25 August 2026 PMTEC Quarterly Industry Update: Advancing Credible Deterrence with Industry Partners HONOLULU, Hawaii — In alignment with the Department of War’s directive to modernize military requirements, acquisition, and operational integration, U.S. Pacific Command’s (US PACOM) J7 Training and Exercises Directorate’s Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability (PMTEC) hosted...
25 August 2026 Valiant Shield 26 Breaks New Ground in Vast Synthetic Training Environment ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — U.S. joint and combined forces trained side by side in a vast live, virtual, and constructive training environment during Valiant Shield 2026, June 22 to July 1. Live pilots, high-fidelity virtual simulators, and constructive computer-generated forces operated...
25 August 2026 AFCEA Event Highlights Mission-Ready AI and PMTEC’s Role in Pacific Warfighting Readiness JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Hawaii hosted a Tech Talk event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Aug. 4, 2026, focused on the theme, "Mission-Ready AI." Department of War leaders, commercial technology partners, and...
17 August 2026 Measuring the Mind of the Warfighter: Valiant Shield 26 Cognitive Load Experiments ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Valiant Shield 26 brought together air, surface, and subsurface assets in coordinated live strikes, hypersonic launches and a vast live, virtual and constructive training environment. Grounded in the U.S. Pacific Command framework of peace through strength, the...
21 July 2026 Soldiers test key medical technologies, forge 'constellation of care' in the Philippines, beyond FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — In the vast Indo-Pacific region, military medics face a monumental challenge: the tyranny of distance and the challenge of communicating securely across separate, partner-nation networks. To bridge these geographic and digital gaps, U.S. Army and Air Force personnel pushed...
21 July 2026 13th Fighter Squadron integrates FENIX simulators into Valiant Shield 26 MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — F-35 pilots assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron (FS) used F-35 Emulated Non-Operational Flight Program Interoperability Experience (FENIX) simulators during Exercise VALIANT SHIELD 2026 from June 22–30 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, connecting the squadron to a distributed...
08 July 2026 Valiant Shield 26 Leverages US PACOM PMTEC Capabilities in Guam, Officially Opens New Facility SANTA RITA, Guam — In concert with the start of Exercise Valiant Shield 26, the U.S. Pacific Command’s Training and Exercises Directorate officially opened the Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Forward — Guam facility during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 22, 2026...
25 June 2026 Transforming the Theater: How PMTEC is Revolutionizing Indo-Pacific Readiness HONOLULU — The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command J7 Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability has rapidly emerged as a force multiplier for innovative and strategically impactful training enterprises, transforming how the joint force and allied militaries prepare for conflict across the...
04 June 2026 Achieving Shared Awareness Through TAK at Cobra Gold 2026 RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand — From the amphibious landing at Hat Yao to simultaneous combined-arms live-fire exercises in Ban Di Lang and Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, U.S., Thai, and coalition forces shared a unified operational picture throughout Exercise Cobra Gold 2026. This unprecedented level of...
18 May 2026 USINDOPACOM AI Summit Focuses on Practical Integration CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Senior leaders from the U.S. military and technology sector convened at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command AI Summit, February 23 - 24, to advance the integration of artificial intelligence into joint military operations. The summit was designed to improve progress established...