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U.S. Airmen conclude Australia’s largest-ever air exercise
August 6, 2024 — Airmen participating in Exercise Pitch Black 2024 in Australia concluded operations today, marking the end of the largest iteration of the Royal Australian Air Force’s biennial capstone exercise... MORE

Readout of the U.S.-PRC Bilateral Counternarcotics Working Group Senior Official Meeting
August 5, 2024 — On July 31, the United States and the People’s Republic of China held a senior official meeting as part of the Counternarcotics Working Group in Washington, DC... MORE

Historic First: 12th MLR Deploys Advanced Radar to Yonaguni for Resolute Dragon 24
August 5, 2024 — A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-2 delivered 12th Marine Littoral Regiment’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (TPS-80) to Camp Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2024, in support of exercise Resolute Dragon 24... MORE

A U.S. Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar is deployed during exercise Resolute Dragon 24 at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan, July 31, 2024. The radar was deployed to support training with enhanced sensing and targeting data between 12th MLR and the JSDF during RD 24. This effort aims to enhance operational readiness in the region, underscoring the U.S. Marine Corps’ commitment to maintaining peace and security in the Indo-Pacific through realistic training with innovative and proven technology. RD 24 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

Navy Band South Korea Tour: Strengthening Partnerships through Music
August 4, 2024 — For the first time in its 99 years of service, the U.S. Navy Band performed in South Korea, connecting with the local community and celebrating the long-standing tradition of the wind band. The Navy Band presented five concerts throughout Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do and Seoul between July 13-20... MORE

The U.S. Navy Band performs a concert at the War Memorial of Korea, wrapping up its eight-day tour of South Korea.

2024 Indo-Pacific Unity Allies and Partners Engineer Summit
August 3, 2024 — The 554th Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron hosted a multilateral Silver Flag exercise July 22-26, 2024, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the Indo-Pacific Unity Allies & Partners Engineer Summit... MORE

U.S. Air Force 554th Rapid Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer cadre and members from the Republic of Singapore Air Force pose for a photo on top of a heavy machinery at the Pacific Regional Training Center-Andersen, Guam, July 25, 2024.

Koa Moana 24 Marines and Palauan Community Rally for Anti-Human Trafficking 5K on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
August 3, 2024 — In a compelling display of international collaboration and community spirit, U.S. Marines from Koa Moana 24 joined with the Palauan community on July 30, 2024 to observe World Day Against Trafficking in Persons... MORE

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participate in a 5K run and walk in support of anti-human trafficking awareness on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons during exercise Koa Moana 24 at Koror, Palau, July 30, 2024.

Deployment readiness exercise demonstrates Army’s rapid response capabilities
August 2, 2024 — On July 17, 2024, Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, were notified they would leave Fort Bliss, Texas, for a no-notice deployment readiness exercise. Six days later, they began drawing combat equipment at Camp Carroll, South Korea... MORE

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, loads a M2A3 IFV Bradley on a heavy equipment transport vehicle for transportation to a training area in support of a deployment readiness exercise at Camp Carroll, South Korea, July 28, 2024.

Germany joins United Nations Command
August 2, 2024 — Representatives from Germany, the United States, the Republic of Korea and other United Nations Command Member States gathered at Barker Field here to recognize the accession of the Federal Republic of Germany into the United Nations Command Aug. 2... MORE

Washington Air National Guard Airmen Attend Professional Development Exchange with Royal Thai Air Force
August 2, 2024 — A small delegation of Airmen from the Washington Air National Guard traveled to Bangkok, July 26, 2024 to participate in a professional development exchange... MORE

Members of the Washington Air National Guard exchange ideas with their Royal Thai Air Force counterparts during a professional development exchange as part of a State Partnership Program visit in Bangkok, July, 30, 2024.

NROTC Midshipmen support INDOPACOM and NIWCPAC innovation
August 2, 2024 — U.S. Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps midshipmen enhance innovation partnership between U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Navy Information Warfare Command-Pacific... MORE

U.S. Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps midshipmen gather with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Navy Information Warfare Command-Pacific personnel for a group photo at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Aug. 2, 2024.

VMFA-314 forward-deployed | Best partner for peace, strongest partner for defense
August 2, 2024 — Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 is the United States Marine Corps’ only operational and forward-deployed F-35C squadron. Over the past year, VMFA-314 as a Tactical Air Integration squadron, integrated with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) through multiple pre-deployment exercises conducting large-force missions practicing to take down the world’s most advanced integrated defenses... MORE

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Davis, left, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, awards the commanding officer coin for excellence to Lance Cpl. Nicholas Miller, an F-35C airframes mechanic, aboard the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), July 20, 2024, while underway in the Pacific Ocean. VMFA 314, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9 aboard the Lincoln, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo)

USS Mobile conducts Maritime Cooperative Activity with BRP Ramon Alcaraz
August 2, 2024 — The U.S. Navy and Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, upholding freedom of navigation and overflight, reaffirming the two nations’ commitment to bolstering regional security and stability, July 31... MORE

SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 31, 2024) – Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) conducts a Maritime Cooperative Activity with Philippine Navy’s Gregorio del Pilar-class patrol ship, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS 16), in the South China Sea, July 31, 2024. Mobile, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Aircrewman Tactical Helicopter 2nd Class Diego Chavez)

NAMRU INDO PACIFIC Monitors Infectious Disease for Public Health and Military Readiness
August 1, 2024 — The job of safeguarding the health of U.S. service members requires not just healthcare at the time of injury and sickness, but a vast suite of often unseen work to determine what illnesses service members might encounter, and to develop the countermeasures for an ever-evolving landscape of health risks that face the world... MORE

SINGAPORE (July 24, 2024) Capt. Jonathan Stahl, commanding officer of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO PACIFIC discusses research capabilities during a meeting with visiting leadership. NAMRU INDO PACIFIC conducts research in cooperation with host nations in Australia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam 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)

Readout of U.S. – ROK Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Committee Plenary Session
August 1, 2024 — On July 30, 2024, the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense held the 2024 U.S.-ROK Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Committee in Seoul... MORE

Special Operations Forces cut through Kunsan’s rainy skies to demonstrate strike capability
August 1, 2024 — The Republic of Korea’s summers are famous for cloudy skies and torrential downpours that may appear at a moment’s notice. However, during a week in mid-July, members of the Wolf Pack at Kunsan Air Base observed a spectacle precipitate from the open skies unlike the typical monsoon Kunsan Air Baserains... MORE

An Airman assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, observes a Republic of Korea Air Force MC-130K, as it trails a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II over Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

German Defence Minister visits U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
August 1, 2024 — German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at Camp H.M. Smith, participating in an honors ceremony and official briefings during his travels to Honolulu, July 30-31, 2024... MORE

US, ROK test unmanned vehicles in live fire exercise during RIMPAC 2024
August 1, 2024 — The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy successfully held a live-fire exercise using a common unmanned surface vessel (CUSV) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 12. The CUSV, equipped with six Poniard rockets, successfully engaged a target... MORE

Republic of Korea Navy tank landing ship (LST 687) ROKS Cheon Ja Bong sails in formation during the at-sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.