JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — On June 24th, the opening ceremony and press conference marked the start of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, the 30th iteration of the world's largest international maritime exercise...

HONOLULU — The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command J7 Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability has rapidly emerged as a force multiplier for innovative and strategically impactful training enterprises, transforming how the joint force and allied militaries prepare for conflict across the...

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Senior leaders from U.S. Pacific Command and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) wrapped up a productive Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board Executive Committee meeting, held June 23–24, 2026...

OKINAWA, Japan — U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, formally received both the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction Systems (NMESIS) and Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems (MADIS), June 2026...

CHON BURI PROVINCE, Thailand — The Washington National Guard’s 205th Regional Training Institute (RTI) has wrapped up the seventh iteration of the Stryker Leader Course with the 112th Stryker Regiment Combat Team, May 15, 2026 through May 30, 2026, in Ko Chan District, Chon Buri Province, Thailand...

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — The U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division is set to demonstrate its capability to synchronize split-operations across the Pacific during the upcoming operational demonstration, Lightning Surge 4, which supports the final phase of Exercise Salaknib. Working concurrently in...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hawaii National Guard leaders met with Indonesian military and government officials June 8-12 to share lessons in disaster response and reserve force development and mark the 20th anniversary of the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program between the...

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. — A group of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN, experts from the Washington National Guard and the National Guard Bureau played a key role in the 3rd Indo-Pacific Health Alliance for Security, or IPHAS, summit June 7-8 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

QUANG TRI, Vietnam — The U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) and the U.S. Army-led Pacific Friendship 2026 (PF26) marked the beginning of their joint humanitarian assistance and disaster response mission alongside leaders from Vietnam with an opening ceremony at the Melia Vinpearl, Quang...

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Glynn, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, concluded the 12th annual Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium with a closing ceremony at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 18, 2026...