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  • Talisman Sabre 25

    Jul 15 2025
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    AUSTRALIA (July 13, 2025) — U.S Marines, with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, work together to quickly reload their M777 towed 155mm howitzer during a 15 round fire mission in Queensland, Australia on July 13, 2025 as part of Talisman Sabre 2025. The exercise is designed to enhance combat readiness and interoperability with allies and partners. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Matthew Keeler)

  • USS George Washington Conducts Flight Operations

    Jul 15 2025
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    CELEBES SEA (July 13, 2025) — An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, takes off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Celebes Sea, July 13, 2025. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ana Souza Young)

  • Talisman Sabre 25 - CJLFX

    Jul 15 2025
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    ROCKHAMPTON, Australia (July 15, 2025) — High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems from the Australian Army, the United States Army and the Singapore Army fire a salvo of rockets during a combined joint live fire exercise in Queensland, Australia during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. The exercise is designed to enhance combat readiness and interoperability with allies and partners. (Photo courtesy of ADF CPL Michael Rogers)

  • USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Flight Operations during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25

    Jul 14 2025
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    CORAL SEA (July 13, 2025) — Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, land on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 in the Coral Sea, July 13. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth)

  • George Washington Conducts Fueling-at-Sea Evolution with Badlands Trader

    Jul 14 2025
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    CELEBES SEA (July 10, 2025) — Sailors, assigned to deck department’s forward division, heave a phone-and-distance line on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a fueling-at-sea evolution with Military Sealift Command chartered ship motor tanker Badlands Trader while underway in the Celebes Sea, July 10, 2025. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley)

  • Fleet Activities Okinawa Enhances Readiness During Citadel Protect Exercise

    Jul 11 2025
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    WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan (July 9, 2025) — A 33-foot Force Protection-Medium Harbor Security Boat attached to Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa’s (CFAO) Naval Security Forces (NSF) conducts high-speed maneuvers during a Citadel Protect weapons training exercise in the waters near White Beach Naval Facility, Japan, July 9, 2025. Citadel Protect allows NSF personnel to simulate and train for threats to Navy installations and units. CFAO maintains and operates facilities to support United Nations Command-Rear missions, coalition and allied partners, U.S. Navy ships, submarines, and aircraft, and Joint Force assets in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class MacAdam Kane Weissman)

  • 31st MEU | LAR conducts a force on force

    Jul 09 2025
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    QUEENSLAND, Australia (July 4, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a mechanized patrol on Light Armored Vehicles during a force on force exercise at Shoal Water Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 4, 2025. Marines participated in this training in order to refine their lethality and interoperability against one another. 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 Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)

  • ROKAF Black Eagles soar over Camp Humphreys

    Jul 08 2025
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    PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (July 3, 2025) — The Republic of Korea Air Force aerobatic demonstration team, the Black Eagles, practice aerial maneuvers over Camp Humphreys, South Korea, July 3, 2025. The demonstration team visited the garrison to coordinate with personnel from the Airfield Division, Directorate of Emergency Services, and Directorate of Family and MWR for the upcoming Freedom Fest celebration. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Kim)

  • Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Change of Command Ceremony

    Jul 03 2025
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    WAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan (July 2, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Devon Tschirley, station executive officer, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, marches with the color guard during a change of command ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, July 2, 2025. MCAS Iwakuni held the change of command ceremony to formally transfer command from Col. Richard Rusnok to Col. Kenneth Rossman, symbolizing the shift in leadership, authority, and responsibility for the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

  • USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Flight Operation

    Jul 03 2025
    CORAL SEA
    CORAL SEA (June 29, 2025) — A U.S. Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations in the Coral Sea, June 29. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Douglass)

  • Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

    Jul 03 2025
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    KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan (June 26, 2025) — Japan Air Self-Defense Force members from the Naha Air Rescue Squadron ride on a U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, in support of exercise Cope Angel 25-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel is an annual bilateral personnel recovery exercise conducted with U.S. Air Force and JASDF personnel, providing the opportunity for both services to integrate, plan and train together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)

  • 31st MEU | Boat Company Conducts Ship-to-Shore Movement

    Jul 02 2025
    CORAL SEA
    CORAL SEA (June 29, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Baker Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct ship-to-shore movement, utilizing the Enhanced Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft, in the Coral Sea, June 29, 2025. Marines conducted the ship to shore movement in order to improve amphibious raid capabilities and sustain small boat skills. 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 Lance Cpl. Trevor BishopWilliams)

