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MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia

(July 16, 2024) U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 conduct aerial command and control from an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), MRF-D 24.3, as part of an airfield seizure training event during Exercise Predator’s Run 24 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 16, 2024. Exercise Predator’s Run 24 is a littoral-focused, multilateral training exercise led by the Australian Army’s 1st Brigade, involving the Australian Defence Force, the British Armed Forces, and the U.S. Marine Corps. Exercise Predator’s Run 24 provides MRF-D 24.3 the opportunity to conduct training missions as a MAGTF, integrating command and control, aviation, logistics, ground, off-continent, and allied capabilities, enhancing our warfighting readiness and better preparing the MAGTF to respond to crises or contingencies, contributing to security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul) Share

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA

U.S. Marines and master labor contractors with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Postal, sort mail bags and parcels at the MCIPAC Postal Operations Center on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2024. The MCIPAC Postal Operations Center is responsible for sending mail abroad and distributing incoming military mail to all post offices on Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, U.S. Army Garrison Tori Station, and Kadena Air Force Base. During the holidays, MCIPAC MCB Camp Butler Postal increased their working hours over 72-hour holiday liberty periods and regularly processed up to six full-sized trailer trucks each day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng) Share

OKINAWA, Japan

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marielena Valtierra, a postal clerk with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Postal, sorts packages at the MCIPAC Postal Operations Center on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2024. The MCIPAC Postal Operations Center is responsible for sending mail abroad and distributing incoming military mail to all post offices on Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, U.S. Army Garrison Tori Station, and Kadena Air Force Base. During the holidays, MCIPAC MCB Camp Butler Postal increased their working hours over 72-hour holiday liberty periods and regularly processed up to six full-sized trailer trucks each day. Valtierra is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng) Share

Hanoi, Vietnam

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits the Bac Son Monument, also known as The Vietnam War Memorial, in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 19, 2024. Paparo’s first visit to Vietnam aims to strengthen a defense relationship rooted in shared security interests, regional stability, and respect for international laws. 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, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

Hanoi, Vietnam

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, far right third row up from bottom, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, joins international government and military officials for a group photo at the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 19, 2024. Paparo’s first visit to Vietnam aims to strengthen a defense relationship rooted in shared security interests, regional stability, and respect for international laws. 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, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

Hanoi, Vietnam

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, left, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah P. Royal, right, engage with media at the 2024 Vietnam International Defence Expo in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 19, 2024. Paparo’s first visit to Vietnam aims to strengthen a defense relationship rooted in shared security interests, regional stability, and respect for international laws. 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, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

Hanoi, Vietnam

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, third from right, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits the Bac Son Monument, also known as The Vietnam War Memorial, in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 19, 2024. Paparo’s first visit to Vietnam aims to strengthen a defense relationship rooted in shared security interests, regional stability, and respect for international laws. 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, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, meets with Commander in Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Gen. Vong Pisen in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Dec. 18, 2024. The visit follows U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin’s recent visit to Cambodia and highlights continued efforts to rebuild U.S.-Cambodia defense relations. 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, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with Cambodian Secretary of State for the Ministry of Defense Rath Dararoth in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Dec. 18, 2024. The visit follows U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin’s recent visit to Cambodia and highlights continued efforts to rebuild U.S.-Cambodia defense relations. 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, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, participates in a media engagement with Governor of Preah Sihanouk province Mang Sineth, while visiting the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in Cambodia, Dec 18, 2024. This is the first time in 8 years that a U.S. ship visits Cambodia and serves as a catalyst to restarting bilateral defense policy dialogue. 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, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, participates in a media engagement while visiting the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in Cambodia, Dec 18, 2024. This is the first time in 8 years that a U.S. ship visits Cambodia and serves as a catalyst to restarting bilateral defense policy dialogue. 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, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

BANGKOK, Thailand

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, joins Royal Thai Air Force Assistant Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshal Sakesan Kantha for a group photo at the Royal Thai Air Force headquarters in Bangkok, Dec. 17, 2024. The visit included exchanges on regional security and expanded the scope and complexity of the strong U.S.-Thai relationship, which dates back to 1833. 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, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

