09 June 2025 Exercise Southern Steel Fans Flames of U.S.-RNZAF Military Partnership NEW ZEALAND — In a first-of-its-kind bilateral exercise, U.S. Air Force Air National Guard and Royal New Zealand Air Force Aviation Rescue Firefighters participated in Exercise Southern Steel, a high-octane exercise focused on enhancing emergency response interoperability and the Five Eyes alliance...
06 June 2025 Hawaii National Guard and Philippine Armed Forces Unite for 4th Annual Medical Exchange CAMP O'DONNELL, Philippines — Hawaii National Guard medical professionals completed their fourth annual Tactical Combat Casualty Care exchange with partners from the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp O’Donnell from May 18-30...
05 June 2025 Pacific Partnership Brings Disaster Response Training to Virac, Philippines VIRAC, CATANDUANES, Philippines (June 4, 2025) — Pacific Partnership 2025 officially commenced its mission in Virac, Philippines, bringing together international expertise and local leadership to strengthen disaster response capabilities in the region and deepen strategic partnerships, June 1...
04 June 2025 Marines, ANZACs Share Special Bond HONOLULU — There is a long-standing, strong relationship that exists between the Australian and New Zealand militaries and the U.S. Marine Corps. This bond extends far back in our respective histories when we fought side-by-side helping to defend Australia and New Zealand in World War II, and...
04 June 2025 505th Command and Control Wing News JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — As the pace and scale of joint operations continue to intensify in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Air Force and its partners are drawing strategic insights from Bamboo Eagle 25-1, a large-scale exercise designed to refine the command-and-control...
02 June 2025 USS Blue Ridge departs Sydney following port visit SYDNEY — The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Sydney following a scheduled port visit, May 26-31, 2025...
30 May 2025 PACAF F-16 Demo Team conducts final flight after 30 years of enhancing U.S. relations worldwide MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, Japan — U.S. Air Force Capt. Ethan “Bantam” Smith slams the engine throttle to maximum, creating 29,000 lbs. of thrust that launches the F-16 Fighting Falcon down the runway at over 150 mph before lifting off and immediately banking hard into a figure eight turn. Low...
27 May 2025 Andersen AFB hosts PACAF ACSA K9 competition ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — A Pacific Air Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment K9 competition was hosted by military working dog instructors assigned to the 736th Security Forces Squadron May 19 - 22, 2025, here...
23 May 2025 Seven Furman Graduates Commissioned into U.S. Army, Army Reserves, National Guard GREENVILLE, S.C. — Seven Furman University graduates, who were members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps Paladin Battalion, were commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Army, National Guard or Army Reserves in a McAlister Auditorium ceremony May 9, the day before the cadets’...
23 May 2025 Marines of Vengeance 01, a decade later | Operation Sahayogi Haat KATHMANDU, Nepal — That 7.8 magnitude earthquake, on April 25, 2015, was recorded as the most devastating in Nepal’s history. Killing almost 9,000 people, injuring tens of thousands, and destroying hundreds of thousands of buildings. The earthquake spanned 120 kilometers long and 80 kilometers wide,...