DARWIN, Australia — The U.S. Marine Corps has chartered the MATILDA 1, a specialized Stern Landing Vessel (SLV), to test and develop new tactics for coastal warfare. This three-year initiative, in close partnership with the Australian Army, will enhance mobility and sustainment for forces operating...

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — In a practical demonstration of regional integration, military forces from the United States, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan successfully executed Operation Sama Sama, a complex multi-domain air assault mission on May 17, 2026...

CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — Philippine, U.S., Australian, and Japanese service members conducted Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations across the Philippine archipelago as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, from April 20 to May 5...

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...

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...

SULU SEA — The combined forces of Australia, the Philippines and the United States conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, April 9-12, 2026. This activity demonstrated a collective commitment to strengthening regional and...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Exercise Sea Dragon 2026 successfully concluded at Andersen Air Force Base, marking the completion of 20 days of intensive multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training, March 28...

SYDNEY, Australia — U.S. Navy forces will join allied and partner nations to participate in Royal Australian Navy-led Exercise Kakadu 2026, a multinational maritime exercise which occurs off Australia's eastern coast, and its International Fleet Review (IFR) starting March 21...

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...

HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia — Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S. submarine...