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MRF-D 25.3: U.S. Marines and Airmen deliver critical supplies during foreign disaster relief in the Philippines

LAL-LO, Philippines (August 8, 2025) — An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin...

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U.S. Marines Conduct a M240B Machine Gun Live-Fire Range

CAMP SCHWAB, Japan (July 30, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Regiment fire M240B machine guns during a live-fire range on...

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USS America, 31st MEU commemorate 250 years with formation in Coral Sea

CORAL SEA (August 2, 2025) — Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and U.S. Marines with the 31st...

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12th LCT Executes an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations FTX

OKINAWA, Japan (July 28, 2025) — U.S. Marines patrol during Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area,...

05

III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Company conducts 10k hike

CAMP COURTNEY, Japan (July 28, 2025) — U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a 10-kilometer hike on Camp Courtney, Japan, July 28,...

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2/23 Marines and ROK Marines Joint Obstacle Course Training at KMEP 25.2

POHANG, South Korea (July 21,2025) — A Republic of Korea Marine with the 1st Marine Division, ROK Marine Corps, demonstrates a rope traversal during...

07

Training for proficiency: C-17 crew practices cargo drops during TS25

QUEENSLAND, Australia (July 25, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, conducts...

08

NSW Conducts Multi-National VBSS Training during Talisman Sabre 2

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia (July 8, 2025) — U.S. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators, soldiers from Australia’s Special Operations Command, and...

09

USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Flight Operations

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2025) — U.S. Navy Sailors direct a V-22 Osprey, assigned to the “Sunhawks” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM)...

10

MDTF Projects Combined Joint Combat Power to Indian Ocean Territories During HIRAIN Demonstration

INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORIES (July 22, 2025) — The 3d Multi-Domain Task Force (3MDTF) led a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration...

11

USS Milius (DDG 69) Conducts Live-Fire Weapons Shoot with Mark 45 5-Inch Light-Weight Gun and Close-In Weapon System

INDIAN OCEAN (July 24, 2025) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) fires the Mark 45 5-Inch light-weight gun during...

12

KC-46 integrates with RAAF for bilateral refueling during Talisman Sabre 25

NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia (July 24, 2025) — A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft flies alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-46...

13

Shore to Sea: Landing craft delivers cargo to Somerset

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2025) — A landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 approaches the well deck of amphibious transport...

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Talisman Sabre 25: U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 boat crew conduct seaward security for the Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Ville de Québec

NORTHERN TERRITORY (July 20, 2025) — U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 boat crew conduct seaward security for the Royal Canadian Navy HMCS...

15

HMLA-169 projects light attack combat power

OKINAWA, Japan (July 19, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom and an AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169,...

16

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Routine Flight Operations in the Philippine Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA (July 21, 2025) — Sailors prepare to conduct flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson...

17

America Strike Group Conducts Formation Sail During Talisman Sabre 25

CORAL SEA (July 20, 2025) — The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), flag ship of the America Strike Group, steams alongside...

18

KC-135 refuels RC-135, Talisman Sabre 25

NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia (July 17, 2025) — U.S. Hawaii Air National Guard Capt. Devon Ferguson and Capt. Michael Ah Hee, 203rd Air Refueling...

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199th Air Expeditionary Squadron conducts operations during TS25

NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia (July 16, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 199th Air Expeditionary Squadron sits beneath a hangar...

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U.S. KC-135 and Australian F-35 refuel mission, Talisman Sabre 25

NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia (July 15, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National...

21

George Washington Conducts Flight Operations

TIMOR SEA (July 16, 2025) — An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, taxis on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft...

22

Survival in the Tropics: Malaysian Army Shares Essential Jungle Training with U.S. and Australian Soldiers

PERAK, Malaysia (July 20, 2025) — A U.S. Army soldier demonstrates the proper technique for safely handling an eagle, educating U.S. and Australian...

23

TALISMAN SABRE 2025 Dual Carrier Operations

TIMOR SEA (July 18, 2025) — U.S. Navy aircraft, attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, fly over U.S. Navy George Washington Carrier Strike Group, as...

24

TALISMAN SABRE 2025 Dual Carrier Operations

TIMOR SEA (July 18, 2025) — U.S. Navy aircraft, attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, fly over U.S. Navy George Washington Carrier Strike Group, as...

25

JBER F-22s land in Tinian during REFORPAC

TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands (July 18, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing conducts aerial maneuvers...

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George Washington Conducts Flight Operations

TIMOR SEA (July 15, 2025) — An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, takes off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class...

