11 July 2023 U.S., Allied Forces Conduct Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2023 Maritime forces from Royal Australia Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, and the U.S. Navy were underway in early July conducting cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard (PV) 2023...
06 December 2022 Australia, U.S. Agree to Expand Defense Cooperation A discussion between the U.S. secretaries of defense and state and their Australian counterparts ended with a commitment to deepen defense cooperation...
19 September 2022 MRF-D 22 Tests EABO Concepts on South Pacific Island DARWIN, Australia – Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 completed Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations Exercise, or EABOEX, to practice and refine expeditionary concepts in a realistic, South Pacific island environment from August 31 – September 4.Led by India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine...
13 September 2022 Pitch Black 2022 Concludes International Interoperability Exercise DARWIN, Australia – Approximately 110 U.S. Airmen from Pacific Air Forces participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2022, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Chief of Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement activity with forces drawn from a wide range of regional, coalition and Allied...
12 September 2022 MRF-D Trains in Every Climate and Place DARWIN, Australia – Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 participated in Australian led courses that will enhance their ability to conduct operations in every clime and place.“I believe in my soul that Marines are different. Our identity is firmly rooted in our warrior ethos. This is the force that...