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  • 31st MEU | 1st LAR conducts a Live Fire Range

    Sep 30 2025
    250926-M-EC903-2694
    OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 26, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a freefall jump during parachute operations training over Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 26, 2025. The Marines conducted the training to maintain and improve their parachute insertion skills. 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 Cpl. Alora Finigan)

  • F-35 Refueling Operations over the Pacific

    Sep 30 2025
    250926-F-EP621-1293
    MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (Sept. 26, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron flies over the Pacific Ocean during a refueling mission in preparation of Exercise Bushido Guardian 2025 near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 26, 2025. Such operations demonstrate the United States’ commitment to the U.S.–Japan Alliance and the modernization required to deter evolving threats in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Boyle)

  • 31st MEU | Parachute Operations

    Sep 30 2025
    250926-M-MI274-1294
    OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 26, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a freefall jump during parachute operations training over Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 26, 2025. The Marines conducted the training to maintain and improve their parachute insertion skills. 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 Cpl. Alora Finigan)

  • Bushido Guardian 25: Trilateral exercise kicks off in the Pacific

    Sep 29 2025
    250926-F-F3702-1001
    YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (Sept. 26, 2025) — A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30, two U.S. Air Force F-35s, two RAAF F-35s and two Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15Js fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean prior to the start of Exercise Bushido Guardian (BG) 25 near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 26, 2025. Bushido Guardian has historically been a bilateral exercise between the JASDF and RAAF, but BG25 marks the first time it has expanded to a trilateral exercise. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo)

  • U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group conduct aerial deliveries during Resolute Dragon 2

    Sep 26 2025
    250923-M-NM862-1348
    OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 23, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Devin McRae, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, waits for arrival at a drop zone before releasing container delivery systems from a KC-130J Super Hercules during an air delivery operation for Resolute Dragon 25 at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 23, 2025. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. McRae is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Rodriguez Pastrana)

  • RD25 | 12th LCT’s Akuma Co Participates in a Force-on-Force Day 1

    Sep 26 2025
    250920-M-AO948-1421
    OITA, Japan (Sept. 20, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participate in force-on-force training during Resolute Dragon 25 at Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan, Sept. 20, 2025. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

  • Orient Shield 25: Tactical Maneuver Training

    Sep 24 2025
    250919-A-KM154-1018
    NIIGATA, Japan (Sept. 19, 2025) — U.S. Army Missouri National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment and Japan Ground Self Defense Force personnel conduct tactical maneuver training as part of Orient Shield 25 at Sekiyama Training Area, Niigata, Japan, Sept. 19, 2025. Orient Shield 25 is a large-scale U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Australian’s field exercise that focuses on converging U.S. Army Multi-Domain Operations and JGSDF Cross-Domain Operations through bilateral field training and live fire exercises that focus on a dynamic forward posture, enhancing tactical skills and interoperability. Now in its 40th iteration, OS25 underscores the ironclad commitment by the United States, Japan and Australia to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniela Lechuga Liggio)

  • U.S. Marines, Sailors, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members refuel AH-64 Apaches with MV-22B Ospreys

    Sep 24 2025
    250919-M-AD637-1205
    IE SHIMA, Japan (Sept. 24, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing perform a hot seat switch during Resolute Dragon 25 on Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, Kagoshima, Japan, Sept. 19, 2025. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale

  • U.S. Marines, Sailors, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members refuel AH-64 Apaches with MV-22B Ospreys

    Sep 23 2025
    250919-M-AD637-1151
    IE SHIMA, Japan (Sept. 19, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cole Goodrich, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, gives a signal for refueling during exercise Resolute Dragon 25 on Ie Shima, Japan, Sept. 19, 2025. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. Goodrich is a native of Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale)

  • Navy and Marine jets fly at MCAS Iwakuni

    Sep 22 2025
    YAMAGUCHI, Japan
    IWAKUNI, Japan (Sept. 22, 2025) — A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II jet with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, Carrier Air Wing 5, conducts field carrier landing practice at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. Pilots aboard various aircraft at MCAS Iwakuni have to accumulate the required quantity of flying hours every month to maintain proficiency and expertise with their airframe via daily flight activities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maikeyla Reyes)

  • Freedom Edge 25

    Sep 19 2025
    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan
    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Sept. 16, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, during Freedom Edge 25 over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 16, 2025. Freedom Edge demonstrates the trilateral defense cooperation’s ability to achieve peace through strength on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)

  • RD 25 | 12th LCT and 8th Division Execute a Bilateral Live-Fire Range

    Sep 19 2025
    250915-M-AO948-1141
    OITA, Japan (Sept. 15) — U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fire the FGM-148 Javelin during Resolute Dragon 25 at Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 15, 2025. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

  • U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force operate forward arming, refueling point

    Sep 18 2025
    250912-M-JH235-1064
    JGSDF CAMP METABARU, Japan (Sep. 12, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing flies over Saga Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 12, 2025, during exercise JGSDF CAMP METABARU, Japan (Sep. 12, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing flies over Saga Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 12, 2025, during exercise Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise strengthens the command, control, and multidomain maneuver capabilities of Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, focusing on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Sotodavila) . Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise strengthens the command, control, and multidomain maneuver capabilities of Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, focusing on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Sotodavila)

  • RD25 | 12th Littoral Combat Team Mortar Range

    Sep 17 2025
    250913-M-AO948-1174
    OITA, Japan (Sep. 13, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, wait for a fire mission during Resolute Dragon 25 at Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 13, 2025. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

  • U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea navies sail during Exercise Freedom Edge in U.S. 7th Fleet

    Sep 17 2025
    250916-N-SF508-1872
    U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 16, 2025) — Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, and U.S. Navy ships sail in formation in support of Exercise Freedom Edge 25, Sept. 16. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate a shared commitment to achieve and maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles Oki)

