YUKON TRAINING AREA, Alaska — The thunder of M119 howitzers echoed across the Yukon Training Area as Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment joined forces with the Indian Army to conduct a live-fire exercise Sept. 6, 2025 during Yudh Abhyas 2025...

PHILIPPINE SEA — Ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted bilateral operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 4-5...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — The U.S. Marine Corps deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils”, an F/A-18 Hornet squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program (UDP) on Sept. 8,...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) held a change of command ceremony Sept. 5...

SANTA RITA, Guam — Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathalie Aviles from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam played a pivotal role in the success of Operation Island Chief 2025 (OPIC25), a multinational maritime surveillance operation conducted from Aug. 4-15, to combat illegal, unreported, and...

PORT MORESBY, Papa New Guinea — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lance Okamura, deputy commanding general for homeland affairs (DCG-HA), U.S. Army Pacific, met with senior leaders of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force on Sept. 2, 2025, to discuss strengthening bilateral defense cooperation and enhancing...

NAVAL BASE GUAM – Maritime forces from Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Air Force (RAAF), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal New Zealand Navy, Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps concluded a series of integrated exercises and operations as part of Exercise...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) departed Jakarta, Indonesia on August 29 after a 5-day port visit to conduct exercises in support of Super Garuda Shield 25...

General Xavier T. Brunson, Commander of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, US Forces Korea, traveled to Thailand where he met with senior military leaders and diplomatic officials to reinforce the strategic partnership between Thailand and UNC and advance collaborative security...

U.S. military logistics personnel stationed in Japan convened at Yokota Air Base Aug. 27-28, 2025, for the “Theater Service 4 Summit,” which focused on wartime sustainment strategies...