QUEZON CITY, Philippines — As part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, senior enlisted leaders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines hosted the first Senior Enlisted Symposium, alongside senior enlisted leaders from the Philippines, the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Canada and France at...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — U.S. USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) r flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, April 23, marking the completion of the spring patrol in the Indo-Pacific region...

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — The ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command announced that KORDEF 2026 (Korea Defense Symposium and Exhibition) was held at Camp Humphreys from April 21-22...

APORAWAN, Philippines — Over 500 service members from the United States, Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand successfully coordinated fires from the land and air to defeat a simulated adversary attack as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, April 27...

ASAN, Guam — U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s senior military official to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), U.S. Department of State and Department of War representatives, and government leaders from the Republic of the Marshall Islands convened the executive Joint Committee Meeting in Guam,...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — As Super Typhoon Sinlaku approached the Marianas, the 36th Wing Crisis Action Team (CAT) was already activated, having stood up days earlier during a scheduled typhoon response exercise with Joint Region Marianas...

INALÅHAN, Guam — In the wake of Super Typhoon Sinlaku, Sailors assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 (CSS-15), its forward-deployed submarines, and Performance Monitoring Team Detachment Guam partnered with the village of Inalåhan to support recovery efforts, April 23, 2026...

WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a series of bilateral and multilateral maritime exercises with allies across the Western Pacific Ocean, April 13-17...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines — 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment is contributing more than 1,300 Hawaii-based Marines and Sailors for the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan, an expansive multilateral exercise conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military across the Philippine...

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Guam and the Marianas set Port Heavy Weather Condition Whiskey for the Port of Saipan at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, authorizing daylight-only operations. The action marks the first commercial access to Saipan's port since Super Typhoon...