17 April 2026 U.S. Pacific Fleet Announces 30th RIMPAC Exercise SAN DIEGO — The biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise will bring 31 nations in and around the Hawaiian Islands from June 24 to July 31, 2026. The exercise will feature a multinational force of approximately 40 surface ships, 5 submarines, 140 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel...
17 April 2026 A First for Tropic Lightning: 25th Infantry Division Forward Deploys HIMARS in the Philippines for the First Time LAUR, Philippines — For the first time in its history, the 25th Infantry Division was able to successfully and rapidly forward-deploy a full high mobility launch rocket system in the Philippines...
17 April 2026 35th Security Forces Squadron conducts first joint bilateral K-9 exercise MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — The 35th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) conducted a joint bilateral Military Working Dog (MWD) expeditionary course with members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 3rd and 4th Air Wings, U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Misawa Air Base Veterinary Treatment Facility...
16 April 2026 Navy search and rescue medical technician supports recovery of Artemis II astronauts SAN DIEGO — As NASA’s Artemis II crew returned to Earth following their historic mission around the moon, a team of Navy Medicine professionals stood ready in the Pacific Ocean to receive them—prepared for anything from a routine recovery to a life-threatening emergency...
16 April 2026 UNC Deputy Commander Hosts NATO Permanent Representatives SEOUL, Republic of Korea — Australian Lt. Gen. Scott Winter, Deputy Commander of United Nations Command (UNC), hosted a delegation of Permanent Representatives to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the Demilitarized Zone on Wednesday April 15, for an...
15 April 2026 8th Theater Sustainment Command commanding general visits Republic of Korea, highlighting logistics readiness and alliance partnership CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Major Gen. Gavin Gardner, commanding general of 8th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC), the senior U.S. Army logistics command in the Indo-Pacific, visited the Republic of Korea April 4-11, 2026. The visit was focused on engaging with leaders, conducting battlefield...
15 April 2026 U.S. Coast Guard advises awareness of communication outages following Typhoon Sinlaku SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard advises mariners of outages in VHF radio communications coverage in the vicinity of Guam, Rota, Saipan and surrounding areas in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Wednesday...
14 April 2026 U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka and JSDF Hospital Yokosuka Strengthen Medical Alliance with Joint Casualty Drill YOKOSUKA, Japan — Medical personnel from U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka participated in an annual bilateral mass casualty drill March 11 to enhance joint medical response capabilities and lifesaving procedures...
14 April 2026 Hegseth, Indonesian counterpart announce defense partnership WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed his Indonesian counterpart — Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin — to the Pentagon, where the two men announced the establishment of the Major Defense Cooperation Partnership between the two countries...
13 April 2026 Joint Forces Postured to Support CNMI Ahead of Super Typhoon Sinlaku SANTA RITA, Guam (April 13, 2026) — As the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) enters Condition of Readiness 1 (COR 1) in preparation for Super Typhoon Sinlaku, Joint Region Marianas (JRM) and Joint Task Force–Micronesia (JTF-M) are closely monitoring the storm and remain postured to...