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15th MEU, USS Somerset join partner nations at 29th Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)
July 3, 2024 — Nearly 1,400 U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) will participate in the 29th biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 from June 27 to Aug. 1, around the Hawaiian Islands... MORE

U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) man the rails as Somerset pulls into port for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 3. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz)

USAF Joins 19 Nations for Australian Led Pitch Black Exercise
July 3, 2024 — The United States will participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2024 largely based at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin and Base Tindal, Australia, July 12 – Aug. 2, 2024... MORE

Military Sealift Command Supporting Biennial Rim of the Pacific Exercise
July 2, 2024 — Military Sealift Command will support the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 maritime exercise though out the month of July in Hawaii... MORE

Naval Special Warfare, Submarine Squadron 11 Display Fleet Lethality
July 2, 2024 — West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators participated in fleet interoperability training off the coast of Southern California June 24, focusing on increasing warfighting capabilities in the maritime domain... MORE

West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators conduct military dive operations and prepare to board the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) during fleet interoperability training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

German Air Force exercise to begin July 8 in Alaska
July 2, 2024 — Arctic Defender, a German Air Forces-led exercise, is scheduled to begin July 8 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through July 18... MORE

Australian Naval Officer celebrates 20 years of service with friends, partners at RIMPAC 2024
July 2, 2024 — Lt. Cmdr. Kimberley Healy celebrated the Fourth of July at Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with friends and colleagues from New Zealand and the U.S. She is part of the Sea Combat Command and the Australian Defence Force contingent of more than 300 Australians participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024... MORE

Lieutenant Commander Kimberley Healy, Principle Warfare Officer from Sea Combat Command alongside New Zealand Navy Lieutenant Commander Elton Drylie aboard HMNZS Aotearoa during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

RIMPAC 2024 Medical Symposium Focuses on "Tyranny of Distance: Closing the Gap"
July 2, 2024 — International military medical teams from around the globe convened at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the 2024 Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Medical Symposium, July 1-2, 2024... MORE

U.S. Navy service members and partner nations organized and successfully held a medical symposium event for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2

US, ROKAF conduct training to enhance tactical airlift capabilities
July 1, 2024 — A formation of five C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force executed a mass airdrop resupply mission as part of a training to strengthen tactical airlift capabilities in the Korean Peninsula on June 25... MORE

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, delivers pallet drops over a designated landing zone near Yeoju, Republic of Korea, June 25, 2024.

III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE WELCOMES AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLES TO OKINAWA
July 1, 2024 — III Marine Expeditionary Force received a shipment of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) at Naha Military Port on June 29, 2024. The ACV is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier, designed to fully upgrade the Marine Corps’ fleet of Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV)... MORE

USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Missile Launches
June 30, 2024 — We are aware of the DPRK’s ballistic missile launches and are consulting closely with the Republic... MORE