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Pacific Partnership Returns to Tonga for the First Time in Ten Years
November 14, 2023
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (Nov. 13, 2023) – Pacific Partnership 2023 leadership, Pacific Partnership 2023 staff and Kingdom of Tonga government representatives pose for a group photo after opening ceremony held at International Dateline Hotel in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, Nov. 13. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deirdre Marsac)

Pacific Partnership 24-1 concludes first mission stop in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
November 14, 2023
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. David Buzzatti, director of the Reserve Medical Service Corps., is piped aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during the Pacific Partnership 2024-1 closing ceremony for the Republic of the Marshall Islands mission stop Nov. 10, 2023. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin Ontiveros)

Two U.S. Navy carriers join Japan destroyer on Multi-Large Deck Event in Philippine Sea
November 9, 2023
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 7, 2023) Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), steam in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) first-in-class helicopter destroyer, JS Hyuga (DDH 181), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers, USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Kidd (DDG 100), during the Multi-Large Deck Exercise (MLDE) in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 7. Ronald Reagan is participating in the bilateral MLDE, which features the ships and aircraft of JMSDF Escort Flotilla 3, as well as the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 1 and Carrier Strike Group 5. MLDE is a multi-domain event that grows the already strong partnership and interoperability that exists between the JMSDF and U.S. Navy today. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Dimal)

US Air Force completes first commercial air-to-air refueling of fighter aircraft
November 9, 2023
Photo of a commercial KDC-10 Tanker refueling a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon

Combined Forces Command underlines ironclad commitment during ceremony
November 8, 2023
Lt. Gen. Willard M. Burleson III, chief of staff, Combined Forces Command (CFC), presents awards to member of the Republic of Korea military during a ceremony honoring the 45th Anniversary of the formation of the CFC, on U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys Nov. 7, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by: Cpl. Jorge Reyes, Eighth Army Public Affairs)

U.S. Coast Guard formally establishes Base Guam
November 8, 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard holds an establishment for U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam on Nov. 8, 2023, in a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Carola List, commander of Operational Logistics Command. Led by Cmdr. Dana Hiatt, Base Guam, will be pivotal toward enhancing the U.S. Coast Guard's mission support logistics in the region. This strategic move aligns with the Service's commitment to increase mission support throughout Oceania. Given Guam's vital importance to national security, this initiative takes center stage. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by David Lau)

Fact Sheet: Secretary Austin's Ninth Trip to the Indo-Pacific Region
November 7, 2023

Yokota Airmen soar through BM 24-1
November 7, 2023
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D’Angelo Seabron, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, performs a preflight check at Osan Air Base, South Korea, during Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1, Oct. 20, 2023. Exercise Beverly Morning is Yokota’s annual readiness exercise, designed to ensure Yokota is ready to respond rapidly to any potential real-world crisis. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia and Philippine Marine Corps to conduct the seventh iteration of KAMANDAG
November 6, 2023

US, Japan Guard and Protect 2023
November 6, 2023
US, Japan Guard and Protect 2023

ROK, U.S. Airmen celebrate Alliance at Kunsan AB Friendship Day
November 6, 2023
Members from the U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Wing and Republic of Korea 38th Fighter Group gather for a group photo during the seventh annual Friendship Day

Digital Press Briefing with Captain Claudine Caluori, U.S. Navy, Mission Commander of Pacific Partnership 2023
November 3, 2023

Statement from the Canadian Armed Forces Regarding Unsafe Intercept of Royal Canadian Air Force Helicopter
November 3, 2023

US Army 20th CBRNE Command hosts ROK CBRN Defense Command at headquarters
November 3, 2023
American and South Korean military leaders forged even stronger bonds during the 70th anniversary of the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance, Nov. 1. The U.S. Army’s 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command hosted Exercise Liberty Shield with the Republic of Korea CBRN Defense Command. U.S. Army photo by Angel D. Martinez-Navedo.

U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea
November 3, 2023
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 3, 2023) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) conducts routine underway operations. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)

Secretary of Defense Travel to India, Republic of Korea, Indonesia
November 2, 2023

Singapore Concludes Multinational Exercise to Strengthen Cooperation in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief
November 2, 2023
Exercise Coordinated Response (Ex COORES) 2023 participants at the opening ceremony.

8 MXG enables Wolf Pack’s critical ROK defense mission
November 2, 2023
Airman First Class Darren Ky inspects ammunition before they are loaded onto a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon.

7th Fleet Destroyer and Royal Canadian Navy Frigate Transit Taiwan Strait
November 1, 2023
231102-N-CV021-1078 TAIWAN STRAIT (Nov. 2, 2023) Lt. j.g. Bryan Nguyen, from Fairfax Station, Virginia, stands watch on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in the Taiwan Strait, Nov. 2. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban)

Readout of the Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles
November 1, 2023