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An EA-18G Growler lands on the USS Ronald Reagan in the Philippine Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 7, 2022) - An EA-18G Growler, attached to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 7. The primary role of EA-18G Growlers is to disrupt the ability to communicate between units in combat through the use of electronic warfare. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports Alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Flickr

U.S. Army soldiers and JGSDF members take part in a ceremony for Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan

CAMP ASAKA, Japan (Dec. 5, 2022) - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members work alongside U.S. Army Soldiers as part of Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. The Yama Sakura training event encourages participants to work as dedicated partners in support of the US-Japan security alliance and for the continued peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Flickr

USS Nimitz steams alongside USNS Henry J. Kaiser for refueling-at-sea operations in the Pacific

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2022) - The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams alongside the Military Sealift Command Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) in preparation for a refueling-at-sea. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. Flickr

U.S. Army soldiers conduct a patrol during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

JOINT BASE ELEMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Dec. 3, 2022) - Alaska Army National Guard Infantrymen assigned to Avalanche Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, patrol a training area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of an Air Assault training exercise during their drill weekend Dec. 3, 2022. The exercise was aimed at enhancing the unit's combat readiness and to evaluate proficiency in an arctic environment. Flickr

A USAF F-15C Eagle completes aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Nov. 30, 2022) - A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 18th Wing breaks away from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron after conducting aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 30, 2022. The KC-135 delivers global aerial refueling capability to support joint and coalition aircraft throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Flickr

U.S. Forces-Japan and Japan Joint Staff leaders conduct a bilateral ribbon-cutting ceremony at Yokota Air Base

YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, Japan (Nov. 29, 2022) - Lt. Gen. SUZUKI Yasuhiko, vice chief of staff, Japan Joint Staff and Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, commander, U.S. Forces Japan, perform a ceremonial ribbon cutting during the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell (BIAC) opening ceremony at the USFJ headquarters on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 29, 2022. The U.S.-Japan BIAC functions to jointly analyze and process information gathered from assets of both countries in support of mutual security and cooperation. Flickr

USNS Carl Brashear conducts vertical replenishment operations in the Philippine Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 28, 2022) - The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship, USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), steams alongside the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a vertical replenishment in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 28. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 is the U.S. Navy's premiere maritime mobile logistics organization that supports the Seventh Fleet area of operations. Located to Southeast Asia COMLOG WESTPAC in conjunction with Military Sealift Command Far East, logistically supplies the U.S. Navy's deployed units in the Western Pacific along with regional Allies and partners. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports Alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Flickr

U.S. and ROK Marine Corps senior leaders conduct a KLE at Camp Courtney, Okinawa

OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 28, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay M. Bargeron, 3d Marine Division Commanding General and 3d Marine Division staff pose for a group photo with Maj. Gen Im Sunggeun, Republic of Korea 1st Marine Division Commanding General and his staff at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 28, 2022. U.S. and ROK Marines work together routinely to maintain combined proficiency and readiness. Flickr

USS Chancellorsville conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea

SPRATLEY ISLANDS, South China Sea (Nov. 29, 2022) - Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea, Nov. 29. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Flickr

U.S. Marine Corps & Royal Thai EOD personnel train together at Jarumanee Training Area, Ratchaburi, Thailand

RATCHABURI, Kingdom of Thailand (Nov. 22, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) Thailand Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) instructors with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) students, track stopwatches until detonation during an EOD level 1-2 course at Jarumanee training area, Ratchaburi, Thailand, November 22, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMAC’s mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s HMA Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. Flickr

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