FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — On May 8, the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable exercise shifted from planning to execution as Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, moved into the rugged mountains of northern Luzon. Their...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, participates in a combatives course at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 13, 2026. The Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape course enhanced service members’ survivability and operational...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Eighth Army successfully concluded its 2026 Best Squad Competition, a grueling five-day event held from May 4 to May 8, 2026. The rigorous evaluation took place across multiple installations, including Camp Humphreys, Camp Casey, and Rodriguez Live Fire Complex...

HONOLULU — At the 2026 Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition, U.S. Army Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commanding general, United States Army Pacific, delivered a keynote address emphasizing that the future of security in the Indo-Pacific depends on readiness, innovation, and trusted partnerships...

HONOLULU — Senior military leaders and defense experts gathered during the 2026 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium and Exposition panel discussion, “Prevailing Through Partnerships,” to discuss how allied and partner nations across the Indo-Pacific are strengthening interoperability, enhancing...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Airmen assigned to the 733d Air Mobility Squadron deployed to the Philippines from April 17 to May 9 in support of Exercise Balikatan 2026, enabling critical joint force mobility operations across the Indo-Pacific theater...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan — Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, established a communication node at Camp Shields after displacing from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during Kaiju Rain 26, May 8, 2026...

JAKARTA — As the Indo-Pacific operational environment becomes increasingly complex, the need for enhanced information sharing, synchronized operations, and rapid decision-making among U.S. and partner forces has grown more critical...

ZAMBALES, Philippines — The Integrated Air and Missile Defense exercise April 26-29 during Balikatan 2026 marked a significant step forward in multi-lateral Philippine-Japan-U.S. air defense training, with the use of advanced aerial drones providing unprecedented realism and value for all forces...

DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia — Under the Palawan sun, in the austerity and humidity of Balabac, Philippines, U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces completed the final rigorous requirements for Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 to be certified as a...