Pacific Guardian Leads by Example

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240411-N-YG401-1273 AT SEA (April 11, 2024) Ships assigned to the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Navy sail in formation during a trilateral exercise, April 11, 2024. This trilateral exercise allowed maritime forces from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and U.S. to train together to enhance coordination on maritime domain awareness and other shared security interests. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Benvie)

Japan, ROK, US conduct trilateral maritime exercise in the Indo-Pacific

240327-M-FR804-1029 SOUTH KOREA (March 27, 2024) U.S. Marines execute High Mobility Artillery Rocket System live-fire during Warrior Shield 24, Republic of Korea, March 27, 2024. Warrior Shield 24 is an annual joint, combined, and inter-agency exercise in the ROK that strengthens the combined command and control capabilities of U.S. and ROK forces. This exercise provides the U.S. and ROK Marines the opportunity to rehearse combined operations, exchange knowledge, and demonstrate the strength and capability of the U.S.-ROK alliance. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch)

MARFORPAC conducts HIMARS live-fire exercise during Warrior Shield 24

240410-F-AF022-8066 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (April 10, 2024) U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft line up on the runway during an elephant walk at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Apr. 10, 2024. Directly after, the aircrew launched into a large force exercise to strengthen their readiness to defend Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

PACAF, PACFLT aircraft conduct an elephant walk at Kadena Air Base

240410-F-PW483-1006 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 10, 2024) An F-22A Raptor assigned to the 19th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, flies alongside a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a large force exercise over the Pacific Ocean, April 10, 2024. The exercise incorporated fourth and fifth generation aircraft in advanced aerial combat and provided a platform for enhanced cooperation between home station and rotational fighter units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth)

PACAF aircraft conduct large force exercise over the Pacific Ocean

240409-N-LM220-1196 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 9, 2024) A rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher fires a RIM-116 missile from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a live-fire exercise. Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren)

USS Abraham Lincoln conducts live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean

240409-G-G0020-6110 PIKELOT, Federated States of Micronesia (April 9, 2024) The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) rescues three mariners stranded on Pikelot Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, on April 9, 2024. Watchstanders at Joint Rescue Sub-Center Guam received a distress call from a relative of the three mariners on April 6, 2024, reporting her three uncles departed Polowat Atoll, Chuuk State, Easter Sunday for Pikelot Atoll, approximately 100 nautical miles northwest and had not returned, prompting the search. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

USCG Cutter Oliver Henry rescues three mariners stranded on a remote atoll in Micronesia

240405-N-MH008-1012 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2024) MV-22B Ospreys, attached to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly in formation while conducting flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship steams in the Pacific Ocean, April 5, 2024. VMM-165 (Rein.) is conducting deliberate, progressive training focused on the integration of MV-22s to the 15th MEU's Marine Air-Ground Task Force as pilots and air crews achieve proficiency. Boxer is the flag ship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Miles)

MARFORPAC, USS Boxer conduct routine flight operations in the Pacific Ocean

240408-N-YG401-1021 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 8, 2024) U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Michael Joseph, from Carrollton, Ga., signals aircraft as an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Flying Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, takes off from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 8, 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 2nd Class Andrew Benvie)

USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts routine flight operations in the Philippine Sea

240405-N-NF288-042 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 5, 2024) USS Howard (DDG 83) launches a Standard Missile 2 during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, April 5. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to 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 Jamaal Liddell)

USS Ralph Johnson launches Standard Missile 2 during live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea

240405-N-NF288-020 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 5, 2024) USS Higgins (DDG 76) launches a Standard Missile 2 during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, April 5. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to 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 Jamaal Liddell)

USS Higgins conducts live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea

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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - In this file photo, Spc. Alexander Vandermark, a Patriot missile system repairer with 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, navigates through the mud as part of U.S. Army Pacific’s Best Warrior Competition June 5, 2019 on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The situational training exercise lanes consist of various tasks the Soldiers had to perform while being evaluated, such as a react to a chemical attack, rules of engagement, and a grenade throw. (Photo By Spc. Valencia McNeal |)

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