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Nimitz Conducts Flight Operations

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 6, 2025) — An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the South China Sea, June 6, 2025. Nimitz...

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31st MEU | F-35B Lightning IIs conduct rapid flight operations

SOLOMON SEA (June 8, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to take off during touch-and-go flight operation drills aboard the amphibious...

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Sailors man the rails aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), as the ship pulls into Pearl Harbor

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 6, 2025) — Sailors man the rails aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), as the ship pulls into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 6, 2025. Tripoli is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean forward...

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Travis AFB sends KC-46 across the Pacific to train with Misawa F-16s

MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, Japan (June 5, 2025) —U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron receive fuel from a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing during an off-station training near Misawa Air Base,...

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KAMANDAG 9: MRF-D 25.3 and PMC conduct a counter-landing live-fire defense

PALAWAN, Philippines (June 4, 2025) — Philippine Marines with 3rd Brigade fire a 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft system during a counter-landing live-fire event for KAMANDAG 9 at Quezon, Palawan, Philippines, June 4, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine...

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Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane Performs joint flight operations with French Navy off the coast of Tahiti

FRENCH POLYNESIA (May 31, 2025) — A Marine Nationale rescue swimmer descends from a French Navy Flottille 35F AS365 Dauphin helicopter during a joint training exercise between the French Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) on...

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506th EARS Refuel A-10s across the Pacific

GUAM (June 7, 2025) — U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Force Base, South Korea, fly in formation over Wake Island, June 7, 2025. The A-10 is a twin-engine, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft designed...

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Salaknib 25 | Final Assault

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines (June 6, 2025) — Philippine Army Soldiers assigned to 71st Infantry Battalion, 702nd Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, move to an objective during Salaknib 25 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, June 6, 2025. This iteration of...

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QUART: HMLA-369 Conducts Deck Landing Qualifications Aboard USS Harpers Ferry

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper, left, attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS...

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MRF-D 25.3: 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, conduct raid with VMM-363 during Southern Jackaroo

TOWNSVILLE, QUEENSLAND, Australia (May 30, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, conduct communications checks during Exercise Southern Jackaroo at Townsville Field Training Area,...

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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)

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)

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)

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during Shangri-La Dialogue panel “Defence Innovation Solutions for Future Challenges,” 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)

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is greeted by Capt. Andres Gallegos,commanding officer, Chilean Navy tall ship Esmeralda, during his visit to the ship at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, May 20, 2025.

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits the Chilean tall ship Esmeralda at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, May 20, 2025.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Villanova alum, addressed the 2025 graduating class in a commencement speech at Villanova University, May 16, 2025.

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during the opening remarks at the Association of the United States Army’s 2025 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium & Exposition in Honolulu on May 13, 2025.

.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with retired Australian Defence Force Brigadier Ian Langford, executive director of Security and Defence PLuS, during the Indo-Pacific Security Forum in Honolulu, May 12, 2025.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with retired Australian Defence Force Brigadier Ian Langford, executive director of Security and Defence PLuS, during the Indo-Pacific Security Forum in Honolulu, May 12, 2025.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joel Carey, chief of staff for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, joins the National Defense University Capstone 25-3 Fellows for a group photo at the USINDPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, May 9, 2025.

Multinational participants of Pacific Airlift Rally 25 pose for a group photo following the opening ceremony at the Kempinski Hotel in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 5, 2025.

Participants from across the Indo-Pacific region attend the opening ceremony of Pacific Airlift Rally 25 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 5, 2025.

A Mongolian musician performs on the morin khuur, a traditional two-stringed instrument adorned with a horse head, during the Pacific Airlift Rally 25 opening ceremony in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 5, 2025.

Mongolian Armed Forces Brigadier General Baljid Baatar, deputy chief of the general staff, delivers opening remarks during the Pacific Airlift Rally 25 opening ceremony in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 5, 2025.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Colby Delia, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron crew chief, marshals a B-1B Lancer on a flight line during Bomber Task Force 25-2 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 3, 2025.

U.S. Navy Capt. Peter Roberts, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Command Surgeon, Papua New Guinea Defence Force Lt. Col Peter Kaminiel, PNGDF Director General, and Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Nicole dos Santos, RAAF Director General Operational Health and Air Force Health Service, sign the Terms of Reference at the Indo-Pacific health security alliance in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 8, 2025. IPHSA aims to foster partnerships, counter harmful influences and enhance readiness, contributing to stability, prosperity and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)

Papua New Guinea Defence Force Lt. Col Peter Kaminiel, PNGDF Director of Health Services, gives a speech at the closing ceremony upon joining the Indo-Pacific health security alliance in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 8, 2025. IPHSA aims to foster partnerships, counter harmful influences and enhance readiness, contributing to peace, security and prosperity in a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)

U.S. Navy Capt. Peter Roberts, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Command Surgeon, and Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Nicole dos Santos, RAAF Director General Operational Health and Air Force Health Service, gives Papua New Guinea Defence Force Lt. Col Peter Kaminiel, PNGDF Director General, a gift at the Indo-Pacific health security alliance in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 8, 2025. IPhsa aims to foster partnerships, counter harmful influences and enhance readiness, contributing to stability, prosperity and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)

U.S. Navy Capt. Peter Roberts, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Command Surgeon, provides opening remarks at the Indo-Pacific health security alliance in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 8, 2025. IPhsa aims to foster partnerships, counter harmful influences and enhance readiness, contributing to peace, security and prosperity in a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)

Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, Gen. Stephen N. Whiting , Gen. (retired) Laura J. Richardson, Lt. Gen. Richard E. Angle, and Peter Bergen held a panel to discuss how SOF’s unique capabilities deter conflict and prepare for victory when deterrence fails during SOF Week on 6 May, 2025.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joel Carey, center right, chief of staff of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, New Zealand Secretary of Defence Brook Barrington, center, and Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Tony Davies, center left, hold a group discussion at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H. M. Smith in Honolulu, May 5, 2025.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joel Carey, front center, chief of staff of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joins New Zealand Secretary of Defence Brook Barrington, front left, and Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Tony Davies, front right, for a group photo at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H. M. Smith in Honolulu, May 5, 2025.

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