IE SHIMA, Okinawa, Japan

Lance Cpl. Daniel Vollman parachutes to the ground after jumping from a CH-53E Super Stallion during parachute training operations Aug. 13, 2018 at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan. Landing Support Company completed parachute and air delivery training to ensure Marines maintain proficiency and meet required training hours. Vollman, a parachute rigger with Air Delivery Platoon, LS Co., 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, is a native of Alexandria, Louisiana. Share

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David H. Berger, right, the outgoing commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), passes the MARFORPAC colors to Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, the incoming commander, during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 8, 2018. The change of command ceremony represents the transfer of responsibility and authority over MARFORPAC between commanders. Share

WASHINGTON

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command conduct an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. Carry teams will move fifty-five transfer cases, containing what are believed to be the remains of American service members lost in the Korean War, to the DPAA facility at JBPH-H for identification. North Korea recently turned over the remains to the U.S. and is the first mass turnover of remains since the early '90s. Share

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII

A U.S. Marine Corps RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 prepare to launch in support of the amphibious landing demonstration as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise Marine Corps Base Hawaii July 21, 2018. The launch was the last flight for the Shadow in the U.S. Marine Corps in which the platform will be replaced with the RQ-21 Blackjack, a technologically superior and expeditionary UAS. RIMPAC provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of U.S. Marines in the Pacific. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. Share

JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, OKINAWA, Japan

Cpl. Chad T. Adams, left, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kendra L. Tenorio patrol through Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan July 26, 2018. Marines with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon, Marine Logistics Group Headquarters, 3rd Marine Logistics Group conducted patrols to maintain tactical proficiency within combat environments in order to train other units in 3rd MLG. Adams is a native of Rancho Cucamonga, California. Tenorio is a native of Orange County, California. Share

WASHINGTON

Australian Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis speak with each other following a session during the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultation at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Ca., July 23, 2018. Share

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan

Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, riding Assault Amphibious Vehicles, head toward the shore during a mechanized assault as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s MEU Exercise, near Ginoza Village, Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2018. Marines and Sailors with Echo Company performed the final training event of MEUEX, an assault launched from Camp Schwab and targeting Combat Town, part of Okinawa’s Central Training Area. Marines with Echo Company, the mechanized assault element with BLT 2/5, partner with AAV crews to perform raids and assaults launched from the sea. MEUEX is the first in a series of three pre-deployment training events that prepare the 31st MEU to deploy at a moment’s notice. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. Share

OKINAWA, Japan

Marines and Sailors wash a car at Ai-no-Mura Senior Citizens Home, Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2018. Marines and Sailors volunteer to upkeep the senior citizen home to improve the quality of life. Volunteering helps build camaraderie within the unit along with building relationships with the local community. Share

SASEBO, Japan

Japanese UH-60J helicopters leave to assist in simulated casualty evacuations during an amphibious warfare exercise on the DDH Type Hyuga while underway in the Pacific Ocean, May 19, 2018. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, joined the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members to embark with the newly formed Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade to enhance the ARDB’s capabilities to deal with various situations on islands. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. Share

CAMP AINOURA, SASEBO, Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members join U.S. Marines and Sailors, to celebrate an amphibious warfare exercise at Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Japan, May 16, 2018. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, joined the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members to embark with the newly formed Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade to enhance the ARDB’s capabilities to deal with various situations on islands. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

Senior Leaders from the Indo-Pacific region sit on a panel discussing the value of amphibious operations during the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) 2018 in Honolulu, Hawaii, May 22, 2018. The purpose of PALS is to bring together senior leaders of allied and partner militaries with an interest in amphibious operations and capability development in order to foster stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. Share

SAN ANTONIO, Philippines

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nic Arendale, a grenadier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Philippine Marines with 10th Marines Company provide security on the beach during the amphibious landing exercise as part of Exercise Balikatan at the Naval Education and Training Center, in San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines May 8, 2018. This training is held to further interoperability between the U.S. and the Philippines while conducting amphibious exercises. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to 18. Share