22 May 2025 Yokota Airmen showcase readiness, resolve to honor fallen service members before Memorial Day Weekend JAPAN — U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing came together for a wing run and open ranks inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, to honor fallen service members before Memorial Day Weekend. The events were also conducted as part of a wing-wide initiative aimed at...
22 May 2025 Update 4 and Final: U.S. Coast Guard safely tows Lucky Harvest to Guam SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard safely towed the 47-foot vessel Lucky Harvest to Hagåtña boat basin arriving shortly after 8 p.m. on May 17, 2025, after it was located on May 16 with the two mariners aboard disabled 125 nautical miles west of Apra Harbor reportedly due to an electrical...
22 May 2025 GEN Brunson: We are committed to maintaining the momentum of trilateral security cooperation TOKYO, Japan — Gen. Xavier T. Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea, met with Gen. Ken-ichiro Nagumo, commander of the Japanese Joint Operations Command, May 20, during a visit to Japan to discuss trilateral defense cooperation...
21 May 2025 USINDOPACOM commander visits Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits the Chilean Navy tall ship Esmeralda during its scheduled port visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam on May 20, 2025...
21 May 2025 U.S. and Philippine Coast Guards Conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity SULU SEA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative...
20 May 2025 Philippine, U.S., Australian forces conduct combined training on Palawan PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), Australian Army Soldiers with the 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5/7 RAR), Australian Defence Force (ADF), and...
20 May 2025 U.S., Malaysia deepen defense, commercial partnerships at LIMA 25 LANGKAWI, Malaysia — U.S. service members and military units arrived on the Malaysian island of Langkawi to participate in the biennial Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2025 (LIMA 25) from May 20-24...
19 May 2025 60th Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting Held at Jeju Island JEJU ISLAND, South Korea — The 60th iteration of the Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) took place at Jeju Island with Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7 and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Submarine Force, May 16...
19 May 2025 USS Alexandria Returns to Naval Base Point Loma Following Seven-Month Pacific Ocean Deployment SAN DIEGO — Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) returned home to Naval Base Point Loma following a successful seven-month deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, May 15, 2025...
16 May 2025 Blue Ridge Arrives in Wellington, New Zealand for the First Time WELLINGTON, New Zealand — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Wellington, New Zealand for a port visit, May 16, 2025. This historic arrival marks the first time Blue Ridge has visited New Zealand as well as its capital city. The last two U.S Navy ships to visit Wellington were...