  • VMFA-242 aircraft conduct flyover of USS America in Coral Sea

    Jul 02 2025
    CORAL SEA
    CORAL SEA (July 1, 2025) — Three U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly by the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Coral Sea, July 1. The America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is 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. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth)

  • USS San Diego conducts flight ops in Coral Sea

    Jul 01 2025
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    CORAL SEA (June 28, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off during flight operations aboard amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), in the Coral Sea, June 28, 2025. Marines and Sailors conducted flight operations in order to expand mission capabilities in support of the 31st MEU. 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 Lance Cpl. Trevor BishopWilliams)

  • 3/12 Executes a HIMARS Dry-Fire Training at Camp Fuji

    Jun 30 2025
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    CAMP FUJI, Japan (June 8, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dawson Dauzat operates an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a field training exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 8, 2025. The training demonstrates 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment’s ability to rapidly deploy long-range fire throughout the Indo-Pacific. Dauzat, a native of Texas, is a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

  • Mine Matters

    Jun 30 2025
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    JAPAN (June 30, 2025) — U.S. Navy EOD divers prepare to place a charge on a bottom mine during IWO-TO LIVE MINEX 2025. (U.S. Navy Photo by EODCS Steven Jurgielewicz)

  • USS George Washington conducts flight ops in Philippine Sea

    Jun 26 2025
    250623-N-VX022-1411
    U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 23, 2025) — A CMV-22B Osprey, attached to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRM) 30, readies for takeoff on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 23, 2025. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson)

  • USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Flight Operation

    Jun 24 2025
    250620-N-TW227-1127
    TASMAN SEA (June 20, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Rebekah Hood, from Gilbert, Arizona, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) directs an MH-60S Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 on the flight deck of the America while conducting flight operations in the Tasman Sea, June 20. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth)

  • USS John Finn departs Yokosuka

    Jun 24 2025
    250621-N-CV021-1032
    YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, Japan (June 21, 2025) — Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) take in a line on the fo’c’sle during a sea and anchor detail in Yokosuka, Japan, June 21. John Finn 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 2nd Class Alexandria Esteban)

  • Salaknib 25 | Operation Maneuver

    Jun 23 2025
    250617-A-UV759-1001
    PHILIPPINES (June 24, 2025) — U.S. Army Soldiers from the Transformation in Contact enabled 2nd MBDE, 25th Infantry Division train alongside their Philippine 5th Infantry Division Partners in Operational Maneuver in Northern Luzon, Philippines, June 17, 2025. Salaknib 2025 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Noe Cork)

