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20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Malaysian Minister of Defense Mohamed Hasan at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, June 3, 2023. While in Singapore Secretary Austin has met with key leaders to advance U.S. defense partnerships across the region in support of our shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, anchored in ASEAN centrality.(DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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Yokota Airlifts Supplies to Guam After Typhoon Mawar

Airman Cody Raymond, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals a loader with pallets of perishable and frozen goods into position at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2023. The pallets were packaged and transported to aid Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in their recovery efforts following Typhoon Mawar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Came to Train, Stayed to Help: 3rd MAW Marines Assist in Typhoon Recovery Efforts

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 from Miramar, Calif., move a tree blocking the road on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, June 2, 2023. A Combined Joint Task Force led by U.S. Army Pacific and Task Force West are the DOD representatives supporting FEMA and the governments of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as we continue recovery efforts in the wake of Typhoon Mawar. Commander Task Force West Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and all military installation commanding officers in Guam are diligently working to restore steady state to the bases, and dedicate resources to all FEMA mission assignments. Typhoon Mawar moved through the area as a Category 4 storm on May 24, bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and high seas marking the strongest storm to affect the island since Typhoon Pongsona in 2002. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett Gillespie)

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U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 4

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam and other District 14 units are joined by U.S. Coast Guard Incident Management Team members from Virginia on June 1, 2023, as the recovery operations continue in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas on May 28, 2023. Typhoon Mawar hit Guam with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph and gusts of up to 165 mph, the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

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Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Engagements With Japanese Leaders in Tokyo

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2023. The visit comes as the United States and Japan take important strides to modernize Alliance capabilities, optimize U.S. force posture, and build links with like-minded partners following the historic U.S.-Japan “2+2” Ministerial meeting earlier this year. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Engagements With Japanese Leaders in Tokyo

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is welcomed to the Japanses Ministry of Defense by Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2023. The visit comes as the United States and Japan take important strides to modernize Alliance capabilities, optimize U.S. force posture, and build links with like-minded partners following the historic U.S.-Japan “2+2” Ministerial meeting earlier this year. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton arrives in Manila for trilatera

Members from the Philippine Coast Guard, Japan Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard and government officials from each country stand-arm and-arm with each other following the arrival of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and the Japan Coast Guard Vessel Akitsushima (PLH 32) to Manila, Philippines, for a trilateral engagement between the three coast guards, June 1. Stratton deployed to the Western Pacific under U.S. Navy 7th Fleet command to serve as a non-escalatory asset for the promotion of a rules-based order in the maritime domain by engaging with partner nations and allies in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi)

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton arrives in Manila for trilatera

Philippine Coast Guard servicemembers play music as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) arrives in Manila, Philippines, for a tri-lateral engagement with the Philippine and Japan Coast Guards, June 1, 2023. Stratton deployed to the Western Pacific under U.S. Navy 7th Fleet command to serve as a non-escalatory asset for the promotion of a rules-based order in the maritime domain by engaging with partner nations and allies in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi)

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U.S., Japanese Defense Leaders Discuss Progress on Closer Alliance

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada answer questions during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2023. The visit comes as the United States and Japan take important strides to modernize Alliance capabilities, optimize U.S. force posture, and build links with like-minded partners following the historic U.S.-Japan “2+2” Ministerial meeting earlier this year. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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Typhoon Mawar recovery continues

Marine Science Technicians stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam conduct a routine certificate of compliance inspection on a vessel in Apra Harbor on June 1, 2023. The U.S. Coast Guard ensures the safe operations of commercial vessels as Typhoon Mawar recovery continues. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Graham)

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USINDOPACOM senior enlisted leader visits Yokota

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn (right), 374th Airlift Wing command chief, shows Yokota capabilities and resources to U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief David Isom (center), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Senior Enlisted Leader, during a visit to Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 1, 2023. Isom visited the installation to see Yokota’s capabilities and crisis response procedures, in the event of an attack or threat. Isom also visited other bases in the Indo-Pacific region to get an inside look at their capabilities and crisis response procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith)

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Secretary Austin's Seventh Trip to the Indo-Pacific Region

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan to visit U.S. troops stationed in the country, May, 31, 2023. Secretary Austin will meet with Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and other senior leaders and comes as the United States and Japan take important strides to modernize Alliance capabilities, optimize U.S. force posture, and build links with like-minded partners following the historic U.S.-Japan “2+2” Ministerial meeting earlier this year. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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USS Shoup Departs Sendai, Japan

CDR. Dale Tourtelotte, Commanding Officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) speaks at the welcome ceremony hosted by the Miyagi Defense Association. Shoup is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s Principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Operations Specialist 3rd class Dominik Camooso)

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PACAF hosts Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept symposium

Participants from more than 18 supporting agencies from various joint and functional commands across the U.S. Department of Defense gather for a group photo during a PACAF-hosted Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept symposium on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, May 31, 2023. CSROC is designed to allow units and organizations with missions that support the Indo-Pacific to rehearse complex and dynamic combat support operations to identify potential obstacles or issues for mitigation prior to real time execution in exercises, dynamic force employment, or crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson)

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Decorated American Officer’s Last Remains to Head Home After 58 Years

Major General Harry Kleinbeck Pickett, Decorated American Officer’s Last Remains to Head Home After 58 Years. Courtesy photo

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Andersen AFB Updates on Services post Typhoon Mawar

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Fast, 36th Wing commander, updates members of Team Andersen on current conditions during a town hall meeting about Super Typhoon Mawar at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 29, 2023. Fast discussed recovery priorities on base and the recovery progress since the storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Preston)

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Andersen AFB remains operational after Typhoon Mawar

Airmen assigned to the 734th Air Mobility Squadron assist with cargo of Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 26 May, 2023. FEMA personnel arrived to Guam to assist with Typhoon Mawar relief efforts. Typhoon Mawar was a Category 4 storm, producing winds of at least 130 mph (209 km) making it one of the stronger typhoons to hit Guam in decades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)

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Misawa exercises joint tactics in PAC WEASEL

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 14th Fighter Generation Squadron, sits on the flight line during a Pacific Weasel exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2023. This exercise series enhances the defense capabilities of U.S. Forces Japan, and it supports the U.S. commitment to defending a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rodriguez)

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U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 1

Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boats weather the residual storm as U.S. Coast Guard crews in Guam begin assessments and reconstitution efforts on May 25, 2023, after Typhoon Mawar devastated the island. Crews are working to resume operations and reopen the ports. (U.S. Coast Guard photo Lt. j.g. Drew Lovullo)

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CNO Hosts Singapore’s Chief of Defense at Washington Navy Yard

Singapore’s Chief of Defense Rear Adm. Aaron Beng receives a full-honors welcoming ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, May 25. Beng, who earlier this month became the first naval officer to lead Singapore’s armed forces, reaffirmed with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday the enduring U.S.-Singapore bilateral defense relationship during his visit to Washington. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro)

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