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Memorial Day 2024
May 26, 2024 — Commander, Submarine Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Rear Adm. Rick Seif speaks to a group of Scouts during a Memorial Day observance at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii... MORE

Commander, Submarine Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Rear Adm. Rick Seif speaks to a group of Scouts during a Memorial Day observance at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii.

Secretary of Defense Travel to Singapore, Cambodia, and France
May 24, 2024 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will depart next week for a trip to Singapore, Cambodia, and France... MORE

New commander at helm of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam
May 24, 2024 — Capt. Rob Kistner took command of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam from Capt. Nick Simmons in a change of command ceremony at Victor Pier in Apra Harbor, Guam, on May 23, 2024... MORE

Capt. Rob Kistner takes command of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam from Capt. Nick Simmons in a change of command ceremony at Victor Pier in Apra Harbor, Guam, on May 23, 2024. Rear Adm. Michael Day, U.S. Coast Guard 14th District commander, presided over the ceremony. Hailing from Tallahassee, Florida, Capt. Simmons leaves Guam to rejoin the staff at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters as the chief of the Office of Budget and Programs (CG-82). Capt. Rob Kistner, a native of Rochester, New York, joins the Forces Micronesia team after serving as the chief of Prevention for the U.S. Coast Guard 14th District. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with MRF-D 24.3 arrive in Townsville, QLD, for Exercise Southern Jackaroo
May 24, 2024 — U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force Darwin 24.3 arrive in Townsville, QLD, for Exercise Southern Jackaroo, May 23, 2024... MORE

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 board a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, May 23, 2024. Members of MRF-D 24.3 deployed to Townsville Field Training Area, QLD, Australia to participate in Exercise Southern Jackaroo 24, a multilateral combined arms exercise held with capabilities and personnel from the Australian Army, U.S. Army and Marine Corps, Papua New Guinea Defence Force, and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force to increase interoperability with Allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

Tempest Express Builds Multinational Crisis Response Capabilities
May 23, 2024 — Mongolia, the United States, and other global partners participated in the Tempest Express 39 multinational workshop in Ulaanbaatar, May 14-22, 2024. Tempest Express 39 builds upon continued coordination of previous multilateral engagements in the Indo-Pacific. ... MORE

Readout: Pacific Fleet commander’s travel to Republic of Singapore May 21-24
May 23, 2024 — Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to the Republic of Singapore, May 21-24, 2024 to affirm the partnership and strong relationship between Singapore and the United States... MORE

Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, meets with Rear Adm. Sean Wat, Republic of Singapore Chief of Navy, at the Singapore Fleet Headquarters on Changi Naval Base, May 23, 2024. The visit to Singapore underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening alliances and partnerships for an enduring resilient, free and open Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Republic of Singapore Navy)

USINDOPACOM PMTEC Commercial Industry Day
May 23, 2024 — U.S. Indo-Pacific Command 's Pacific Multi-Domain Training Experimentation Capability (PMTEC) program office, led by Dr. Andre Stridiron recently hosted an Industry Engagement event which drew over 160 representatives from nearly 60 companies in attendance... MORE

Pacific Air Forces command team visits Wolf Pack, gives strategic outlook
May 22, 2024 — Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen McCool, PACAF command chief, visited the 8th Fighter Wing, May 22... MORE

Gen. Schneider, P walks alongside Col. Gaetke, 8th Fighter after arriving at Kunsan Air Base.

First US Army Reserve and Philippine Army Reserve Subject Matter Expert Exchange
May 22, 2024 — U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3rd Mobilization Support Group, held the first-ever Army Reserve Subject Matter Expert Exchanges with the Philippine Army Reserve during Exercise Salaknib and Exercise Balikatan 24 in April, 2024... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Sgt. David Albert, assigned to 3rd Mobilization Support Group, facilitates a block of instruction on personal data sheets to members of the Philippine Army Reserve during Exercise Balikatan 24 at Echague Isabela, Philippines, April 10, 2024.

15th SPSS innovates with Mount Official Scheduling System
May 22, 2024 — Perched atop the 10,023-foot summit of Haleakalā in Hawaii, lives Space Delta 2’s 15th Space Surveillance Squadron. The 15th SPSS operates the Maui Space Surveillance Complex and is home to small, medium, and large-aperture tracking optics... MORE

Members of the Mount Official Scheduling System team pose atop the 10,023-foot summit of Haleakalā in Hawaii.

