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U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 16, 2025) — Sailors signal for an F/A-18F to launch off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier...

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31st MEU | Live-fire deck shoot aboard USS San Diego

TIMOR SEA (June 12, 2025) — A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary...

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George Washington Conducts Helicopter Operations

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2025) — Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jeremy Valdez from Kaneohe, Hawaii, assigned to the Golden Falcons of...

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Khaan Quest kicks off with an opening ceremony

FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MONGOLIA (June 14, 2025) — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 11th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command,...

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USS Annapolis (SSN 760) returns to Naval Base Guam

NAVAL BASE GUAM (June 11, 2025) – Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) conduct mooring operations...

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USS George Washington conducts flight ops in Philippine Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 12, 2025) — An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, approaches a catapult on the flight deck of...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
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) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
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) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
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) U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Travels to Singapore, Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue
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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. USINDOPACOM commander visits Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda
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. USINDOPACOM commander visits Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda
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. USINDOPACOM commander visits Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda
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. USINDOPACOM commander visits Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda
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. USINDOPACOM Commander Delivers Villanova Commencement Speech; Receives Honorary Degree
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. 250513-A-GJ727-1020
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. 250513-A-GJ727-1185
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. 250513-A-GJ727-1148
.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. 250512-N-PC065-1245
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. 250512-N-PC065-1003
.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. 250512-N-PC065-1112
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. 250509-N-PC065-1002
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. 250505-F-VG726-1046
Participants from across the Indo-Pacific region attend the opening ceremony of Pacific Airlift Rally 25 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 5, 2025. 250505-F-VG726-1033
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. 250505-F-VG726-1007
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. 250505-F-VG726-1014
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. BTF 25-2: Seventh Mission Operations
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 hosts the USINDOPACOM and Australian Defence Force Indo-Pacific health security alliance event
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) Papua New Guinea hosts the USINDOPACOM and Australian Defence Force Indo-Pacific health security alliance event
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) Papua New Guinea hosts the USINDOPACOM and Australian Defence Force Indo-Pacific health security alliance event
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) Papua New Guinea hosts the USINDOPACOM and Australian Defence Force Indo-Pacific health security alliance event
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. 250506-A-WV235-9750
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. 250505-N-PC065-2020
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. 250505-N-PC065-1003
 


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