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7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait
September 9, 2023
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts routine underway operations. Ralph Johnson is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
In case of emergency: 459th AS supplies aid in joint, combined annual exercise
September 8, 2023
A U.S. Air Force airmen surveys Tokyo airspace.
VP-16 Concludes 22nd Iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training with the Philippines
September 8, 2023
230824-N-XF249-0001 MACTAN, Philippines (Aug. 24, 2023) Crewmembers assigned to the “War Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 and personnel from the Philippine Navy pose in front of a U.S. P-8A during the multilateral exercise SEACAT 23 in Mactan, Aug. 24, 2023. SEACAT 23 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and regional partners for ‘real world, real time’ engagement and enhance their ability to communicate, coordinate and counter non-traditional maritime threats. The VP-16 “War Eagles” are based in Jacksonville, Florida, and are currently forward deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan. The squadron conducts maritime patrol and reconnaissance as part of a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Aviation Electrician’s Mate Jason King)
Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians help to bring fallen American heroes home
September 7, 2023
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua C. Kinchen from the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal section recently participated in a mission in Papua New Guinea. Joint service EOD technicians support Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency investigation and recovery missions around the world. Courtesy photo.
1st LAAD Battalion Reactivates in Hawaii
September 7, 2023
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Heath Phillips, commanding officer, 1st Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, receives a gift during a reactivation and designation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Aug. 31, 2023. Originally activated in July 1982 in Okinawa, Japan, the unit underwent two redesignations before folding its’ colors in Sept. 2007. The reactivation of 1st LAAD Battalion demonstrates forward progression toward force modernization in the INDOPACIFIC region. The primary mission of 1st LAAD Battalion is to deliver close-in, low-altitude, surface-to-air weapon capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clayton Baker)
Pacific Partnership 2023 Arrives in Malaysia
September 6, 2023
Pacific Partnership 2023 and Malaysian Armed Forces leadership pose for a photo.
USSTRATCOM Commander Gen. Anthony Cotton visits Japan First overseas visit demonstrates ironclad commitment to allies
September 6, 2023
USSTRATCOM Commander Gen. Anthony Cotton visits Japan
U.S., Philippine Navies conduct bilateral sail to enhance interoperability
September 6, 2023
230904-N-NF288-016 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 04, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) sails alongside the Republic of the Philippines Navy ship BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150) during a bilateral sail in the South China Sea, Sep. 4. Ralph Johnson is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell)
Tamiok Strike strengthens bonds between Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea
September 5, 2023
Soldiers with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment, trained with soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Royal Pacific Infantry Regiments, Papua New Guinea Defence Force, during Tamiok Strike 2023 at Taruma Barracks, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea beginning July 31. Tamiok Strike 23 is sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific, and hosted by the PNGDF with U.S. forces under the command of the 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Support Command.
Operational Staff Exercise Super Garuda Shield Opening Ceremony
September 1, 2023
The participants of staff exercise portion of Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS23) pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony, August 31, 2023, Surabaya Indonesia. #SuperGarudaShield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. #SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and #joint event, highlighting the 6 participating and 12 observing nations’ commitment to #partnership and a #freeandopenindopacific. (US Air National Guard Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew Lee Jackson)
Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Second Stop in Philippines
August 31, 2023
LA UNION, Philippines (Aug. 30. 2023) – Capt. Claudine Caluori, Pacific Partnership 2023 mission commander, second from the left, presents Mr. Hermengildo A. Gualberto, San Fernando City Mayor, a medallion, during the Pacific Partnership 2023 closing ceremony held at La Union National High School in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines, Aug. 30. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kegan E. Kay)
Readout of the 20th U.S.-India Military Cooperation Group
August 31, 2023
Senior military officers from U.S. Indo-Pacific, Central and Africa commands and India’s Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee take a group photo during the 20th Military Cooperation Group (MCG) at USINDOPACOM at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii on Aug. 30. The 20th MCG comprised two days of substantive bilateral discussion aimed at further strengthening military-to-military cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region and beyond. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith)
The United States and Malaysia Conclude Keris Aman 23 Peacekeeping Exercise
August 30, 2023
Combined service members from 19 countries participate in the closing ceremony of Exercise Keris Aman 23, a Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise, at the Malaysian Peacekeeping Centre on Aug. 26, 2023. Keris Aman 23 is a multinational United Nations Peacekeeping (UN PKO) exercise conducted in Malaysia and co-sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Malaysian Armed Forces. The exercise is designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and enhance the core PKO competencies of all participants in accordance with UN doctrine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl John Hall)
Multinational defense leaders meet in Manila, talk ‘free, open’ Indo-Pacific
August 30, 2023
Commander of the Philippine Air Force’s Tactical Operations Wing West Brig. Gen. Erick Quijada Escarcha; Naval Air Wing Commander of the Philippine Navy Commodore Juario Marayag; Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Capt. ICHIYANAGI Kimihiko; JMSDF Commander-in-Chief Self-Defense Fleet Vice Adm. SAITO Akira; Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Karl Thomas; and Australian Defence Force Chief of Joint Operations Lt. Gen. Greg Bilton listen to a safety brief aboard a P8A Poseidon during a flight demonstration in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 26. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific.
USINDOPACOM Statement on DPRK Launch
August 30, 2023
U.S. and Republic of Palau sign agreement to strengthen ties with new chapter in maritime security and stewardship in the Pacific
August 29, 2023
As part of a continued commitment to enhancing maritime governance and promoting regional sovereignty, representatives of the United States, Rear Adm. Michael Day, and the Republic of Palau, President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., sign an expanded bilateral law enforcement agreement on Aug. 23, 2023, on the sidelines of the Joint Heads of Pacific Security conference in Palau. (Photo courtesy U.S. Embassy)
III MEF and Republic of Korea Marines operate from USS Blue Ridge during Ulchi Freedom Shield 23
August 29, 2023
Republic of Korea Marine Corps 1st Lt. Rukhan Lee, an interpreter with ROK Marine Corps Headquarters, center, facilitates a conversation between U.S. Marine Corps Col. Andrew Gourgoumis, current operations officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force, right, and ROK Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jaemyoung Lee, an exercise planning officer with ROK Marine Corps Headquarters, left, in the Landing Force Operations Center aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 25, 2023. U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Gourgoumis is a native of Boston.
U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise
August 29, 2023
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya-class guided missile destroyer Haguro (DDG-180); Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65); and Republic of Korea Sejong the Great-class destroyer Yulgok Yi (DDG-992) sail in formation during a trilateral exercise on Aug. 29.
Statement by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden’s Travel to Vietnam
August 28, 2023
Military Response in Hawaii Has Been Quick, as Requested by Local Officials
August 28, 2023
A military vehicle rolls out of the back of a military aircraft.