17 December 2025 The Philippines and the U.S. Conduct Bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity SOUTH CHINA SEA —The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. Navy, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and...
16 December 2025 Buddy Squadron 26-1 kicks off at Osan OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — The Republic of Korea Air Force 102nd Fighter Squadron arrived at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, as Buddy Squadron 26-1 kicked off Dec. 15, 202...
16 December 2025 UN Command, Thailand Mark Final Resting of Two Korean War Veterans in Busan BUSAN, South Korea — The Embassy of Thailand hosted an interment ceremony Dec. 12 at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea to honor two Thai veterans who served under the United Nations Command during the Korean War: Reserve Sgt. Manoch Pummaneekorn of the Royal Thai Navy and Private Narong...
16 December 2025 62d AW Executes Operation KENNEY STRIKES BACK; Deploys into Indo-Pacific Theater AUSTRALIA — The 62d Airlift Wing, the 627th Air Base Group, and various joint and coalition partners executed Operation KENNEY STRIKES BACK, a 62d AW planned exercise designed to educate, train, and validate the Wing’s ability to rapidly generate forces, project power, and develop combat airlift...
15 December 2025 Eyes of the Pacific: Allied ISR strengthens deterrence at Kadena Air Base KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Information is power, and from Kadena Air Base, allied intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance forces deliver it around the clock...
15 December 2025 U.S. Navy, ASEAN members conclude AUMX 20 BATAM, Indonesia — U.S. Navy Sailors from Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) and Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, rejoined service members from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ashore in Batam, after concluding the ASEAN-U.S. Maritime...
12 December 2025 50 years of Army-Navy Student Exchange Program WASHINGTON D.C. (Dec. 12, 2025) — Every year at the Army-Navy football game, one of the most anticipated traditions is the "prisoner exchange," and this year marks the 50th year of the exchange program between the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and the U.S. Military Academy at West...
12 December 2025 Fiji Military Forces and Nevada Army National Guard conduct multinational training SUVA, Fiji — It was hard to overlook the timing of Veterans Day this year for many attending Exercise Cartwheel here. The annual training exercise brought military participants from Australia, Fiji, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the U.S. together to enhance combat...
12 December 2025 PACAF Highlights Enlisted Development with Republic of Singapore Air Force SINGAPORE — A key engagement was held between delegates from the U.S. Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), that focused on strengthening strategic partnerships and advancing enlisted service member development in Singapore, Sept. 18, 2025...
12 December 2025 U.S. Marines Across III MEF Participate in the First Attack Drone Competition on Okinawa CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, Japan — In 1910, Marines from the First Brigade fired the first official Marine Corps Division Matches in Maquinaya, Philippines...