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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is greeted by Capt. Andres Gallegos,commanding officer, Chilean Navy tall ship Esmeralda, during his visit to the ship at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, May 20, 2025. The Esmeralda is set to conduct port visits in multiple countries during their six month deployment. 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, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith) Share

VILLANOVA, Pa.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Villanova alum, addressed the 2025 graduating class in a commencement speech at Villanova University, May 16, 2025. Returning to his alma mater, Paparo spoke to the graduates on how the virtues learned at Villanova impacted a life and career of service. Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during the opening remarks at the Association of the United States Army’s 2025 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium & Exposition in Honolulu on May 13, 2025. LANPAC 25 includes participation from more than thirty nations collaborating on the role of land forces necessary to prevail as a Joint Force in the Indo-Pacific. 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, prevailing in conflict. Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during the opening remarks at the Association of the United States Army’s 2025 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium & Exposition in Honolulu on May 13, 2025. LANPAC 25 includes participation from more than thirty nations collaborating on the role of land forces necessary to prevail as a Joint Force in the Indo-Pacific. 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, prevailing in conflict. Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during the opening remarks at the Association of the United States Army’s 2025 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium & Exposition in Honolulu on May 13, 2025. LANPAC 25 includes participation from more than thirty nations collaborating on the role of land forces necessary to prevail as a Joint Force in the Indo-Pacific. 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, prevailing in conflict. Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with retired Australian Defence Force Brigadier Ian Langford, executive director of Security and Defence PLuS, during the Indo-Pacific Security Forum in Honolulu, May 12, 2025. 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, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) (Photo has been enhanced due to low-light environment.) Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with retired Australian Defence Force Brigadier Ian Langford, executive director of Security and Defence PLuS, during the Indo-Pacific Security Forum in Honolulu, May 12, 2025. 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, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) (Photo has been enhanced due to low-light environment.) Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with retired Australian Defence Force Brigadier Ian Langford, executive director of Security and Defence PLuS, during the Indo-Pacific Security Forum in Honolulu, May 12, 2025. 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, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) (Photo has been enhanced due to low-light environment.) Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joel Carey, chief of staff for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, joins the National Defense University Capstone 25-3 Fellows for a group photo at the USINDPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, May 9, 2025. 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, prevailing in content. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

U.S. Navy Capt. Peter Roberts, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Command Surgeon, Papua New Guinea Defence Force Lt. Col Peter Kaminiel, PNGDF Director General, and Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Nicole dos Santos, RAAF Director General Operational Health and Air Force Health Service, sign the Terms of Reference at the Indo-Pacific health security alliance in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 8, 2025. IPHSA aims to foster partnerships, counter harmful influences and enhance readiness, contributing to stability, prosperity and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Austin Riel) Share

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Defence Force Lt. Col Peter Kaminiel, PNGDF Director of Health Services, gives a speech at the closing ceremony upon joining the Indo-Pacific health security alliance in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 8, 2025. IPHSA aims to foster partnerships, counter harmful influences and enhance readiness, contributing to peace, security and prosperity in a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Austin Riel) Share

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

U.S. Navy Capt. Peter Roberts, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Command Surgeon, and Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Nicole dos Santos, RAAF Director General Operational Health and Air Force Health Service, gives Papua New Guinea Defence Force Lt. Col Peter Kaminiel, PNGDF Director General, a gift at the Indo-Pacific health security alliance in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 8, 2025. IPhsa aims to foster partnerships, counter harmful influences and enhance readiness, contributing to stability, prosperity and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Austin Riel) Share

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan

Pilots listen to a mass briefing during the large force exercise Red Flag-Alaska 17-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 7, 2017. U.S. service members from all branches and several air forces from other countries including the Royal Thai, Republic of Korea, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Finland, Denmark and Israel's air forces. They worked together to improve their tactical fluidity as they work cohesively, executing the objective. Exercises of this nature are vital to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific theatre and signifies our continued commitment to the Pacific. Share

Misawa Air Base, Japan

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force member from Yokota Air Base, Japan, briefs Lt. Col. Kevin Lord, the 35th Operations Support Squadron commander, as part of the mission planning cell at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2017. Over the course of a week the 35th OSS intelligence analysts dedicated over 50 hours familiarizing four Japan Air Self-Defense Forces counterparts on mission-set requirements for RED FLAG-Alaska, 17-2. This exercise is one of several that the U.S. and Japan participate in, ensuring the “fight tonight” mentality is strengthened. Share

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan

U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, discusses construction plans with site leads at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2017. The squadron reconstructed a large portion of the runway to further enhance mission quality. Share

HOFUKITA AIR BASE, Japan

Members of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team pause for a photo prior to launching from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to the Hofu Air Festival, May 21, 2017. Due to the runway being too short for the F-16 Fighting Falcon to take-off and land, the show was staged, meaning the jet launched from a different location than where the air show took place. The PACAF F-16 Demonstration Team is comprised of members from 13th Fighter Squadron, 14th FS and 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The team includes one pilot, two narrators, one safety observer, a superintendent and a maintenance team composed of three crew chiefs and four specialists, responsible for the aircraft's avionics and electrical systems and engines. Share

CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan

Koku-Jieitai Senior Airman Takashi Shibuya, a 2nd Air Wing Armament Maintenance Squadron armament technician, explains his view of leadership with U.S. and other Japanese Airmen during a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The U.S. and Japanese participants broke out into three groups, each allowed 30 minutes to discuss their top three leadership traits and then present their findings with the rest of the participants. Koku-Jieitai is the traditional term for Japan Air Self Defense Force used by the Japanese. Share

Misawa Air Base, Japan

Capt. Dakota Newton, a 14th Fighter Squadron standards and evaluations liaison officer, climbs a ladder to the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to the start of a bilateral exercise named Seikan War at Misawa Air Base, April 19, 2017. Exercises such as this enhance inoperability between the Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Forces and showcase the long standing military partnership and commitment between the two nations ensuring security and stability throughout the Indo Asia Pacific region. Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

An MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 “Blue Hawks” flies near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), April 24, 2017. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia Pacific routinely for more than 70 years. Share

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Teddy Nelson, Army Aviation Battalion Japan UH-60L standardization instructor pilot, answers questions to Japan Air Self-Defense Force members with the Iruma Air Base, during the Kanto Plain Mid-Air Collision and Avoidance Conference, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 15, 2017. The conference brought together military and civilian pilots from all over Japan to focus on flight safety and base flight procedures. Share

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Melendez, right, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicain shows Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tohoku EOD school instructors, components of a variety of tools during the class room portion of a two-day training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2017. The training was based on building a mutual understanding of foundational EOD skills, to include classroom instruction and realistic hands-on practical exercises. Share

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force learn about and handle different weapons during a tour of the Security Forces Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Mar. 14, 2017. They were then given a tour of the Squadron and its different sections, such as the base defense operations center, investigations office and interview and holding cells. Share

MISAWA, Japan

U.S. Air Force Airmen work with the 730th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location Bravo air terminal ground handling services civilian contractors to connect loading stairs to a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 733rd AMS out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19, 2017. The 730th AMS terminal works with contractors and provides support during medical evacuations. The aircraft landed at Misawa to retrieve a patient. Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE, Guam

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Edwards, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Angel Osoria, aviation ordnance Marines with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, inspect an F/A-18D Hornet during exercise Cope North 17 at Andersen Air Force Base, Feb. 3, 2017. The Marines inspect the aircraft prior to take off to ensure it is fit for flight. Marines trained with the Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force supporting theater security, focusing on dissimilar air combat training and large force employment. Share