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command gallery

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HONOLULU
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with cadets from the Korea Military Academy during their visit to USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2024. 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith)
HONOLULU
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with cadets from the Korea Military Academy during their visit to USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2024. 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith)
HONOLULU
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks with cadets from the Korea Military Academy during their visit to USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2024. 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. Army photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)
BANGKOK, Thailand
The last day of CAPEX 2024 saw participants engaged in their final classes, wrapping up an intensive week of learning, collaboration, and capacity-building. The event concluded on a high note with a closing speech by Mr. David P. Jensen, Division Chief of U.S. INDO-PACOM, who reflected on the achievements of the week and the importance of continued partnership to maintain regional security. In Thailand, Bangkok, October 23, 2024. Regular exercises and engagements with our Allies and partners are instrumental in cultivating civil-military cooperation, increasing emergency preparedness, and enhancing multilateral response capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carolina Sierra)
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers a keynote speech at the Pacific Tech / Pacific Defense Contracting 2024 Conference, in Honolulu, Oct. 28. With an emphasis on federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, PACTECH 2024 brings together government and defense industry leaders to focus on the challenges and opportunities of emerging industries in the region. 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)
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers a keynote speech at the Pacific Tech / Pacific Defense Contracting 2024 Conference, in Honolulu, Oct. 28. With an emphasis on federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, PACTECH 2024 brings together government and defense industry leaders to focus on the challenges and opportunities of emerging industries in the region. 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)
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers a keynote speech at the Pacific Tech / Pacific Defense Contracting 2024 Conference, in Honolulu, Oct. 28. With an emphasis on federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, PACTECH 2024 brings together government and defense industry leaders to focus on the challenges and opportunities of emerging industries in the region. 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)
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, joins local ROTC and JROTC members for a group photo at AFCEA’s TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu, Oct. 24, 2024. Part of a three-day conference by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii, the event focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. 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)
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks at AFCEA’s TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu, Oct. 24, 2024. Part of a three-day conference by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii, the event focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. 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)
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks at AFCEA’s TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu, Oct. 24, 2024. Part of a three-day conference by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii, the event focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. 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)
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks at AFCEA’s TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu, Oct. 24, 2024. Part of a three-day conference by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii, the event focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. 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)
HONOLULU
Republic of the Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine is welcomed with an honors ceremony from Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, at USINDOPACOM headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2024. Heine met with senior military leaders, reflecting the strong and historic cooperation between RMI and the U.S. and their shared commitment to a Pacific that is secure, free and open, and more prosperous. 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. Army photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)
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OKINAWA, Japan
Boatswainís Mate 1st Class Dennis Castro signals to launch a U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) assigned to Amphibious Assault Vehicle Company, Combat Assault Battalion, from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during exercise Blue Chromite. The annual exercise between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps is designed to strengthen interoperability and increase naval integration and proficiencies in amphibious warfare.
MUARA, Brunei
Royal Brunei Air Force Commander Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah conducts an office call Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, Task Force 73, during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2017 Nov. 06. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.
OKINAWA, Japan
Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) man the rails as the ship departs from Okinawa, Japan, to begin Blue Chromite. Blue Chromite is an exercise held between the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps to strengthen interoperability and increase naval integration and proficiencies in amphibious warfare.
BUSAN, Republic of Korea
The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) (Gold) pulls into Busan Naval Base for a routine port visit. The visit is to strengthen the already strong relationship between the U.S. Navy and the people of the Republic of Korea.
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan
Twelve U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing, taxi and take off at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 21, 2017. In addition to the 12 F-16s, U.S. Navy EA-18Gs pilots, assigned to the “Garudas” Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134, flew with the 13 and 14th Fighter Squadron, to enhance readiness and understanding of how the two airframes operate hand-in-hand during real-world missions. The VAQ-134 is currently deployed to Misawa AB from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, as part of a six-month Theater Security Package, which is designed to enhance regional security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
2017 September 29 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan
Two MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 take off from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, September 29, 2017, in support of exercise KAMANDAG. Bilateral exercises such as KAMANDAG increase the ability of the United States and the Philippines to rapidly respond and work together during real world terrorist or humanitarian crises, in order to accomplish the mission, support the local population and help mitigate human suffering. VMM-262 is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. In preparation for KAMANDAG, the Ospreys served as transportation for 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade's joint humanitarian assistance survey team.
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka
U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to various Navy Expeditionary Combat Commands, and Sri Lankan Navy personnel pose for a photo during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Sri Lanka 2017 in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Oct. 2, 2017. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste.
TAM KY, QUANG NAM PROVINCE, Vietnam
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Antonio Moniz, a combat engineer assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Bravo Company, from Camp Pendleton, Calif., works alongside a member of the Vietnam People's Army to install ceilings at Nguyen Duy Hieu Primary School during Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-2 in Tam Ky, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, Sept. 14, 2017. Since 2007, PACANGEL engagements have impacted the lives of tens of thousands of people by providing civil engineering programs, humanitarian aid and disaster relief and subject matter exchanges.
TAM KY, QUANG NAM PROVINCE, Vietnam
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Restie Mangiliman, a medical technician, assigned to the 18th Medical Operations Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, demonstrates proper bleeding control techniques to approximately 40 nursing students from the College of Medicine, Quang Nam Province, during Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-2 in Tam Ky, Vietnam, Sept. 10, 2017. Throughout the 8-day exchange, approximately 65 members of the U.S. military, in partnership with partner nation support, local non-governmental organizations and host nation military forces will train together by providing medical, dental, optometric, and engineering assistance, and conducting subject matter expert exchanges.
TAM KY, Vietnam
U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Shannon Brodersen, 141st Medical Group family practice physician, center, and Falintil Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste 2nd Lt. (Dr.) Anabela De Cruz, right, examine a young boy's skin condition during a Pacific Angel 15-2 healh services outreach Sept. 9, 2015, in Baucau, Timor-Leste. Pacific Angel is a multilateral humanitarian assistance civil military operation, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces.
SURABAYA, Indonesia
In this file photo, ships participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2016 maneuver into formation Aug. 6. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste.
PHUKET, Thailand
Lt j.g. David Bazan, a native of Harlingen, Texas, assigned to the combat systems department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) stands watch in the ship’s bridge wing while departing Phuket, Aug. 2017. San Diego, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Asia Pacific region to strengthen partnerships and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

 

 

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