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Navy Medicine’s Top Researcher Visits Southeast Asia; NAMRU INDO PACIFIC Shows Off
August 13, 2024 — Navy Medicine’s top researcher, Capt. Franca Jones, commander, Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) visited Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO PACIFIC from July 15-26, traveling across Southeast Asia with command leadership... MORE

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (July 22, 2024) Capt. Andrew Letizia, science director for Naval Medical Rsearch Unit (NAMRU) INDO PACIFIC points to a map of the island of Borneo while briefing Malaysia’s state of Sabah to Capt. Franca Jones, commander, Naval Medical Research Command during an official site visit. NAMRU INDO PACIFIC, part of the Naval Medical Research & Development enterprise and headquartered out of Singapore, conducts research in cooperation with host nations in Vietnam, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand to improve global health, ensure military force health protection and address infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue fever virus and gastro-intestinal pathogens.

(U.S. Navy photo by Tommy Lamkin /Released)

The Guadalcanal Campaign: US Returns to Recover
August 13, 2024 — DPAA is an organization of military and civilian personnel that fulfills the nation’s obligation to ensure the fullest possible accounting of its missing personnel to their families and the nation. Teams consisting of anthropologists, EOD technicians, independent duty medical technicians, public affairs specialists and more, are deployed worldwide to locations of past conflicts to investigate, excavate and recover U.S. personnel losses... MORE

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery team members and local Solomon Islanders work together to screen dirt from an excavation site during a recovery mission in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, July 23, 2024.

Khaan Quest 24 successfully ends with closing ceremony
August 12, 2024 — The multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2024 officially ended with a closing ceremony at the Five Hills Training Facility near Ulaanbaatar as soldiers from the Mongolian Armed Forces hosted United Nations participants from 20 different nations Aug. 8, 2024... MORE

Soldiers from 10 nations stand in formation during the closing ceremony for the multinational exercise Khaan Quest 2024 at Five Hills Training Facility, Mongolia, Aug. 8, 2024.

1st Armored Division Soldiers validate combat capabilities at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex
August 12, 2024 — Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, fired their tanks, howitzers and Bradleys during the live fire portion of their rapid deployment readiness exercise at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, Aug. 5-9... MORE

An M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle assigned to 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, fires at a target during a zero range at Nightmare Range, South Korea, August 6, 2024.

Onward to Prevail: 2024 Indo-Pacific Unity Allies and Partners Engineer Summit
August 12, 2024 — The Indo-Pacific Unity Allies and Partners Engineer Summit was held for its fourth year at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 23-26, 2024... MORE

The Indo-Pacific Unity Allies and Partners Engineer Summit was held for its fourth year at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 23-26, 2024.

ROKMC, 15th MEU To Conduct Bilateral Training
August 12, 2024 — The Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps are scheduled to participate together in a series of combined training events in vicinity of Pohang, Republic of Korea, starting Aug. 12, 2024... MORE

Defend the Ship: LAR Co. Conducts LAV Live-Fire Aboard USS Somerset
August 12, 2024 — U.S. Marines assigned to Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted an integrated small craft action team training on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 8... MORE

U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle 25s attached to Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage a floating target 25mm cannons during live-fire training aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the Pacific Ocean Aug. 8, 2024.

Globally deployable Coast Guard units conclude participation in RIMPAC 2024
August 10, 2024 — Four Hawaii-based and two California-based Coast Guard units, all globally deployable, concluded operations at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 Exercise and returned to service of the residents of Hawaii and the Pacific region, Aug. 1... MORE

Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) sails during the at-sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Terrin Hartman)

Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group departs Guam and Saipan
August 9, 2024 — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), USS O’Kane (DDG 77), and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) departed Naval Base Guam, August 8, 2024, after conducting a scheduled four-day port call to the island... MORE

Yeoman 2nd Class Natasha Cleek, left, from Truckee, Calif., assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Lt. j.g. Matthew Ikenoyama, from Ridgecrest, Calif., assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), pulls weeds during a community relations project with Island Girl Power in Dededo, Guam.

