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  • USS Theodore Roosevelt Flight Operations

    Aug 14 2025
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    PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2025) — U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Anna Perez, from Fardel, Minn., prepares to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Flying Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Aug. 11, 2025. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Haro Gonzalez)

  • 2/23 Marines conduct final field operation during KMEP 25.2

    Aug 13 2025
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    POHANG, South Korea (Aug. 7, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, maintain security during a field operation as part of the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2, Pohang, South Korea, Aug. 7, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)

  • 31st MEU Supports Anti-Submarine Warfare Operation in Indo-Pacific

    Aug 12 2025
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    PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 10, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to take off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 10. 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 Sam McNeely)

  • Brutal Company 4-9IN Conducts Blank-Fire React-to-Contact and Squad Attack Training

    Aug 11 2025
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    SOUTH KOREA (Aug. 6, 2025) — A Soldier from Brutal Company takes a defensive position during a blank-fire squad attack at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea on Aug. 6, 2025.

  • USS Theodore Roosevelt Flight Operations

    Aug 11 2025
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    PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2025) — A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Hornet, assigned to the “Flying Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron 122, lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Aug. 7, 2025. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maddix Almeyda)

  • Abraham Lincoln conducts flight operations

    Aug 08 2025
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    PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2025) — Sailors observe an F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine training operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides realistic and relevant training to ensure readiness necessary to execute the Navy’s timeless role across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson)

  • MRF-D 25.3: U.S. Marines and Airmen deliver critical supplies during foreign disaster relief in the Philippines

    Aug 06 2025
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    LAL-LO, Philippines (Aug. 8, 2025) — An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 25.3, flies in a formation flight with CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, near Lal-lo, Philippines, during a foreign disaster relief operation, Aug. 3, 2025. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the MRF-D 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force, working alongside the Armed Forces of the Philippines, provide foreign disaster relief to communities affected by consecutive storms and the southwest monsoon. The forward presence and ready posture of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in the region, facilitates rapid and effective response to crises, demonstrating a commitment to allies and partners during times of need. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force, allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara)

  • U.S. Marines Conduct a M240B Machine Gun Live-Fire Range

    Aug 04 2025
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    CAMP SCHWAB, Japan (July 30, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Regiment fire M240B machine guns during a live-fire range on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 30, 2025. This range allowed Marines to reinforce their machine gun marksmanship skills, increasing their ability to employ them safely, accurately, and effectively while contributing to the unit’s overall lethality and readiness to deploy at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

  • USS America, 31st MEU commemorate 250 years with formation in Coral Sea

    Aug 04 2025
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    CORAL SEA (Aug. 2, 2025) — Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in formation for a photo commemorating 250 years of naval service, while conducting operations in the Coral Sea, Aug. 2. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, 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 Seaman Sam McNeely)

  • 12th LCT Executes an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations FTX

    Aug 01 2025
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    OKINAWA, Japan (July 28, 2025) — U.S. Marines patrol during Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2025. The EAB FTX developed the 12th Littoral Combat Team’s proficiency in command and control, reconnaissance, force protection, and tactical operations in a contested maritime environment. The Marines are with 12th LCT, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

  • III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Company conducts 10k hike

    Jul 30 2025
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    CAMP COURTNEY, Japan (July 28, 2025) — U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a 10-kilometer hike on Camp Courtney, Japan, July 28, 2025. The hike served as a physical endurance challenge designed to build resilience, strengthen unit cohesion, and reinforce combat readiness across Headquarters Company and the Command Element. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diego Garcia)

  • 2/23 Marines and ROK Marines Joint Obstacle Course Training at KMEP 25.2

    Jul 29 2025
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    POHANG, South Korea (July 21, 2025) — A Republic of Korea Marine with the 1st Marine Division, ROK Marine Corps, demonstrates a rope traversal during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Pohang, South Korea, July 24, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)

  • Training for proficiency: C-17 crew practices cargo drops during TS25

    Jul 29 2025
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    QUEENSLAND, Australia (July 25, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, conducts cargo airdrop proficiency training over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility during Talisman Sabre 2025, July 25, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability along key Allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

  • NSW Conducts Multi-National VBSS Training during Talisman Sabre 2

    Jul 28 2025
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    NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia (July 8, 2025) — U.S. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators, soldiers from Australia’s Special Operations Command, and United Kingdom Royal Marine Commandos from 42 Commando board a simulated target vessel for Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training with a U.S. Army MH-60 helicopter assigned to 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) during exercise Talisman Sabre 25 in New South Wales, Australia, July 8, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, with multinational participation, advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. NSW provides maritime special operations force capabilities to enable Joint Force lethality and survivability inside denied and contested areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe)

  • USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Flight Operations

    Jul 28 2025
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    PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2025) — U.S. Navy Sailors direct a V-22 Osprey, assigned to the “Sunhawks” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 50, as it prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), July 26, 2025. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adina Phebus)

  • MDTF Projects Combined Joint Combat Power to Indian Ocean Territories During HIRAIN Demonstration

    Jul 28 2025
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    INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORIES (July 22, 2025) — The 3d Multi-Domain Task Force (3MDTF) led a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration (HIRAIN) demonstration in Indian Ocean Territories, July 22, 2025. A Royal Canadian Air Force C-17 transported the force package from the Northern Territory to Indian Ocean Territories, with personnel and equipment from 3MDTF, the U.S. 1-3 Field Artillery Regiment, the Australian 2nd Division, 464 Squadron, and the 10th Brigade. The activity is part of Project OPEROSE, which is the Australian Defence Force and U.S. military operational testing and evaluation of a combined Command and Control node for theatre-level precision targeting and long-range fires. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, with multinational participation, advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Perla Alfaro)

  • USS Milius (DDG 69) Conducts Live-Fire Weapons Shoot with Mark 45 5-Inch Light-Weight Gun and Close-In Weapon System

    Jul 28 2025
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    INDIAN OCEAN (July 24, 2025) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) fires the Mark 45 5-Inch light-weight gun during a live-fire weapons exercise in the Indian Ocean, July 24, 2025. Milius 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 Greg Johnson)

  • KC-46 integrates with RAAF for bilateral refueling during Talisman Sabre 25

    Jul 25 2025
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    NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia (July 24, 2025) — A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft flies alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus aircraft from Travis Air Force Base, California, during an aerial refueling mission as part of Talisman Sabre 25 over the Northern Territory, Australia, July 17, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Lowe)

  • Shore to Sea: Landing craft delivers cargo to Somerset

    Jul 25 2025
    PACIFIC OCEAN
    PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2025) — A landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 approaches the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 24, 2025. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

  • Talisman Sabre 25: U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 boat crew conduct seaward security for the Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Ville de Québec

    Jul 24 2025
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    NORTHERN TERRITORY (July 20, 2025) — U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 307 boat crew conduct seaward security for the Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Ville de Québec during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 20, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, that advances a safe and secure 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. Air Force photo by Capt. Katherine Lee)

