10 February 2025 North Wind 25 Reaffirms U.S.-Japan Alliance U.S. Army Japan and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force close out North Wind 25, a bilateral cold-weather field training exercise designed to enhance combat readiness and promote interoperability after 10 days of training at Camp Makomanai and the Hokudai-en Hokkaido Large Training Area in Hokkaido,...
10 February 2025 USS O’Kane returns home after seven-month deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 7...
09 February 2025 I MEF identifies Marine killed in aircraft incident Marine Corps officials identified Sgt. Jacob M. Durham as the Marine who died in an aircraft incident Feb. 6 in the Philippine Province of Maguindanao del Sur...
07 February 2025 80 Years Later: 1st Cavalry Division returns to the Philippines to Commemorate the Battle of Manila 80 years ago, on Feb. 3, 1945, the battle for the capital of the Philippines began between Allied Forces and Imperial Japan. The 1st Cavalry Division was one of three divisions under the control of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. It was here that the 1st Cavalry Division earned its nickname, “America’s...
07 February 2025 USS Howard visits Otaru USS Howard (DDG 83), forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, arrived at Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan on February 7, 2025, for a scheduled port visit...
07 February 2025 Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call with Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin Department of Defense Spokesman John Ullyot provided the following readout:...
07 February 2025 USFJ Alliance Evolves: Multilateral Partnerships, training at core of C2 Modernization efforts The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains a cornerstone of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, and the Alliance is now even more necessary amidst an increasingly severe security environment, according to government officials from the U.S and Japan...
07 February 2025 USINDOPACOM Commander addresses Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Twenty-six Indo-Pacific nations participated in a virtual Chiefs of Defense forum hosted by Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on February 4, 2025...
06 February 2025 Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh Department of Defense Spokesman John Ullyot provided the following readout:...
06 February 2025 France, Japan, U.S. Partner in Multi-Large Deck Event in Philippine Sea U.S. forces will participate in Exercise Pacific Steller 2025, a multi-large deck event (MLDE) hosted by the French Navy in the Philippine Sea beginning Feb. 8. The exercise will involve ships from the U.S. Navy’s Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG), the French Carrier Strike Group, and the Japan...