07 June 2024 317 AW 'Explodes into Theater' with maximum endurance operation for Valiant Shield 24 The 317th Airlift Wing successfully completed an expanded Maximum Endurance Operation to Guam with two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft equipped with external fuel tanks, June 4, 2024...
07 June 2024 Carrier Strike Group 5 joins USS Blue Ridge, allies to begin Exercise Valiant Shield 2024 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) of Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG-5) joined with surface vessels and aircraft from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (INDOPACOM) joint forces and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to conduct a formation sailing and fly-over event as part of the...
05 June 2024 Allies Come Together in the Indo-Pacific: Valiant Shield 24 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2024, June 7-18, on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and at sea around the Mariana Island Range Complex...
05 June 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Concludes Tenth Visit to the Indo-Pacific Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III concluded his tenth official visit to the Indo-Pacific region today...
05 June 2024 Malaysia, U.S. Continue to Strengthen Ties at Bersama Warrior 2024 Exercise The 10th annual Bersama Warrior exercise began June 1 with an opening ceremony led by Malaysian Armed Forces leaders and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth Borchers, director of the Joint Staff for the Washington National Guard...
05 June 2024 JPMRC-X | MIDRO AAR Leaders from the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division, 196th Infantry Brigade and the Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division meet to discuss mission effectiveness during an after action review (AAR) which marks the mid-way point of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable...
05 June 2024 PALS 24 Concludes Stronger Together Lt. Gen. William Jurney, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and Lt. Gen. Kim Kye-Hwan, Commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, conclude the 10th annual Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium during the closing ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, June 5, 2024...
05 June 2024 US Army to Launch High-Altitude Balloons at Laoag Airport for Exercise Salaknib The U.S. Army Pacific's 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (1MDTF) will conduct training activities at Laoag International Airport in June, which may be visible to the surrounding community...
05 June 2024 US, ROK Air Forces conduct live munitions training with B-1B, F-15Ks at Pilsung Range A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer joined Republic of Korea Air Force F-15Ks Slam Eagles for live munitions and close air support training at the Pilsung Range, Republic of Korea, in an event designed to enhance the interoperability, lethality, and readiness of U.S. and ROK air forces...
05 June 2024 Fortifying partnerships: US Army, AFP divers clear Basco Port obstacles U.S. Army divers with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade partnered with divers from the Philippine Army’s 525th Combat Engineer Battalion to remove rock obstacles at the Port of Basco as part of exercises Salaknib and Balikatan 2024...