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USAF, ROKAF and USN F-35s integrate during FS25

OSAN AIR BASE, GYEONGGIDO [KYONGGI-DO], South Korea (March 13, 2025) — F-35 Lightning IIs from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Korea Air Force flight in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during integration training for Freedom Shield 25, March 13, 2025. FS25 is a defense-oriented exercise featuring live, virtual, and field-based training that engages alliance forces and governmental agencies; the event highlighted the capability of U.S. and ROK forces to seamlessly integrate air, ground and maritime operations, reinforcing their enhanced combined defense posture. (Photo courtesy of Republic of Korea Air Force)

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USAF, ROKAF and USN F-35s integrate during FS25

SOUTH KOREA (March 13, 2025) — Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting IIs fly in formation with two ROKAF F-35As during Freedom Shield 25, a defense-oriented exercise featuring live, virtual, and field-based training, March 13, 2025. The aircraft participated in dynamic targeting and aerial refueling training, validating the capability of ROK and U.S. Air Forces, to find, fix, and defeat a range of threats. (Photo courtesy of Republic of Korea Air Force)

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ROK and U.S. forces conducts air assault training exercise

PAJU, GYEONGGIDO [KYONGGI-DO], South Korea (March 11, 2025) — Republic of Korea soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Division/ROK army conduct an assault, March 11, 2025 at a training facility near Paju, South Korea as part of Freedom Shield 25. The training aims to enhance operational capabilities between the two forces, strengthening their readiness for potential threats. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. David White)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tristan Walker, a helicopter crew chief with CAMP MUJUK, South Korea

CAMP MUJUK, South Korea (March 11, 2025) — Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, sights in on an M2 machine gun during a simulated close air support (SIMCAS) exercise during Korean Marine Exchange Program 25.1, in South Korea, March 11, 2025. SIMCAS are training exercises to provide ground combat with aerial support. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yanisa Culp)

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DDG 114 Flight Operations with HSC 4

SEA OF JAPAN (March 10, 2025) — Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) run to chock and chain MH-60S assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 the “Black Knights” on the flight deck while underway in the Sea of Japan, March 10. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry)

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U.S.-based F-35s replace Hornets in rotational deployments to Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan (March 8, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing taxi the flight line after arriving at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 8, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B squadron from MCAS Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. Their arrival marked the start of the Marine Corps’ transition from the F/A-18 Hornet to the F-35 for rotational deployments to the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez)

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U.S. Marines with CLR-37 Conduct Basic Jungle Skills Course

OKINAWA, Japan (March 6, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Taiyo Tatara, left, a communication strategy and operations officer with 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG), and Cpl. Ekwili Ekpo, right, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd MLG, traverse through water during a Basic Jungle Skills Course at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March. 7, 2025. Tatara is a native of Japan. Ekpo is a native of Texas. The course is designed to sharpen the Marines' ability to operate effectively in harsh, unfamiliar terrain, preparing them to confront adversaries in any environment, ensuring they remain agile and combat-ready in the face of evolving threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Weston Brown)

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U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron launch to support BTF 25-1 training mission

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (March 4, 2025) — U.S. Air Force maintainers assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., prepare a B-1B Lancer for a training mission in support of Bomber Task Force 25-1 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Mar. 4, 2025. Bomber missions contribute to joint force lethality and deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by demonstrating USAF ability to operate anywhere in the world at any time in support of the National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo)

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374 AMXS conducts nighttime maintenance

YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, Japan (March 4, 2025) — U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ricketts, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, conducts maintenance on ground support equipment during inclement weather for exercise Beverly Morning 25-2 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2025. BM 25-2 is an annual exercise designed to sharpen Mission Ready Airmen and fortify base readiness. Through routine training, personnel at Yokota Air Base remain postured to rapidly respond to any potential real-world crises and maintain its status as the premiere hub for power projection in the Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt)

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JGSDF conduct annual mass airborne operations

SHIZUOKA, Japan (March 4, 2025) — Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over JGSDF East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan, March 4, 2025, during Airborne 25. Airborne 25 is the largest annual static-line personnel jump exercise between the U.S. Air Force and JGSDF. The exercise integrated six C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron carrying 215 JGSDF soldiers for an airdrop training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Iron Fist 25 | 31st MEU, JGSDF Boat Raid

