SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. Navy, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free...

NAVAL BASE GUAM — The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy successfully completed the biennial theater anti-submarine warfare (TASW) exercise Silent Shark 2025 in Guam, Dec. 11. Organized by Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG-7), Silent Shark is a long-standing bilateral exercise designed to...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka on Dec. 11 after completing operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...

BATAM, Indonesia — Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 maritime staff elements, and defense officials from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened in Batam, for the second ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX), Dec. 10...

JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan — U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka joined more than a dozen U.S. and Japanese military, governmental, and civilian organizations Nov. 9 during Big Rescue Kanagawa 2025, one of Japan’s largest annual disaster-response exercises.Hosted by the...

LUMUT, Malaysia — U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Marine Corps Marines reunited with the Royal Malaysian Navy in Lumut, to execute Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2025, Dec. 4-10, 2025...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Leaders from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command met Chiefs of Staff and other senior military leaders from Australia, Japan, and the Philippines for the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue, Dec. 7. Partnerships and collaborative engagements among senior military leaders are vital for...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Eleven Paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment (3G), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), sprang into action to assist fellow Alaskans following a traffic incident on the highway near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan — As the Indo-Pacific region faces the challenges of the information age and the rise of technological warfare, Marines with 3d Cyber Warfare Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (III MIG), participated in Cyber Red Zone 26-1 training competition at...

GALLIPOLI BARRACKS, Australia — U.S. Army Soldiers from the 500th Military Intelligence Brigade–Theater (MIB-T) participated in Exercise Vigilant Pacific (VIGPAC), a multilateral training event designed to strengthen intelligence cooperation, theater readiness and coalition interoperability across...