CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — Cope Thunder 25-2 is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Pacific Air Forces and Philippine Air Forces that reaffirms each nation’s commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1951. Held at the invitation of the Philippine government, this iteration of Cope Thunder...

BRISBANE, Australia — For Talisman Sabre 25, the Australian Defence Force and United States military took steps to streamline the movement and readiness of military equipment within Australia. The focus of this effort is the utilization of theater-provided equipment from South Australia to training...

QUEENSLAND, Australia — Over 500 multinational paratroopers including U.S., German and French, began follow-on airborne and air-land training during Talisman Sabre 25 in the early hours of July 21st, showcasing operational readiness and interoperability...

QUEENSLAND, Australia — Blood is the fluid that keeps the human heart beating, without it, our internal clock stops ticking and existence stops as we know it...

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — Cmdr. Christina Carter, a public health nurse currently serving as Director for Public Health at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms, recently returned from a temporary assignment to the Kingdom of Tonga in...

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Beginning July 4, more than 185 members with the 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed across the United States and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility to generate support for the 2025 Department of the Air Force’s “first-in-a-generation”...

QUEENSLAND, Australia — The 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) is participating in Talisman Sabre for the first time, integrating with joint and combined partners to support sustainment operations across a vast geographic area...

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard teamed up with local and federal partners for a Multi-Agency Strike Force Operation (MASFO) at the Port of Guam, boosting security and compliance through a united front July 15 and 16...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The Pacific Air Forces' International Affairs Division organized an International Observer Program (IOP) event during the exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025, a four-day tour to provide insight into the exercise, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July...

AUSTRALIA — Operators from the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) and Pacific Air Defense Sector (PADS) integrated with the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit (3CRU) to deliver seamless command and control (C2) during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025...