JAPAN (March 1, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, insert onto the beach during a bilateral simulated boat raid part of Iron Fist 25 at Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan on Mar. 1, 2025. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca)

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Cobra Gold 25 | Thailand, U.S military free-fall operations

LOP BURI, Thailand (Feb. 27, 2025) — Air Commandos from the 353rd Special Operations Wing perform a military free-fall near Lop Buri, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2025, during Exercise Cobra Gold. The 353rd SOW is the focal point for special operations aviation activities throughout the Pacific. U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific serves as the operational component command for all SOF missions throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Cobra Gold 25 – the 44th iteration of this exercise – exemplifies a longstanding alliance with Thailand and reflects a shared commitment to preserving a peaceful, prosperous, and secure Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrives at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia

WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Feb. 25, 2025) — USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrives in Western Australia on Feb. 25, 2025, initiating the first of two planned U.S. fast-attack submarine visits to HMAS Stirling in 2025. Port visits support the first pillar of the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States trilateral security agreement, known as AUKUS, that is delivering a sovereign conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarine capability to Australia. (U.S. Navy photo by Public Affairs Officer Lt. Corey Todd Jones)

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Indo-Pacific Motorized Forum 25

CHON BURI, Thailand (Feb. 26, 2025) — From Feb. 26-27, America’s First Corps, the Royal Thai Army’s First Area Command, and many other allied and partnered nations came together in Bangkok, Thailand for the Indo-Pacific Motorized Forum 25 to enhance multinational motorized capabilities, security cooperation, and interoperability across the Indo-Pacific. This is the third year the forum has taken place and the first time the Royal Thai Army hosted the event. Since 2023, it has become a key platform for force modernization, operational integration, and strategic discussions. (U.S. Army photo by CPT Angelo Mejia)

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U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron execute BTF 25-1 training missions

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Feb. 24, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., takes off during a training mission in support of Bomber Task Force 25-1 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 24, 2025. Bomber missions provide opportunities to train and work with our Allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo)

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Iron Fist 25 | VMM-262 (Rein.) and JGSDF conduct Bilateral Insert

NAGASAKI, Japan (Feb. 23, 2025) — Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, embark a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopters assigned to 1st Helicopter Brigade, during a bilateral insert exercise in support of Iron Fist 25, at JGSDF Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, Feb. 23, 2025. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Andrews)

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US, Japan, Australian forces come together for CN25 ENDEX

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Feb. 21, 2025) — Allies from the United States, Japan and Australia come together for a group photo on the flight-line in front of three F-35A Lightning IIs to celebrate the end of exercise Cope North 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 21, 2025. CN25 is a multinational, U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, field training exercise focused on conducting Combat Air Force training to increase interoperability. This exercise enhances U.S. relationships and interoperability with our regional Allies and partners by fostering the exchange of information and refining shared tactics, techniques and procedures to better integrate multilateral defense capabilities and compatibility in support of regional security. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Iron Fist 25 | VMM-262 (Rein.) conducts Aerial Refuel of MV-22B Ospreys with C-130H

KUMAMOTO, Japan (Feb. 21, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stage U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to VMM-262 (Rein.), during aerial refuel operations in support of Iron Fist 25, at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Vice-Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Feb. 21, 2025. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Andrews)

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B-1s train with US, ROKAF fighter aircraft

OSAN AIR BASE, GYEONGGIDO [KYONGGI-DO], South Korea (Feb. 20, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force F-16, left, flies in formation with a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, middle, and two Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K Slam Eagles, during a bilateral training event in airspace over South Korea, Feb. 20, 2025. The bomber, assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, is currently deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of Bomber Task Force 25-1. (Photo courtesy of ROK Air Force)

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Iron Fist 25 | CLB 31, 12th conduct external lift exercise

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 20, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Combat Logistic Company Bravo, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Rein.), 31st MEU, during an external lift exercise in support of Iron Fist 25, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 20, 2025. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)

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