USAF, RAAF demonstrate interoperability in austere location
August 8, 2024 — U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors assigned to the 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron conducted hot pit refuels alongside Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 75th Squadron at RAAF Base Curtin, Australia... MORE

Photo of a U.S. Airmen marshaling and aircraft

MAG-24's participation in RIMPAC 2024
August 8, 2024 — From June 26, 2024, to August 2, 2024, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), played a critical support role in the 29th iteration of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world's largest international maritime exercise... MORE

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Geoffrey Blumenfled, the commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, left, poses for a group photo after Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary demonstrated a fast-rope insertion to partner forces at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, July 2.

U.S.–U.K. Teams Receive Bilateral Academic Research Award to Investigate Adversary Social Influence and Information Campaigns
August 8, 2024 — The Department of Defense today announced the selection of a team of United States and United Kingdom academic researchers to investigate the growing threat that malign social influence campaigns pose to democracies... MORE

Camp Zama celebrates Japanese culture, fosters friendship during 65th Bon Odori Festival
August 7, 2024 — More than 15,000 people gathered to celebrate Japanese culture and share in a day of games, live entertainment, dancing and more during the 65th Bon Odori Festival held here Aug. 3... MORE

Capt. Chase Martin, left, and Kenesha Chandler, center, both assigned to I Corps (Forward), right, dance together with other unit members and locals on the Bon tower at the 65th Bon Dance Festival held Aug. 3 at Camp Zama, Japan.

Pacific Marines, U.S. Ambassador Commemorate 82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal
August 7, 2024 — Pacific Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, as well as the U.S. Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu, hosted the 82nd Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony of the Battle of Guadalcanal at the American War Memorial, Aug. 7, 2024... MORE

Archbishop Christopher Cardone gives the opening prayer during the 82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal Ceremony at the Guadalcanal American Memorial in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 7, 2024. The ceremony commemorated the 82nd anniversary of the battle, and served to honor the fallen and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the Solomon Islands and other Pacific allies and partners. The historic battle was codenamed Operation Watchtower and was the first major offensive and decisive victory for the allied forces in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole)

Resolute Dragon 24 Concludes
August 7, 2024 — III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan’s Western Army concluded exercise Resolute Dragon 24 with a closing ceremony held at Camp Courtney August 7, 2024, on Okinawa, Japan... MORE

Joint Statement on Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2024
August 6, 2024 — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles on August 6 in Annapolis, Maryland, to strengthen further the U.S.-Australia Alliance and the two countries' cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and globally... MORE

Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity Joint Statement
August 6, 2024 — Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity Joint Statement... MORE

Fact Sheet: 2024 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN)
August 6, 2024 — On August 6, 2024, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and their Australian counterparts, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Richard Marles and Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, met in Annapolis, Maryland, for the 34th Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN)... MORE

Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Kicks Off in Legazpi, Philippines
August 6, 2024 — The Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) humanitarian mission kicked off in Legazpi, Albay, with an opening ceremony at the Legazpi City Expo Center, Aug. 2, 2024... MORE

LEGAZPI, Philippines (Aug. 2, 2024.) - U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Keeler, the Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) mission commander, delivers remarks during the PP24-2 opening ceremony at the Legazpi Expo Center in Legazpi, Philippines, Aug. 2, 2024. During this mission stop, U.S. servicemembers will work with the ally and partner nations of Australia, U.K. Singapore, the Republic of Korea and the Philippines, to Forster multilateral cooperation focusing on four lines of effort; humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, host nation outreach events, engineering and medical. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gavin Arnoldhendershot)

Seventh AF joins JASDF for bomber escort, air-to-air training
August 6, 2024 — Fighter aircraft from U.S. Seventh Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Force participated in aerial training with U.S. bombers in airspace between Japan and Korea Aug. 2, 2024... MORE