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George Washington’s Starry Night

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 9, 2025) — Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits while underway in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 10,...

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31st MEU | F-35B Lightning II Ordinance Load

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 7, 20258) — U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 , 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit,...

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Korea Viper 26.1 | 4th Marines Conduct Live Fire Range

CAMP RODRIGUEZ, SOUTH KOREA (Dec. 8, 2025) — A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine...

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11th MEU Marines, Sailors Conduct Ship to Shore Movement

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2025) — U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 32 with to Assault Craft Unit 5, embarks Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS...

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6-37 Field Artillery Regiment conducts Live Fire Exercise

CAMP CASEY, South Korea (Dec. 4, 2025) — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Zhiyuan Jiang, section chief, B Battery, 6-37 Field Artillery Regiment, 210 Field...

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31st MEU | VMM-265 (Rein.) conducts Flight Ops aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7)

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 2, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265...

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Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA

ABURATSU, Japan (Nov. 22, 2025) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures (ExMCM) Company 9-3 and Japan...

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7th Communication Battalion Marines conduct jungle endurance obstacles at Jungle Warfare Training Center

OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 4, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, patrol on an...

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USS Tripoli Conducts F-35 Lightning Flight Operations

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 28, 2025) — An F-35B Lighting II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, lands on the flight...

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Wayne E. Meyer Conducts Flight Operations

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 26, 2025) — U.S. Sailors attach a cargo hook to an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Battle Cats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike...

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dawson Dauzat, a high mobility artillery rocket system operator assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, operates an M240B machine gun during a live-fire mission at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 26, 2025.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd and India Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit co-chaired the 22nd Military Cooperation Group at USINDOPACOM headquarters in Honolulu, Nov. 3-4, 2025.

President Donald Trump, walks on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a presidential visit while moored pierside on Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Oct. 28, 2025.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts Australia Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles for a bilateral exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 1, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)

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U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 16, 2025) – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, and U.S. Navy ships sail in formation in support of Exercise Freedom Edge 25, Sept. 16. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate a shared commitment to achieve and maintain peace in the Asia-Pacific. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles Oki)

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A honor guard consisting the Guam Police Department, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters and a 36th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, present the colors during a Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 11, 2025.

President of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr. delivers keynote remarks at the 36th annual international Military Law and Operations strategic engagement to leaders from more than 30 nations during a four-day discussion in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 8, 2025.

Indo-Pacific regional leaders from more 30 nations attend the 36th annual international Military Law and Operations strategic engagement in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 8, 2025.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers keynote remarks at the 36th annual international Military Law and Operations strategic engagement to leaders from more than 30 nations during a four-day discussion in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 8, 2025.

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12/11/2025

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USFK Tests Information Operations Wargame, Sharpen Regional Strategy and Deepen Understanding

SOUTH KOREA — In October, Col. Matt Beall, director, Information Operations for United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), oversaw the final testing of an Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) Wargame. The game was developed in collaboration with the USFK information operations directorate and the think tank, Center for Naval Analysis (CAN)
12/11/2025

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CNMI, DoW leaders convene Stakeholders Meeting in Saipan, public meeting in Tinian

SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands — Executive and agency leaders from the Department of War and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands government gathered for the CNMI Stakeholders Meeting in Garapan, Saipan, Dec. 4-5.
12/11/2025

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USS Tripoli, USS Robert Smalls arrive in Da Nang, Vietnam

DA NANG, Vietnam – Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) and America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) with embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 and Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 arrived in Da Nang, Dec. 8, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
12/11/2025

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Push ceremony sets the OCD25 season in motion

TOKYO, Japan — Leadership from the U.S. Air Force, partnering nations and community members gathered for a traditional “push ceremony” that marks the official beginning of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2025.
12/11/2025

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Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrives in Guam

APRA HARBOR, Guam — Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, surface ships from Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), and the embarked staffs of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21, arrived for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 11.
12/11/2025

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The Philippines and the U.S. Conduct Bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity

SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. Navy, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Dec. 9-10, 2025.
12/11/2025

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U.S., ROK Navies Strengthen Combined Undersea Warfare During Silent Shark 2025

NAVAL BASE GUAM — The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy successfully completed the biennial theater anti-submarine warfare (TASW) exercise Silent Shark 2025 in Guam, Dec. 11. Organized by Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG-7), Silent Shark is a long-standing bilateral exercise designed to strengthen interoperability and advance combined TASW capabilities between the U.S. and ROK navies. This year marks the 10th iteration, following the previous exercise in 2023.
12/10/2025

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U.S. Navy reunites with ASEAN for second-ever AUMX

BATAM, Indonesia — Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 maritime staff elements, and defense officials from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened in Batam, for the second ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX), Dec. 10.
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USNMRTC Yokosuka Enhances Joint Readiness During Big Rescue Kanagawa 2025

JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan — U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka joined more than a dozen U.S. and Japanese military, governmental, and civilian organizations Nov. 9 during Big Rescue Kanagawa 2025, one of Japan’s largest annual disaster-response exercises.Hosted by the Kanagawa Prefecture in coordination with local
12/10/2025

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U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, Malaysian Armed Forces conclude CARAT 2025

LUMUT, Malaysia — U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Marine Corps Marines reunited with the Royal Malaysian Navy in Lumut, to execute Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2025, Dec. 4-10, 2025.