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Aerial Insertion Training Exercise at North Wind 2

HOKKAIDO, JAPAN (Jan. 28, 2026) — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th...

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Squad Versus Squad at North Wind 26

JAPAN (Jan. 24, 2026) — U.S. Army Sgt. Zach Graves, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne...

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11th MEU Marines, Sailors Conduct F-35B Flight Operations

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2026) — A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary...

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Cold Weather Ski Training at North Wind 26

JAPAN (Jan. 23, 2026) — U.S. Army & Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers work on enhancing their skiing abilities during a cold-weather...

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11th MEU Marines, Sailors Conduct F-35B Flight Deck Operations

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 26, 2026) — A U.S. Sailor assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) launches a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B...

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2CAB Prepares for Apache Aerial Gunnery

SOUTH KOREA (Jan. 22, 2026) — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK–U.S. Combined Division,...

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USS Boxer, 11th MEU conducts routine ops in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2026) — U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Logan Goetz, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163...

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USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Nighttime Helicopter Operation

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2026) — Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Trey Treyeshine directs a MH-60S Seahawk assigned to HSM-4 on the flight deck of the...

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11th MEU Marines, Sailors Conduct Ship to Shore Operations Aboard USS Boxer

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2026) — U.S. Marines and Sailors prepare to unload vehicles from a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion attached to Assault...

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Abraham Lincoln conducts routine flight operations

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 15, 2026) — An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, flies over Nimitz-class aircraft carrier...

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Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, right, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, participates in a panel discussion at the Honolulu Defense Forum in Honolulu, Jan. 13, 2026.

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, second from the left, and other military component representatives participate in the “Accelerating Multi-Domain Deterrence Needs for the Indo-Pacific” panel at the Honolulu Defense Forum in Honolulu, Jan. 12, 2026.

Lt. Gen. James Glynn, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, center right, and other military component representatives participate in the “Accelerating Multi-Domain Deterrence Needs for the Indo-Pacific” panel at the Honolulu Defense Forum in Honolulu, Jan. 12, 2026.

Japanese Minister of Defense Shinjirō Koizumi greets U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. George Rowell, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command director of strategic planning and policy, J5, at USINDOPACOM headquarters, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Jan. 12, 2026.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, right, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, welcomes Japanese Minister of Defense Shinjirō Koizumi to USINDOPACOM headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Jan. 12, 2026.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, meets with Shinjirō Koizumi, Japanese Minister of Defense, at USINDOPACOM headquarters, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Jan. 12, 2026

Japanese Minister of Defense Shinjirō Koizumi lays a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 12, 2026.

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.

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1/29/2026

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Reserve Airmen participate in JPMRC

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hickam — With increasing attention on the Indo-Pacific region, Reserve Airmen from the 48th Aerial Port Squadron are maintaining readiness for missions ahead.
1/29/2026

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Through fire and ice, Nevada Air Guard footprint touches all seven continents

RENO, Nev. — The Nevada Air National Guard began operating at the southernmost portion of the planet last year and continued its high-paced operations tempo flying C-130 Hercules over fires in North America.
1/28/2026

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US, Japan refine interoperability during exercise North Wind 26

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) — Members of the 374th Airlift Wing integrated with U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel to execute a joint forcible entry operation during exercise North Wind 26 in Hokkaido, Jan. 22.
1/27/2026

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Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Indo-Pacific to engage with Airmen, allies

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 24 to kick off his tour of the Pacific Air Force’s area of responsibility and meet with Airmen and Guardians throughout the region.
1/27/2026

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USINDOPACOM statement on DPRK ballistic missile launches

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles on January 27. We are aware of the missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Based on current assessments, this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies. The United States remains committed
1/27/2026

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Philippines, 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, Jan. 25-26, 2026
1/26/2026

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More Than Eight Decades Later, UH ROTC Cadets Receive Commissions

HONOLULU — U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), in partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi (UH), honored seven World War II (WWII) UH Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets during a posthumous commissioning ceremony at Keʻehi Lagoon Memorial State Park, Jan. 26, 2026.
1/26/2026

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star marks 50 years of service, begins Operation Deep Freeze 2026

SOUTHERN OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2026 and marked its 50th year of commissioned service Saturday by freeing and escorting a cruise ship trapped in pack ice.
1/26/2026

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Admiral Paparo visits USS Cincinnati with Cambodian Defense Officials

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command visited ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20), Jan. 26, 2026.
1/25/2026

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USINDOPACOM commander underscores U.S.-Thai defense partnership during Thailand visit

THAILAND — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited Thailand Jan. 24-25, 2026, reaffirming the longstanding partnership between the United States and Thailand.