We are aware of the recent missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Based on current assessments, these events do not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies. The United States remains committed to the defense of the U.S. homeland

CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — Marking a landmark decade of bilateral cooperation, senior military officers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and six partner nations completed the 10th-anniversary iteration of a collaborative disaster response training curriculum at Camp Emilio...

LAE, Papua New Guinea — U.S. and international disaster response subject matter experts joined Papua New Guinea government agencies, military personnel, nongovernmental organizations and industry partners Aug. 10-14 for a Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Field...

BATURAJA COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Indonesia — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 766th Engineer Construction Company (ECC), 841st Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, transformed impassable jungle roads into a new and improved combat road and helicopter landing zone in just 10 days in...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Senior leaders from the Royal Thai Army and U.S. Army Pacific met Aug. 11-12, 2026, at USARPAC headquarters to discuss priorities, resources and actions for fiscal year 2027, reinforcing the longstanding military partnership between Thailand and the United States...

Pacific Ocean — Pacific Dragon (PD26) is a U.S. Navy, U.S. 3rd Fleet-executed, biennial, multilateral ballistic missile defense (BMD) and tactical data link (TDL) information-sharing exercise conducted with allied and partner forces and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)...

PHILIPPINES — U.S. Marines with Air Command and Control Detachment, Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, tested the mobility of the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar during training in the Philippines, Aug. 27, 2026, evaluating how the capability can improve...

DILI, Timor-Leste — The U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2026 mission stop in Dili, Timor-Leste, began on Aug. 12, 2026, and will run through Aug. 26, marking the mission’s eighth return to the country and bringing together service members from partner nations–Canada, Germany, and New Zealand...

KOROR, Republic of Palau — Reflecting a steadfast commitment to the safety, health, and welfare of the people of Palau, U.S. Army Pacific forces integrated a real-world humanitarian mission into Exercise Tenacious Archer 26, leveraging a joint, multi-component of Active Duty, Army Reserve, and...

TUTONG CAMP, Brunei – U.S. Army and Royal Brunei Land Force Soldiers march together to the beat of drums during the opening ceremony of Exercise Pahlawan Warrior 26 at Tutong Camp near Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Aug. 11, 2026, marking the start of the bilateral training exercise...