JTF-Micronesia

Our Mission:

Joint Task Force - Micronesia will synchronize operations and activities across all domains, enabling a robust warfighting posture while enhancing partner nation capacity. Dedicated to promoting regional stability, our mission performs Homeland Defense, Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and Foreign Humanitarian Assistance through a whole of government approach within its assigned joint operations area.

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A U.S. Coast Guard team Port Security Unit 311 member competes in the second station at the Battle of the Branches joint competitive marksmanship challenge at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 22, 2024. The inaugural event saw seven teams from...

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The U.S. Coast Guard team, comprised of members from the Forces Micronesia Sector Guam Sector Boarding Team and Port Security Unit 311, stands for a photo prior to the Battle of the Branches joint competitive marksmanship challenge at Andersen Air...

USS Minnesota Arrives in Guam

(Nov. 26, 2024) – The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrives onboard U.S. Naval Base Guam, Nov 26. Minnesota, the first Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be forward deployed to Guam, joins four Los Angeles-class...

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U.S. Coast Guard representatives, including Capt. Worst, Lt. Cmdr. Derek Wallin, maritime advisor, and Lt. Anna Maria Vaccaro, Compact of Free Association liaison, from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam (FM/SG) join U.S. and Marshallese...

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Greg Huffman, commander, Joint Task Force - Micronesia, speaks with state leaders and representatives of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and U.S. military and Department of Defense leaders during a Joint Committee Meeting in Chuuk State, attended virtually from Joint Region Marianas headquarters, Nov. 13.

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241113-N-ML137-1002 ASAN, Guam (Nov. 13, 2024) - U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Greg Huffman, commander, Joint Task Force - Micronesia, speaks with state leaders and representatives of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and U.S. military and Department...

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Greg Huffman, commander, Joint Task Force - Micronesia, provides closing remarks to state leaders and representatives of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and U.S. military and Department of Defense leaders during a Joint Committee Meeting in Chuuk State, attended virtually from Joint Region Marianas headquarters, Nov. 13.

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241114-N-ML137-1010 ASAN, Guam (Nov. 14, 2024) - U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Greg Huffman, commander, Joint Task Force - Micronesia, provides closing remarks to state leaders and representatives of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and U.S. military...

Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Jacob Gateman, from Vashon Island, Washington, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, currently deployed aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), jumps from an MH-60S Seahawk during expeditionary advanced base operations at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Oct. 31, 2024.

HSC-12 conducts search and rescue operations in Guam

(Oct. 31, 2024) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Jacob Gateman, from Vashon Island, Washington, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, currently deployed aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George...

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The 734th Air Mobility Squadron Airmen picks up and transfer cargo at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 23, 2024. During Slingstone 24-4, several Chief Master Sergeants from across the Air Force paid a visit to observe the performance of the...

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station Apra Harbor conduct a search and rescue exercise and crew exchange with members of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) training ship KCG 3011 Badaro (바다로호) on Oct. 9, 2024, in Apra Harbor, Guam.

U.S. Coast Guard, Korea Coast Guard strengthen partnership through shared training and cultural exchange in Guam

(Oct. 9, 2024) Members of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station Apra Harbor conduct a search and rescue exercise and crew exchange with members of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) training ship KCG 3011 Badaro (바다로호) on Oct. 9, 2024, in Apra Harbor, Guam....

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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station Apra Harbor conduct a search and rescue exercise and crew exchange with members of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) training ship KCG 3011 Badaro (바다로호) on Oct. 9, 2024, in Apra Harbor, Guam. USCG and KCG...

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240916-N-ML137-1096 PELELIU, Republic of Palau (Sept. 16, 2024) - U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Derek Wallin, marine advisor with U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, gives a presentation during the biannual, bilateral Joint Committee...

U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jeriel Galgo, from Cavite, Philippines, stands watch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the ship departs Apra Harbor, Guam, Sept. 26, 2024.

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APRA HARBOR, Guam (Sept. 26, 2024) U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jeriel Galgo, from Cavite, Philippines, stands watch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the ship departs Apra Harbor, Guam, Sept. 26,...

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Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Honolulu, stand with Department of Agriculture Guam Conservation Officers during a Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) mission in Guam from Aug. 31 – Sept. 18, 2024. During this period, MSST...

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Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Honolulu with members of the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam Sector Boarding Team partner with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety to conduct...

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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Joint Region Marianas, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. David S. Okada and other military leaders on Guam lay a wreath at the 9/11 memorial during a remembrance ceremony at Two Lovers Point, Sept. 20.

