KANAGAWA, JAPAN — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) will forward deploy to Yokosuka, Japan, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific. This move will be a permanent change of station for the crew and family members...

CAMP HANSEN, Japan — U.S. and Japanese forces conducted large-scale amphibious exercises on the islands of Tanegashima and Okinawa on March 2 and March 4, as part of Iron Fist 26. In a significant display of integrated power, members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid...

CAMP RED HORSE, Thailand — Members of the U.S. Space Force participate in the 45th iteration of Cobra Gold for the first time in the exercise’s history, marking a milestone for the service and further integrating space as a warfighting domain within one of the Indo Pacific’s largest multinational...

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (NNS) — A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 concluded their participation in the multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026, Feb. 17-26, 2026...

CAMP HANSEN, Japan — U.S. Marines and sailors with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit joined members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force for the opening ceremony of Exercise Iron Fist 26 on Feb. 23, 2026...

OTARU, Japan — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) departed Otaru, Japan, Feb. 10, following a successful multi-day port visit that strengthened the enduring alliance between the United States and Japan...

HONOLULU — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and senior command staff participated in the Honolulu Defense Forum in Honolulu, Jan. 11-13, 2026...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) As the newest independent service in the War Department and a newly activated component in the Indo-Pacific region, this small but essential team of Guardians advances space expertise for Japan and joint partners...

SUVA, Fiji — It was hard to overlook the timing of Veterans Day this year for many attending Exercise Cartwheel here. The annual training exercise brought military participants from Australia, Fiji, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the U.S. together to enhance combat...

SINGAPORE — A key engagement was held between delegates from the U.S. Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), that focused on strengthening strategic partnerships and advancing enlisted service member development in Singapore, Sept. 18, 2025...