Northern Territory, Australia — In a historic first for the Indo-Pacific, U.S. and Australian forces executed a fully integrated precision fires sequence, July 15-16, 2025, leveraging the U.S. Army’s Mid-Range Capability (MRC), also known as the “Typhon” missile system, in coordination with the U.S...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — In a significant milestone for U.S. airpower modernization in the Indo-Pacific, two F-15EX Eagle II aircraft from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, arrived at Kadena Air Base, July 12, 2025, for integration and familiarization training...

QUEENSLAND, Australia — Multiple U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft executed a joint force-entry operation into Australia, deploying U.S. Army and international paratroopers in support of Talisman Sabre 25...

QUEENSLAND, Australia — Under the cover of darkness, more than 350 U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 11th Airborne Division landed in the training area near north-eastern Australia, in the early hours of July 14, 2025...

SATTAHIP, Thailand — The 31st iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand concluded June 16, 2025 in Sattahip, following a series of exercises and exchanges between the U.S. Navy (USN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The exercise, which began on July 7, 2025, was designed...

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted 40 senior U.S. and international military and civilian officials at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu for the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Transnational...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine conducted Submarine Exercise 25-1 (SUBEX) in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2025...

NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia — The 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) deployed a Mid-Range Capability (MRC) to Australia and conducted a Standard Missile 6 live fire on July 15th, 2025, successfully sinking a maritime target in support of Exercise Talisman Sabre 25, a bilateral exercise between the...

NIIGATA, Japan — The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) departed Niigata Japan, July 16, 2025, following a four-day port visit...

SATTAHIP, Thailand — In the Indo-Pacific, effective and secure communication forms the bedrock of strong alliances. This critical principle is at the forefront of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2025, where U.S. Navy personnel and their Royal Thai Navy (RTN) counterparts...