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240920-N-ML137-1138 TAMUNING, Guam (Sept. 20, 2024) - U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Joint Region Marianas, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. David S. Okada and other military leaders on Guam lay a wreath at the 9/11 memorial during a...

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Joint Region Marianas, center right, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. David S. Okada, center left, and other military leaders on Guam attend a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Two Lovers Point, Sept. 20.

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240920-N-ML137-1161 TAMUNING, Guam (Sept. 20, 2024) - U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Joint Region Marianas, center right, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. David S. Okada, center left, and other military leaders on Guam attend a 9/11...

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An illegal fish aggregating device sits washed ashore in the Republic of Palau as seen from a vessel on Sept. 9, 2024. In a recent joint operation, which occurred Sept. 6-8, 2024, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and aircrew embarked Palauan...

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In a recent joint operation, which occurred Sept. 6-8, 2024, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and aircrew embarked Palauan enforcement officials and Coast Guard specialists to patrol over 6,000 miles, identifying numerous illegal fish aggregation...

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A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and aircrew embarked Palauan enforcement officials and Coast Guard specialists to patrol over 6,000 miles, identifying numerous illegal fish aggregation devices (FADs) and sighting vessels in and around Palau's EEZ.

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Marines and Sailors from Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands pose with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz leadership on MCB Camp Blaz, Aug. 22, 2024. Several Marines and Sailors originally born and raised on the islands of Guam and...

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U.S. Air Force dentists and dental technicians conduct operations during the 2024 Guam Wellness Innovative Readiness Training at Guam Community College, Guam, Aug. 2, 2024. In addition to dental services, the Guam Wellness mission offered medical...

80th Guam Liberation Day Parade

240721-Z-NN671-1202 (July 21, 2024) U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, pose during the 80th Guam Liberation Day parade in Hagatna, Guam, July 21, 2024. The parade celebrated U.S. forces liberating Guam from the...

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Task Force Talon personnel led by the Task Force Talon commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jonthan Stafford march in the 80th Guam Liberation Day Parade.

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Sergeant John Aguon from Task Force Talon and resident of Guam, carried the regimental colors for the 1-307th Infantry Regiment during the Guam Liberation Day Parade in honor of the 77th Infantry Division Soldiers that fought in the Battle of Guam...

Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Joint Region Marianas, renders a salute during the JRM Change of Command Ceremony held at the Naval Base Guam theater, June 6.

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NAVAL BASE GUAM (June 6, 2024) - Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Joint Region Marianas, renders a salute during the JRM Change of Command Ceremony held at the Naval Base Guam theater, June 6. Local government as well as regional and military...

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U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam and Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu personnel stand for a photo with over 40 cadets from the Japanese Coast Guard training ship Kojima during their visit to Guam on June 12, 2024. The event...

Joint Task Force Micronesia Holds Assumption of Command Ceremony

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Rear Adm. Gregory C. Huffman exchange salutes during the Joint Task Force – Micronesia assumption of command ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, June 14, 2024. During the ceremony,...

Joint Task Force Micronesia Holds Assumption of Command Ceremony

240614-F-RF692-1048 (June 14, 2024) Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers remarks during the Joint Task Force Micronesia change of command ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, June 14, 2024. During the ceremony, Rear...

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers remarks during the Joint Task Force Micronesia change of command ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, June 14, 2024.

240614-F-RF692-1095 (June 14, 2024) Rear Adm. Gregory C. Huffman delivers remarks during the Joint Task Force – Micronesia assumption of command ceremony on Anderson Air Force Base, June 14, 2024. During the ceremony, Rear Adm. Gregory C. Huffman...

USS Louisiana Depart Naval Base Guam

(June 4, 2024) –The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) departs U.S. Naval Base Guam following a scheduled port visit, June 4. This port visit reflects the strategic importance of Guam and the United States' commitment to...

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PELELIU, Republic of Palau (May 16, 2024) – Department of Defense representatives and engineers meet with Peleliu Gov. Emais Roberts ahead of the first of three engagements with Peleliu residents and landowners, May 13. About 200 residents...

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U.S. Army Sgt. Juan Camacho of the Guam National Guard mans his makeshift recruiting office on Captiol Hill, Saipan, April 20, 2024. Camacho has helped increase the number of NMI Guardsmen from three to over 70 in two years. (U.S. National Guard...

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Capt. Nicholas Simmons, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, escorts Congressman Sam Graves, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Congressman Mike Bost, Chairman of the House Committee on...