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Republic of Korea Marines clear rooms during military operations in urban terrain training during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 25.2 in Pocheon, South Korea, July 22, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterring threats and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang) ROK and U.S. Marines Train Together During Ulchi Freedom Shield 25
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, demonstrate how to clear a stairway during military operations in urban terrain training during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 25.2 in Pocheon, South Korea, July 22, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterring threats and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang) ROK and U.S. Marines Train Together During Ulchi Freedom Shield 25
A Republic of Korea Marine clears a room during military operations in urban terrain training during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 25.2 in Pocheon, South Korea, July 22, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterring threats and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang) ROK and U.S. Marines Train Together During Ulchi Freedom Shield 25
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Roderick, a squad leader with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, demonstrates to Republic of Korea Marines entry techniques during military operations in urban terrain training during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 25.2 in Pocheon, South Korea, July 22, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterring threats and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang) ROK and U.S. Marines Train Together During Ulchi Freedom Shield 25
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, joins the National Defense University Capstone 25-4 fellows for a group photo at USINDPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, July 29, 2025. 250729-A-BA691-3002
A Republic of Korea Marine with the 1st Marine Division, ROK Marine Corps, demonstrates a rope traversal during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Pohang, South Korea, July 24, 2025. 2/23 Marines and ROK Marines Joint Obstacle Course Training at KMEP 25.2
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. George Rowell, USINDOPACOM director of Strategic Planning and Policy (J5), and Cambodian Lt. Gen. Suon Samnang, chairman of the Military Cooperation Coordination Group, sign a document during a Bilateral Defense Dialogue at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 24-25, 2025. 250725-N-PC065-1002
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. George Rowell, USINDOPACOM director of Strategic Planning and Policy (J5), and Cambodian Lt. Gen. Suon Samnang, chairman of the Military Cooperation Coordination Group, shake hands during a Bilateral Defense Dialogue at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 24-25, 2025. 250725-N-PC065-1018
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Sarah Russ, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command J5 Mobilization Assistant joins Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Suon Samnang, chairman of the Military Cooperation Coordination Group, and their delegations for a Bilateral Defense Dialogue group photo at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 24-25, 2025. 250724-N-PC065-1004
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, engages with a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces delegation during a Bilateral Defense Dialogue at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 24, 2025. 250724-N-PC065-2003
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Sarah Russ, USINDOPACOM J5 Mobilization Assistant joins Brig. Gen. Jose da Costa Soares, Chief of Staff of the Timor-Leste Defence Force and their delegations for a Bilateral Defense Discussion group photo at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 21-22, 2025. 250721-N-PC065-1002
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Sarah Russ, USINDOPACOM J5 Mobilization Assistant and Brig. Gen. Jose da Costa Soares, Chief of Staff of the Timor-Leste Defence Force sign a document during a Bilateral Defense Discussion at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 21-22, 2025. 250722-N-PC065-1006
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Sarah Russ, USINDOPACOM J5 Mobilization Assistant and Brig. Gen. Jose da Costa Soares, Chief of Staff of the Timor-Leste Defence Force shake hands during a Bilateral Defense Discussion at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 21-22, 2025. 250722-N-PC065-1010
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Brett Blackshaw, foreign policy advisor for U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke to 40 senior U.S. and international military and civilian officials at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu for the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Transnational Security Cooperation Course 25-1, July 16, 2025. 250716-A-BA691-1020
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Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, thanks Rear Adm. Bob Little for his leadership as he relinquishes command of Joint Interagency Task Force-West to Capt. George Howell. (Photo by Chelsey Kaneshiro) 250702-D-N0132-1002
Capt. George Howell delivers remarks during the change of command ceremony for Joint Interagency Task Force-West where he assumed command of JIATF West from Rear Adm. Bob Little. (Photo by Chelsey Kaneshiro) 250702-D-N0132-1001
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers remarks during the change of command ceremony for Joint Interagency Task Force-West, where Rear Adm. Bob Little relinquishes command to Capt. George Howell. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez) 250702-A-GJ727-1070
Capt. George Howell, left, relieves Rear Adm. Little, right, as Director of Joint Interagency Task Force-West during a change of command ceremony at Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 2, 2025. 250702-A-GJ727-1045
U.S. Pacific Fleet Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. 250702-N-PC065-3713
U.S. Pacific Air Force Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. 250702-N-PC065-3348
Hawaii National Guard 111th Army Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. 250702-N-PC065-4207
U.S. Pacific Air Force Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. 250702-N-PC065-3183
U.S. Marines with Baker Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct ship-to-shore movement, utilizing the Enhanced Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft, in the Coral Sea, June 29, 2025. 31st MEU | Boat Company Conducts Ship-to-Shore Movement
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, presides over the Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony for the command senior enlisted leader at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. 250626-N-PC065-2258
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Eric Cook, USINDOPACOM senior enlisted leader, salute the national anthem during Cook's Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. 250626-N-PC065-2088
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Major Eric Cook assumes responsibility as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command senior enlisted leader during an Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. 250626-N-PC065-2538
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, passes the colors to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Eric Cook during Cook's Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. 250626-N-PC065-2484
Chiefs of defense and senior military commanders take a group photo at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, May 31, 2025. The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a defense summit focused on the Indo-Pacific region where ministers and representatives gather to discuss pressing security challenges and engage in bilateral talks. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue Young Leaders’ Programme during a visit to Singapore, May 30, 2025. The programme includes participants from government, think tanks, academia, business and media, and aims to provide an opportunity for young leaders to engage in high-level discussions on complex and evolving regional security challenges as part of the broader Shangri-La Dialogue, a defense summit focused on the Indo-Pacific region where ministers and representatives gather to discuss pressing security challenges and engage in bilateral talks. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits joint U.S. service members aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during a visit to Sembawang Naval Installation, Singapore, May 29, 2025. The ship was in port to participate in International Maritime Defense Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2025, and the visit highlighted the role of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 and Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73, in supporting deployed surface units and aircraft carriers, alongside regional Allies and partners, to facilitate patrols in the South China Sea, participation in naval exercises and responses to natural disasters. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
 


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