Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivered the keynote address at the Guam Defense Forum on Sept. 17, 2025, alongside Gov. of Guam, Lou Leon Guerrero...

QUANG TRI, Vietnam — Oregon Army National Guard and Oregon Air National Guard instructors partnered with Vietnamese medical professionals for a hemorrhage control course at Trieu Hai Regional Hospital on Sept. 11, 2025, as part of Pacific Friendship 2025...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, traveled to Papua New Guinea on Sept. 15–16, where he joined U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau for the celebration of Papua New Guinea...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — U.S. military leaders from across the services gathered last month in Hawaii to sharpen plans for strengthening Guam’s air and missile defense, underscoring the island’s growing role as a strategic hub in the Indo-Pacific...

SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew completed a robust operational period from Aug. 11 to Sept. 1, patrolling the maritime borders of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to ensure border security and territorial integrity...

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh — U.S. Air Force, Bangladesh Air Force and Sri Lanka Air Force launched Pacific Angel 25-3 at BAF Zahurul Haque, Chittagong, beginning a four-day field training exercise designed to strengthen disaster response, humanitarian assistance and regional partnerships Sept. 15, 2025...

SOUTH CHINA SEA — The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted bilateral training in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific through the South China Sea, Sept. 15-16...

JAPAN — In July, the 35 Civil Engineer Squadron and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force conducted a week-long bilateral exercise at Misawa Air Base and Chitose Air Base, coming together to repair a simulated airfield and strengthen the alliance, interoperability, and resilience that underpin security...

OKINAWA, Japan — The rain flies covering over one hundred tents flap in the steamy Okinawa breeze. Dust swirls across the gravel streets of III Marine Expeditionary Force’s operations at the Combat Town training site on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Inside the cinderblock buildings, originally built...

DABO SINGKEP, Indonesia — During Exercise Super Garuda Shield 25, a detachment from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), Marine Rotational Force — Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3, supported a multi-national amphibious exercise off the coast of Dabo Singkep, Indonesia. MRF-D’s ANGLICO Marines plugged...