Air Base, allied intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance forces deliver it around the clock.
12/15/2025

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U.S. Navy, ASEAN members conclude AUMX 20

BATAM, Indonesia — U.S. Navy Sailors from Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) and Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, rejoined service members from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ashore in Batam, after concluding the ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX) sea phase in the Singapore Strait, Dec. 13.
12/12/2025

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50 years of Army-Navy Student Exchange Program

WASHINGTON D.C. (Dec. 12, 2025) — Every year at the Army-Navy football game, one of the most anticipated traditions is the "prisoner exchange," and this year marks the 50th year of the exchange program between the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.