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command gallery

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SEOUL, South Korea
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visits the Cheonan Memorial with senior U.S., Japanese and South Korean military and government officials in South Korea on July 11, 2025. The Cheonan memorial honors the 46 South Korean navy sailors who perished 14 years ago when their ship sank as a result of an attack in the Yellow Sea. 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. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez)
SEOUL, South Korea
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, joins the Trilateral Chiefs of Defense at the ROK Navy 2nd Fleet Command to honor the 46 fallen sailors who were killed when the ROKS Cheonan sank in March 2010, as a result of an attack in the Yellow Sea. 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. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez)
SEOUL, South Korea
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, met with the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine; Japan’s Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, General Yoshihide Yoshida; Republic of Korea Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Kim Myung-Soo; U.S. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea; and U.S. Lt. Gen. Stephen F. Jost is the Commander, U.S. Forces, Japan, and Commander, Fifth Air Force, Pacific Air Forces on July 11, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea at the Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting. During the meeting the three defense chiefs reaffirmed that the trilateral security cooperation has played a key role in promoting peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and 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. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez)
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, thanks Rear Adm. Bob Little for his leadership as he relinquishes command of Joint Interagency Task Force-West to Capt. George Howell. (Photo by Chelsey Kaneshiro)
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii
Capt. George Howell delivers remarks during the change of command ceremony for Joint Interagency Task Force-West where he assumed command of JIATF West from Rear Adm. Bob Little. (Photo by Chelsey Kaneshiro)
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers remarks during the change of command ceremony for Joint Interagency Task Force-West, at Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 2, 2025. Rear Adm. Bob Little relinquished command to Capt. George Howell. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez)
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii
Capt. George Howell, left, relieves Rear Adm. Little, right, as Director of Joint Interagency Task Force-West during a change of command ceremony at Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, July 2, 2025. Howell becomes the 21st Director of JIATF West, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s supported commander for counter narcotics. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM
U.S. Pacific Fleet Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. Military bands foster a sense of unity and pride, uplift communities and strengthen alliances through a diverse offering of musical talent. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM
U.S. Pacific Air Force Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. Military bands foster a sense of unity and pride, uplift communities and strengthen alliances through a diverse offering of musical talent. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM
Hawaii National Guard 111th Army Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. Military bands foster a sense of unity and pride, uplift communities and strengthen alliances through a diverse offering of musical talent. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM
U.S. Pacific Air Force Band performs at the 2025 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command summer engagement in honor of Hawaii community partners in Pearl Harbor, July 2. Military bands foster a sense of unity and pride, uplift communities and strengthen alliances through a diverse offering of musical talent. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, presides over the Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony for the command senior enlisted leader at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. Senior enlisted leaders serve as trusted advisors to the commander, communicating the commander's goals and direction to the enlisted workforce, while simultaneously representing the enlisted personnel's views and concerns to the commander. 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)
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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan
Tech. Sgt. Defabian Johnson, a pharmacy technician from the 18th Medical Support Squadron, fills a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in preparation for the receiving patient, Jan. 29, 2021, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As part of the DoD strategy for prioritizing, distributing and administering the COVID-19 vaccine, those providing direct medical care and emergency services will be prioritized to receive the vaccine at units based in Japan, including Kadena AB.
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
From the factory floor … Lockheed Martin employees work on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter production line in Fort Worth, Texas. Defense Contract Management Agency LM Fort Worth Keystones support the vital Department of Defense mission of administering Joint Strike Fighter contracts.
TAMUNING, Guam (
Army 1st Lt. Reynalynn Palanca, right, and Army 1st Lt. Malia King, both critical care registered nurses, attend to a patient in the intensive care unit of Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH). Twenty-two military medical professionals integrated with GMH staff to supplement COVID-19 medical care in response to the Government of Guam’s continuing efforts to address the growing number of COVID-19 cases throughout the island.
Coronado Islands, California,
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dakota Dennis, 55th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, reloads a gun on an HH-60G Pave Hawk II on the Coronado Islands, California, Nov. 4, 2020. The 55th RQS completed contested maritime training, to include shooting moving targets at low altitudes, to improve weapons tactics in contentious coastal areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn J. Ergish)
Misawa, Japan
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, rehearse battle drills with the PATRIOT long-range, all-altitude, all-weather air defense system capable of countering tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and advanced aircrafts to enhance crew-drill proficiency during Keen Sword/Orient Shield 21 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 28. KS/OS 21 is a joint expeditionary bilateral exercise, which allows Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military forces to work together across a variety of areas, enhancing the interoperability of U.S. and Japan forces.
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan
5th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System team members work together to remove outer engine components of an E-8C Joint STARS aircraft at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 24, 2020. The Air National Guard and active duty members from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, are on three-month rotations to work with the 5th EACCS on KAB to promote total force integration and joint interoperability.
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Joel L. Carey, 18th Wing commander, greets members who return from a deployment to U.S. Central Command Oct. 6, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. While deployed to the CENTCOM area of operations, Airmen conducted more than 1,000 sorties and 5,300 combat hours, which drove 13 phase inspections in six months. They’ll share the skills they learned in combat with Team Kadena, joint partners and allies to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten provides remarks at the DOD 2020 National POW/MIA Recognition Day commemoration on the Pentagon River Terrace Parade Field, Pentagon, Washington D.C., Sept. 18, 2020. Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist hosted the annual POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony in honor of those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain unaccounted for from past conflicts. The program included a flyover by Army UH-60 helicopters performing the missing man formation.
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, load into a Marine Corps V-22 Osprey during a joint artillery training mission at Makua Valley, Hawaii, Aug. 11, 2020. This was the first time Soldiers and Marines trained together in a joint field artillery exercise on Oahu.
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii
U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Japan Air Self Defense Force aircraft conduct a large-scale joint and bilateral integration training exercise Aug. 18, 2020. Four B-1B Lancers, two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers, and four F-15C Eagles conducted Bomber Task Force missions simultaneously within the Indo-Pacific region over the course of 24 hours. Pacific Air Forces routinely conducts BTF operations to show the United States’ commitment to allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan
The newest First Term Airmen Course students listen to a virtual brief given by the 18th Wing Base Historian William McEvoy, Aug. 5, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Incoming Airmen are required to attend the First Term Airmen Course at their first assignment location.
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks at a cermony in which Air Force General Charles Q. Brown Jr. Succeeds Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein as the Air Force chief of staff at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Aug. 6, 2020.

 

 

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