Pacific Air Forces Airmen participate in multilateral logistics, safety symposium in New Zealand
May 22, 2024 — Ally and partner nations gathered in New Zealand for the annual Indo-Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces C-130 and Fighter Logistics and Safety Symposium, or LASS... MORE

Group photo of personnel from multiple militaries attending a conference in New Zealand.

Australian AUKUS Divers Conduct Training in Pearl Harbor
May 22, 2024 — With meticulous attention to detail Royal Australian Navy divers don their equipment in preparation for a familiarization dive with a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility diver... MORE

Royal Australian Navy divers don their equipment before entering the water during a familiarization dive with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility

Netherlands, U.S. naval forces conduct South China Sea operations
May 22, 2024 — The Netherlands and United States navies conducted bilateral operations in the South China Sea, May 22. ... MORE

USS Mobile (LCS 26), left, replenishes from USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8).

USS Higgins Departs Shimoda, Black Ship Festival
May 22, 2024 — The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) departed Shimoda, Japan after a port visit, May 20, during the city's Black Ship Festival. ... MORE

SHIMODA, Japan (May 17, 2024) Cmdr. Ron Jenkins, (middle) the commanding officer of the
Arleigh Burk-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), Lt. Miles Graham, (left) and
Lt. Michael Sparrow (right) answer questions from local children at Gyokusenji Temple in
Shimoda, Japan, May 17. The 85th Black Ship Festival commemorates the 171st anniversary of
the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853, a historical event that marked the
beginning of diplomacy and trade agreements between the U.S. and Japan. Higgins is forward
deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the
U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st
Class Hannah Fry)

MALS-24 Displaced Warrior
May 22, 2024 — From April 8th to May 10th, 2024, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 24, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24,1st Marine Aircraft Wing, executed a meticulously planned exercise, displacing a main body detachment of 59 U.S. Marines and equipment across Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The purpose of Displaced Warrior was to rehearse intermediate-level aviation logistics in austere conditions... MORE

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 24, Marine Aircraft Group 24,1st Marine Aircraft Wing, stage transport vehicles at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Apr. 15, 2024. The purpose of MALS-24's Displaced Warrior exercise is to demonstrate their ability to set up power mobile maintenance facilities, assist flight operations and deliver supply support in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Villasenor)

ACDC: Marksmanship training Reel
May 21, 2024 — U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and service members with the Philippine Armed Forces conduct marksmanship training during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum... MORE

U.S. Pacific Fleet Announces 29th RIMPAC Exercise
May 21, 2024 — Approximately 29 nations, 40 surface ships, 3 submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 2, in and around the Hawaiian Islands... MORE

Navy Awards Two Government of Japan Funded Contracts Totaling $122 Million for Work at Marine Corps Installation on Guam
May 21, 2024 — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded two firm-fixed price task order Government of Japan (GOJ) funded contracts totaling $122 million for work at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz (MCBCB) on Guam... MORE

LANPAC Forum Strengthens Leadership and Alliances in Indo-Pacific
May 21, 2024 — Senior non-commissioned officers, senior officers, warrant officers, allies, and partners across the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of responsibility came together May 14 through the 16 for three days of engaging Senior Leadership discussions at the annual Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Leadership Forum... MORE

Lt. Gen. (Retired) Leslie C. Smith talks about patience, kindness, how to solve problems and the importance of see the Army as a profession and sense of purpose during the Leadership Forum at Honolulu, HI., on May 14, 2024. He asked Capt. Zhi Bing Cheong from the Singapore Army to share opinions about patience.

The LANPAC Leadership Forum professionally develops and inspires leaders, showcases USARPAC subordinate units, and engages both allies and partners across the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carolina Sierra)

U.S. Coast Guard visit to Republic of Palau strengthens maritime navigation and cooperation
May 20, 2024 — The U.S. Coast Guard completed a vital weeklong mission in the Republic of Palau, setting the stage for future collaboration and bolstering safe maritime navigation and security... MORE

Lt. Jay DeInnocentiis meets with Marine Transportation leadership and ATON technicians to discuss the fixed and floating ATON constellation in Palau on May 14, 2024. The team completed a vital weeklong mission in the Republic of Palau, setting the stage for future collaboration and bolstering safe maritime navigation and security. This visit, in response to a request from Palau Marine Transportation, focused on an Aids to Navigation (ATON) Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE). (U.S. Coast Guard photo)