USINDOPACOM NEWS

MRF-SEA Marines Conclude Exercise CARAT Malaysia 2024
November 13, 2024 — Lumut Naval Base in Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, dates back to the creation of the Royal Malaysian Navy, serving as the institution’s headquarters since Sept. 9, 1984. In October, the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces hosted a detachment of personnel from Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA) aboard the installation during the execution of the U.S. Navy-lead exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2024, also called CARAT Malaysia... MORE

Service members with the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces, along with U.S. Marines attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, pose for a photo for an amphibious planning subject matter expert exchange during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Malaysia 2024 on Lumut Naval Base, Lumut, Malaysia, Oct. 31, 2024. CARAT Malaysia 2024 highlights the 30th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthened relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN Centrality. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Wilson)

USINDOPACOM DCOM visits Nepal
November 13, 2024 — Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited Nepal from Nov. 8-12, marking his first trip to the country in his current role... MORE

Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, is greeted by Gen. Ashok Raj Sigel, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Nepali army, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre, Nepal during a visit from Nov. 8-12, 2024.

Japan-ROK-U.S conduct second Exercise Freedom Edge
November 13, 2024 — Japan, the Republic of Korea, and United States will execute the second iteration of exercise Freedom Edge, a trilateral multi-domain exercise, Nov. 13, 2024... MORE

Freedom Edge demonstrates a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet.

Global Unity: US, Australia, Canada and UK
November 12, 2024 — In an era defined by rapid technology advancements and with a worldwide platform saturated with Great Power Competition, the Distributed Mission Operations Center on Kirtland Air Force Base, hosted its Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, Oct. 21 - Nov. 4... MORE

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MSC Far East, USNS City of Bismarck Visit Learning Center in Thailand
November 12, 2024 — Members of Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East and civilian mariners assigned to expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) visited the Learning Center of the Human Help Network Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand, to interact with children during a community outreach event, Nov. 7, 2024... MORE

Lt. Cmdr. Jamil A. Khan is greeted by children during a community outreach event at the Learning Center of the Human Help Network Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand.

USARPAC Change of Command
November 12, 2024 — Unit guidons spanning from Joint Base Lewis McCord, Washington to Camp Humphreys, South Korea represented all of (United States Army Pacific) as Gen. Charles A. Flynn relinquished command to Gen. Ronald P. Clark at Historic Palm Circle at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov. 8, 2024... MORE

U.S. Army Gen. Charles A. Flynn, outgoing commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, (left) Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,(middle) Gen. Ronald P. Clark, incoming U.S. Army Pacific commanding general (right) at the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) change of command ceremony at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov 8, 2024.

DPAA Marines Celebrate 249th USMC Birthday with Top Pacific Marine Commander
November 12, 2024 — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hosted a cake cutting ceremony honoring the United States Marine Corps’ 249th Birthday at the command’s headquarters on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii., Oct. 31, 2024... MORE

U.S. service members and distinguished guests bow their head during the invocation on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2024. DPAA Marines were joined by Marine Corps Forces, Pacific senior leaders and DPAA senior leadership to celebrate the 249th Marine Corps birthday, highlighting the overlap of commitment, pride, and professionalism these two organizations share. DPAA's mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting of U.S. personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lesley Cisneros)

Enhancing Interoperability, Readiness at Yama Sakura 87
November 12, 2024 — In early fall, servicemembers from Japan, the United States, and Australia gathered at Camp Zama to initiate the trilateral planning conference for Yama Sakura 87, a simulated exercise that has consistently grown in purpose since its inception in 1982... MORE

Service members from the U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Australian Army, renders a salute to the national anthems of each country at the opening ceremony for Yama Sakkura 85 in Camp Asaka, Saitama, Japan, Dec. 4, 2023.

First In, Last Out: 15th MEU Celebrates the Marine Corps Birthday Twice
November 12, 2024 — On Nov. 10, 2024, there was only one Marine Corps unit that had the privilege to recognize itself as the first unit in the world to celebrate the Marine Corps birthday – the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit – and also the very last unit in the world that day... MORE

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Sean Dynan, commanding officer of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and a native of Massachusetts, cuts the ceremonial birthday cake during a ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 10, 2024.

Pacific Air Forces commander honors service members in Veterans Day address
November 12, 2024 — Nestled within the natural “punch bowl” of an extinct volcanic crater and watched over by the figure of Lady Columbia, military veterans were honored and celebrated for their courage, dedication, and enduring legacy of service during a Veterans Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Nov. 11, 2024... MORE

Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, delivers a Veterans Day address during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaiʻi, Nov. 11, 2024. Established to honor all who have served, Veterans Day pays tribute to the sacrifices made in the name of freedom and national service.

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