VISAKHAPATNAM, India -- The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) hosted several engagements with Indian Navy partners and outreach events during a scheduled port visit in Visakhapatnam, India, Aug. 1-4, 2022.Frank Cable hosted discussions with Indian naval officers on the...

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- When it comes to aeromedical patient care in the Indo-Pacific region, one of the United States’ closest allies takes “mateship” to a new level.Australia and the United States have a proud history of working together in times of crisis for over 100 years. Their...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The old saying goes that ‘practice makes perfect,’ but at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, practice makes capable, adaptive partners of Sailors and service members from around the world.The largest international maritime exercise in the world, RIMPAC gives participants a...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Colloquially called drone ships, multiple unmanned platforms participated in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, in concert with manned platforms.Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance capacity across the...

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines -- Pacific Partnership 2022 kicked off in Puerto Princesa, Philippines, July 27.Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.In the...

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) recently validated the MQ-9 Reaper’s agility and proved mission relevance to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Joint Force through their participation in the Valiant Shield exercise.Valiant Shield provides a versatile venue to...

BATURAJA, Indonesia -- Paratroopers from 11th Infantry Division (Airborne), Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conducted trilateral airborne operations with the 36th Airlift Squadron during Super Garuda Airborne 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 3, 2022.Super...

U.S. Embassy in Mongolia -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Health Organization (WHO), handed over IT and medical equipment to Mongolia’s Ministry of Health’s National Center for Mental Health. The assistance, which will be...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The interoperability of Australian and Indian defense air platforms was on show during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 with both countries anti-submarine warfare (ASW) P-8 aircraft conducting serials together.Detachment Commander P-8A Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader...

BATURAJA, Indonesia -- Under the banners of 14 nations, the 16th annual Garuda Shield exercise, the cornerstone of the military partnership between the United States and Indonesia, officially kicked off on August 3, 2022. Expanding from a bilateral training event between the Indonesian Army and the...