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NASA begins recovery tests aboard USS Somerset

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2025) — Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) and NASA engineers release a crew module test article from the ship’s well deck during NASA Underway Recovery Test 12 in the Pacific Ocean, March...

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U.S. Marine with Expeditionary Operations Training Group fast-rope out of an MV-22B Osprey

OKINAWA, Japan (March 19, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force fast-rope from an MV-22B Osprey onto Landing Zone Starling, Okinawa, Japan, March 19, 2025. Fast roping is an effective...

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HMLA-267 refuels and maintains aircraft for close air support exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tristan Walker, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, sights in on an M2 machine gun during a simulated close air support (SIMCAS)...

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31st MEU | MRF conducts Parachute Operations

OKINAWA, Japan (March 20, 2025) — A U.S. Marine with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, jumps from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), during...

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Freedom Shield 25 - ROK-US Joint Force Wet Gap Crossing

YEONCHEON-GUN, GYEONGGIDO [KYONGGI-DO], South Korea (March 20, 2025) — A Republic of Korea, 1st Capital Mechanized Infantry Brigade, K1 tank crosses a U.S. Army Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) during joint wet gap training as part of Freedom Shield 25...

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Cope Tiger 25 takes off in Thailand

KORAT ROYAL AIR BASE, Thailand (March 18, 2025) — Aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, the Royal Thai Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Air Force fly in formation during Cope Tiger 25 in Thailand, Mar. 18, 2025. The flight formation served as a...

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USS Princeton conducts routine operations as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group

SEA OF JAPAN (March 15, 2025) — An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J....

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U.S. and ROK special operations forces conduct routine combined training during exercise Freedom Shield 2025

SOUTH KOREA (March 19, 2025) — Republic of Korea special operations Soldiers depart a ROK H-60 airframe as a part of a multiday training event associated with exercise Freedom Shield 25 at Paengnyong-Do (Baengyeong-Do), ROK, March 19, 2025. Freedom...

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Beverly Sunrise 25-03: Fighting Falcons Soar into the Night

MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, Japan, (March 18, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron takes off during Beverly Sunrise 25-03 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2025. The 35th Fighter Wing’s pursuit of...

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Feeling the Heat: USAG Okinawa Leaders Train for Flashover

OKINAWA, Japan (March 17, 2025) — U.S. Army Garrison firefighters extinguish flames after a controlled burn exercise at Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan, March 17, 2025. The training teaches firefighters to recognize, prevent and survive a flashover, a...

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