SEOUL, South Korea — The Republic of Korea and the United States held the 2025 ROK-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Civil-Military Relations Subcommittee meeting Thursday to discuss ways to strengthen civil-military cooperation and support the stable presence of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK)...

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard detected and monitored a Russian military vessel operating near U.S. territorial waters approximately 15 nautical miles south of Oahu on Oct. 29...

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — At the request of the government of the Philippines, the U.S. military is working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to provide foreign disaster relief to communities affected by consecutive Typhoons Kalmaegi (Tino) and Fung-Wong (Uwan), which...

We are aware of the missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s actions. The...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – The 35th Fighter Generation Squadron played a pivotal role in exercise Freedom Flag 25-2, ensuring the 8th Fighter Wing’s F-16 Fighting Falcons remained mission-ready to support Republic of Korea air force and U.S. Marine Corps aircrews operating in the...

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled throughout the Indo-Pacific region Oct. 27 - Nov. 4, 2025 in support of President of the United States Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine...

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...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — USS John Finn (DDG 113) returned to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka on November 3, marking the completion of a scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region...

SOUTH CHINA SEA — The combined armed forces of Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity...

We are aware of the DPRK’s multiple ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely with the Republic of Korea and Japan, as well as other regional allies and partners. The United States condemns these actions and calls on the DPRK to refrain from further unlawful and destabilizing acts.