PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Divers and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians from six partner nations completed training at Rim of the Pacific 2022 in Pearl Harbor, July 29.Divers and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians from six partner nations completed training at Rim of the Pacific...

KOROR, Republic of Palau -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana (TFKM) 22 have continued the work from previous TFKM iterations, conducting projects and subject matter expert exchanges throughout the Republic of Palau from June 19 through July 29, 2022.Task Force Koa Moana is designed...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Royal Australian Navy Landing Helicopter Dock HMAS Canberra welcomed United States Navy Physician Lieutenant Commander Hillary Smalley onboard with the medical team for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Her role as part of mobile unit Fleet Surgical Team five means she deploys...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The first aircraft operating in support of RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 22-3 took to the skies from the Eielson flightline early this morning. The exercise will run July 28 – Aug. 12.RF-A 22-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is designed to provide realistic...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) completed its participation in the sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise after marking off a series of significant “firsts” for Coast Guard assets.RIMPAC 2022 featured the exercise’s first mass rescue operation, the...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- You will find plenty of great images of ordnance flying down range at exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 22. Whether it was one of the two sinking exercises, or the many other simulated engagements throughout the exercise, they all had one thing in common: there were...

Australian Government Defence -- Commander of United States military forces in the Indo-Pacific, Admiral John C. Aquilino, visited RAAF Base Amberley today while in Australia for the 24th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) conference.Admiral Aquilino engaged with senior Royal Australian...

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii -- The Pacific and Indian Oceans Shipping Working Group (PACIOSWG) conducted Exercise Bell Buoy 2022 at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 27 to July 1, as a part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.The purpose of Bell Buoy is to develop respective Naval Cooperation and...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in New Zealand, COOK ISLANDS and NIUE -- Admiral John C. Aquilino, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand for an official visit to meet with senior leaders in the New Zealand government and the New Zealand Defence Force...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 22-3 is in full swing starting July 28 through Aug. 12 with U.S. forces and international partners.RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored joint and multilateral exercise designed to provide realistic training essential to the...