POHANG, GYEONGSANGBUGDO [KYONGSANGBUK-DO], South Korea — Before the first vehicle rolled ashore at Dogu Beach during Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore 26 in Pohang, South Korea, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mariah Aparicio was already below deck aboard USNS Sisler, moving through steel ladder wells...

BANGLADESH — Exercise Tiger Lightning kicked off on Saturday, July 19, 2026, in Bangladesh. U.S. Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific and the Oregon Army National Guard joined soldiers from the Bangladesh Army at the opening ceremony hosted by the 1st Para Commando Brigade as they listened to leaders...

The Navy-Marine Corps team of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a dynamic six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, as the 31st MEU offloaded in Okinawa, July 22, 2026...

SIBOLGA, Indonesia — Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) mission personnel arrived in Sibolga, Indonesia, aboard the Royal Australian Navy Bay-class landing ship dock HMAS Choules (LSD 100) on July 20, 2026, marking the second mission stop of the U.S. Navy’s largest annual multinational humanitarian...

TOWNSVILLE, Australia — U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, soldiers from the Australian Army’s 1st Brigade, and soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ 1st Brigade Combat Team launched Exercise Predator’s Run 26 in Townsville, July 21, 2026. The nine-day exercise...

KOTA BELUD, Malaysia — Oklahoma and Guam National Guardsmen sharpened their warfighting skills alongside Malaysian forces during a force-on-force training exercise using the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System, or MILES, as part of Keris Strike 2026, July 19...

UNITED STATES — Capt. Alexander Vahadji (left) assigned to 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command - Pacific) Adm. Samuel J. Paparo (center) Commander of U.S. Pacific Command and Lt. Col. Alexander Mullin (right) assigned to 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command - Pacific) observe soldiers...

JUNEAU, Alaska — This week, the U.S. Coast Guard monitored the Chinese research ship Xue Long, which transited north through the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and over the U.S. extended continental shelf in the Bering Sea with a declared destination of the Arctic and the Xue Long 2, another...

PACIFIC OCEAN — In the bright, blue waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Combat Logistics Force (CLF) ships are providing the fuel, supplies, and sustainment that keep the world's largest international maritime exercise underway...

DARWIN, Australia — The U.S. Marine Corps has chartered the MATILDA 1, a specialized Stern Landing Vessel (SLV), to test and develop new tactics for coastal warfare. This three-year initiative, in close partnership with the Australian Army, will enhance mobility and sustainment for forces operating...