U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dominic Matica receives instruction from Lance Cpl. Graham Gleaton, both with 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, on tracking an MQM-170 Outlaw drone with a FIM-92 Stinger at the Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 — 260301-O-EX056-2520

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1st Lt. Komatsu Haruko and 1st Lt. Harada Ryotaro, both with Japan Air Self Defense Force, and U.S. Army Maj. Stacy Kang, U.S. Army Capt. Russell Creger, and U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Jimmy Bagget, integrate space capabilities during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 from the Combined Space Force Coordination Center, Rayong Province, Thailand, March 3, 2026. — 260304-O-EX056-6114

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U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Mercedes and U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Kundrick, 2nd Joint Communications Squadron, Joint Communications Support Element, test a satellite communications antenna with an AN/PRC-158 radio during an amphibious landing during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at Hat Yao Beach in Rayong province, Thailand, Feb. 26, 2026. — 260227-O-EX056-1553

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mercedes Williams, 2nd Joint Communications Squadron, Joint Communications Support Element, tests radio equipment during an amphibious landing during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at Hat Yao Beach in Rayong province, Thailand, Feb. 26, 2026. — 260227-O-EX056-4621

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Williams, 2nd Joint Communications Squadron, Joint Communications Support Element, tests Hawkeye IV X-band Military Satellite Communications at Hat Yao Beach in Rayong province, Thailand, Feb. 25, 2026, in support of the Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 Combined Joint Forces Maritime Component. — 260226-D-N0132-3303

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s J7 Director, USAF Brig. Gen. Richard Goodman (fourth from left), and Dr. Andre Stridiron III (third from left), Pacific Multi Domain Training and Experimentation Capability program manager, stress the importance of realistic all-domain training during the 2025 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, December 4, in Orlando, Florida. — 251205-D-N0132-9261

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s J708 Pacific Multi Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Program Manager, Dr. Andre Stridiron III (seated, left), stresses the importance of integrating training capabilities in space, cyber, and the electromagnetic spectrum, as a panelist at the 2025 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, December 4, in Orlando, Florida. — 251205-D-N0132-1730

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Pacific Multi Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Program Manager Dr. Andre Stridiron, visits ground ranges used by joint services and the Japan Self Defense Force at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, October 30, 2025. — 251030-N-N0132-1004

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Participants in the III Marine Expeditionary Force Unmanned Systems Branch instructor course, and Pacific Multi Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Program Manager Dr. Andre Stridiron, display unmanned aircraft systems manufactured during the course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, October 30, 2025. — 251030-N-N0132-1003

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III Marine Expeditionary Force personnel meet with Pacific Multi Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Program Manager Dr. Andre Stridiron to brief him on their small unmanned aircraft systems virtual trainer equipment and course, and demonstrate their capability to design, manufacture, repair, and deploy small unmanned systems, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, October 30, 2025. — 251030-N-N0132-1002

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Camp Hansen Range Control personnel brief Pacific Multi Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Program Manager Dr. Andre Stridiron on PMTEC investments such as Land Mobile Network upgrades and UHF/VHF radios in their operations room, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, October 30, 2025. — 251030-N-N0132-1001

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Pacific Multi Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Program Manager Dr. Andre Stridiron meets with key leaders and representatives from United States Forces Japan and other USINDOPACOM stakeholders to discuss PMTEC investments, and joint service live, virtual and constructive training integration, October 28, 2025 at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni. — 251028-N-N0132-1001

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Dr. Andre Stridiron, Program Manager, Pacific Multi Domain Training and Experimentation Capability (r), converses with Japan Self Defense Force personnel (l to r) Col. Mishima Takeshi, Director, 2nd Force Structuring Division (Space & Cyber), ASO, Maj. Hayashi Tsuyoshi and Lt. Col. Ishida Takama at the U.S.-Japan Interoperability Management Board 25-2 closing plenary session at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, October 23, 2025. — 251020-N-N0132-1001.J

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lanie Celeschi, 355th Mission Generation Force Element intelligence analyst, creates products from scratch to ensure the readiness of pilots to operate in support of Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 25 in Guam, July 21, 2025. — 251001-N-N0132-1001

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PMTEC Enhances Realism and Effectiveness of Balikatan 2025

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PMTEC team members, including Dr Andre Stridiron, Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Program Manager, meet with Cobra Gold 2025 Counter-UAS participants at the Phu Lam Yai Training Area, Thailand — Cobra Gold 2025: How PMTEC Shapes Future Operations Through Collaborative Training

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation team hosts panel at 2025 Pacific Operational Science and Technology Conference in Honolulu, March 4, 2025. — 250304-D-QB805-1001

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Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability (PMTEC)

About PMTEC: Established in 2022, the Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability is a transformative enterprise funded and resourced by the United States Indo-Pacific Command to enhance joint, combined, and coalition warfighting readiness, posture, and lethality in the Indo-Pacific. It has created and is constantly enhancing the largest coalition range system in the world, linking geographically distributed ranges and training areas across the Indo-Pacific theater and beyond. PMTEC is a key component of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, reinforcing the U.S. commitment to homeland defense and a free and open Indo-Pacific. PMTEC’s integration of advanced training technologies and its alignment with U.S. National Security Strategy make it a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to maintain regional stability and counter adversarial aggression.

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26 March 2026

PMTEC-enabled drone and maritime targets elevate realism and readiness at Exercise Cobra Gold 2026

RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand — Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 elevated realistic, combined joint all-domain training as the U.S. Indo-Pacific (INDOPACOM) J7 Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability (PMTEC) delivered advanced unmanned systems, maneuvering maritime targets and integrated...

25 March 2026

Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 Flexes Space Integration for Maritime Strike

RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand —The maritime strike live-fire exercise conducted during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 on March 3 at Hin Chalam Island in the Gulf of Thailand showcased the critical role of space capabilities as decisive elements in modern warfare...

24 March 2026

Joint Communications Support Element delivers big bilateral picture for Cobra Gold 26 AMPHIBEX

RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand —When U.S. and Thai forces stormed the beach at Hat Yao during the Exercise Cobra Gold 26 amphibious landing scenario, the first shots of the operation weren’t fired from a ship or aircraft—they were transmitted across a network. Behind the scenes, the 2nd Joint...

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PMTEC-enabled drone and maritime targets elevate realism and readiness at Exercise Cobra Gold 2026

Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 Flexes Space Integration for Maritime Strike

Joint Communications Support Element delivers big bilateral picture for Cobra Gold 26 AMPHIBEX