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USS Tripoli Conducts Live Fire Evolution

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 15, 2026) — Sailors fire M4 rifles during a live fire evolution aboard America-class amphibious assault...

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31st MEU | VBSS night operations

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb.6, 2026) — U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, breach a simulated point of entry during a...

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USS Tripoli Conducts Flight Quarters

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 17, 2026) — An MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 takes off from the...

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Australia, Philippines, and U.S. Conduct a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 16, 2026) — From left, Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156), Philippine Coast Guard Teresa...

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USS Tripoli Refuels USS Rafael Peralta At Sea

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 10, 2026) — U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) receives...

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USS Tripoli Conducts Flight Operations

SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 5, 2026) — Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 1st Class Jaime Martinez directs the landing of multiple F-35B Lighting...

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2-2 AHB Conducts Combined Night Air Assault Training

SUNGNAM, South Korea (Feb. 2, 2026) — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2d Infantry...

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

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2026) — U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 48 with Assault Craft Unit 5, disembarks Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS...

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USS Tripoli Conducts Flight Operations

SASEBO, NAGASAKI, JAPAN (Feb. 4, 2026) — A CH-53 Super Stallion attached to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 lands on the flight deck...

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Sentry Aloha 26-1

HAWAII (Jan. 27, 2026) — A U.S. Air National Guard F-22 Raptor assigned to the 154th Wing takes flight during exercise Sentry Aloha 26-1 at Joint...

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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.

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