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240417-F-IV266-1261 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 17, 2024) A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, departs after receiving fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2024. Refueling missions extend the breadth of U.S. aerial capabilities throughout the Indo-Pacific, demonstrating the multi-domain benefit of critical deterrence missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)

PACAF aircraft from Osan Air Base, Kadena Air Base integrate for aerial refueling operations in the Indo-Pacific
240418-A-CJ630-2023 FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines (April 18, 2024) U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and 25th Infantry Division conduct a live-fire sniper subject matter expert exchange alongside Philippine Soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division, Light Reaction Regiment, and the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment during Salaknib 24 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 18, 2024. The SMEE focused on applying techniques discussed during the classroom portion of the exchange and familiarizing participants with various weapon systems. Salaknib is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Abreanna Goodrich)

USARPAC, Philippine Army conduct sniper subject matter expert exchange during Salaknib 24
240418-M-FP389-1332 ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines (April 18, 2024) Philippine service members with the 548th Engineer Construction Battalion, 51st Engineering Brigade, and U.S. Soldiers with the 557th Engineer Construction Company, 555th Engineer Brigade, construct a barangay healthcare center as part of an engineering civic action project before Exercise Balikatan 24 at Davila Elementary School in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, April 18, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

USARPAC, Philippine Army conduct engineering civic action project during Balikatan 24
240417-A-LX531-1061 SOUTH KOREA (April 16, 2024) U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Eighth Army and 3rd Cavalry Regiment, maneuver a litter through a wired obstacle during the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) training at Camp Casey, South Korea, on April 16, 2024. The Department of the Army approved the Expert Field Medical Badge as a special skill award for recognition of exceptional competence and outstanding performance by field medical personnel, on 18 June 1965. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Jorge Reyes Mariano)

USARPAC conducts Expert Field Medical Badge training in South Korea
240418-F-XJ860-2390 OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (April 18, 2024) A Republic of Korea CASA 235 deploys special operations forces during a static-line parachute jump over Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 18, 2024. Approximately 200 U.S. and Republic of Korea special operations forces personnel participated in a static-line Airborne training operation as part of Korea Flying Training 24, a combined ROK and U.S. exercise running April 12-26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

USSOCKOR conducts static-line parachute jump during Korea Flying Training 24
240417-N-BR246-4032 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 17, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, launches off the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 17, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez)

USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts routine flight operations in the Philippine Sea
240416-F-EZ422-1082 SOUTH KOREA (April 16, 2024) A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to the 121st Marine Fighter Attack Squadron takes off during Korea Flying Training 2024, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 15, 2024. KFT 24 tests 7th Air Forces’ ability to accept follow-on forces, creating an advantage for U.S. and ROK forces by training participants to operate with dissimilar aircraft and ensuring aircrew members are battle-ready for many potential situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Samuel Earick)

MARFORPAC aircraft launch to support Korea Flying Training 2024
240411-G-G0020-1630 SATAWAL, Micronesia (April 11, 2024) Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Pablo, the EMT aboard USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140), awaits pick up on Satawal, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, on April 11, 2024, with an injured 9-year-old boy and his parents for further transport aboard a Pacific Mission Aviation flight to a higher level of medical care in Yap. Upon arriving to Satawal to deliver drought relief supplies in partnership with USAID and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the U.S. Coast Guard crew was informed of the boy's injury sustained when he fell from a tree. The ship's EMT, Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Pablo, consulted a U.S. Coast Guard flight surgeon who recommended the medevac and provided care throughout the more than 13-hour overnight transit. This effort showcases the humanitarian spirit and readiness of the U.S. Coast Guard to respond to emergent health concerns. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

USCG conducts medical evacuation while supporting USAID, IOM drought relief mission
240410-F-IP109-1536 TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands (April 10, 2024) An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, arrives at Tinian International Airport during Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Tinian Forward Operating Site, Northern Mariana Islands, April 10, 2024. AR 24-1 is a 3rd Wing-sponsored Exercise that focuses on Agile Combat Employment and employs a hub-and-spoke concept of operations with Tinian FOS serving as one of the five disaggregated spokes and a hub situated at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The exercise employs combat-representative roles and processes to deliberately target all participants as a training audience and stress the force’s capability to generate combat air power in an expeditious manner across the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

PACAF aircraft arrive to Tinian Forward Operating Site to support Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1
240411-F-LI951-1258 BASA AIR BASE, Philippines (April 11, 2024) A Philippine Air Force FA-50 takes off as part of flight integration training at Basa Air Base, Philippines during Cope Thunder 24-1, Apr. 11, 2024. Cope Thunder 24-1 allowed the U.S. and Philippines to integrate the latest capabilities and technologies for the enhancement of interoperability at all levels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

PACAF, Philippine Air Force conduct flight integration training during Cope Thunder 24-1
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2019 Thunder Field Training Exercise aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa
190919-M-JM029-0001.JPG Photo By: Pfc. Jamal Norris

OKINAWA, Japan - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gabriel Marrero, a fire directional control specialist with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, stands security during Thunder Field Training Exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 18, 2019. The purpose of the exercise is to rehearse setting up an expeditionary combat operations center and refine procedures for doing so. Marrero is a native of Atlantic City, N.J.


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