  • Every Jump Matters: 31st RQS enhances rescue readiness at Yokota

    Sep 16 2025
    250827-F-KO634-1107
    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Aug. 27, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, jumps off a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, above Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 27, 2025. The squadron spent a week conducting a routine free-fall parachute training to stay current on their parachute certifications, ensuring they remain ready for real-world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arnet Tamayo)

  • USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Joint Army AH-64E Apache Helicopter Exercise

    Sep 15 2025
    250911-N-TW227-1117
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2025) — Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Ashley Oscar, from Atlanta, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Korie Espenschied, from Beach City, Ohio, both assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) observe a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter from the 2nd Squadron, 6th Calvary Regiment assigned to the 25th CAB take off from the flight deck of the America during a joint aviation training exercise with the U.S. Army, boosting interoperability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region Sept. 11. America is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, the rule of law and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth)

  • U.S., Japan forces fly together during Resolute Dragon 25

    Sep 15 2025
    250912-M-AD637-1225
    KAGOSHIMA, Japan (Sept. 12, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing fly in formation during exercise Resolute Dragon 25 off of the coast of Kagoshima, Japan, Sept. 12, 2025. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale)

  • VMM-262 arrives at JMSDF Kanoya Air Base

    Sep 12 2025
    KANOYA AIR BASE
    KANOYA AIR BASE, Japan (Sept. 8, 2025) — A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing guides an MV-22B Osprey after landing at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, Kagoshima, Japan, Sept. 8, 2025. The squadron arrived in preparation for Resolute Dragon 25, an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and JSDF personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa)

  • Team Andersen honors 9/11’s 24th anniversary, remembers the fallen

    Sep 11 2025
    250911-F-TM624-1014.
    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Sept. 11, 2025) — A honor guard consisting the Guam Police Department, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters and a 36th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, present the colors during a Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 11, 2025. The ceremony included a moment of silence at 0846 in remembrance of the attacks on the World Trade Center, as well as remarks to honor the resilience and sacrifice first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command gallery

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KONA, Hawaii
Nani Kupihe, director of cultural experiences at Outrigger Kona Resort, greets visitors at the welcoming reception for the 26th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense conference, in Kona, Hawaii, Sept. 18. Senior military leaders from 28 countries and multilateral entities attended the conference, titled "The Future Indo-Pacific: Building a Resilient and Interconnected Region," to build on and strengthen relationships to enhance mutual understanding, cooperation and a consistent operational framework, while underscoring international commitment to protecting shared interests across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)
KONA, Hawaii
Chief Makoa of Traditions Hawaii performs a fire dance during the welcoming reception for the 26th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense conference, in Kona, Hawaii, Sept. 18. Senior military leaders from 28 countries and multilateral entities attended the conference, titled "The Future Indo-Pacific: Building a Resilient and Interconnected Region," to build on and strengthen relationships to enhance mutual understanding, cooperation and a consistent operational framework, while underscoring international commitment to protecting shared interests across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)
PALAU
An illegal fish aggregating device sits washed ashore in the Republic of Palau as seen from a vessel on Sept. 9, 2024. In a recent joint operation, which occurred Sept. 6-8, 2024, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and aircrew embarked Palauan enforcement officials and Coast Guard specialists to patrol over 6,000 miles, identifying numerous illegal fish aggregation devices (FADs) and sighting vessels in and around Palau's EEZ. At the request of the Republic of Palau and in response to their concerns of potential illicit maritime activity occurring in Palau's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam (FMSG) and U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point dispatched personnel and equipment to enact the Agreement between the U.S. and Palau Concerning Operational Cooperation to Suppress Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity (U.S. – Palau Bilateral Agreement), and in doing so enhance Palau’s maritime domain awareness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Palau
In a recent joint operation, which occurred Sept. 6-8, 2024, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and aircrew embarked Palauan enforcement officials and Coast Guard specialists to patrol over 6,000 miles, identifying numerous illegal fish aggregation devices (FADs) and sighting vessels in and around Palau's EEZ. At the request of the Republic of Palau and in response to their concerns of potential illicit maritime activity occurring in Palau's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam (FMSG) and U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point dispatched personnel and equipment to enact the Agreement between the U.S. and Palau Concerning Operational Cooperation to Suppress Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity (U.S. – Palau Bilateral Agreement), and in doing so enhance Palau’s maritime domain awareness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
PALAU
In a recent joint operation, which occurred Sept. 6-8, 2024, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and aircrew embarked Palauan enforcement officials and Coast Guard specialists to patrol over 6,000 miles, identifying numerous illegal fish aggregation devices (FADs) and sighting vessels in and around Palau's EEZ. At the request of the Republic of Palau and in response to their concerns of potential illicit maritime activity occurring in Palau's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam (FMSG) and U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point dispatched personnel and equipment to enact the Agreement between the U.S. and Palau Concerning Operational Cooperation to Suppress Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity (U.S. – Palau Bilateral Agreement), and in doing so enhance Palau’s maritime domain awareness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
PALAU
In a recent joint operation, which occurred Sept. 6-8, 2024, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and aircrew embarked Palauan enforcement officials and Coast Guard specialists to patrol over 6,000 miles, identifying numerous illegal fish aggregation devices (FADs) and sighting vessels in and around Palau's EEZ. At the request of the Republic of Palau and in response to their concerns of potential illicit maritime activity occurring in Palau's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam (FMSG) and U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point dispatched personnel and equipment to enact the Agreement between the U.S. and Palau Concerning Operational Cooperation to Suppress Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity (U.S. – Palau Bilateral Agreement), and in doing so enhance Palau’s maritime domain awareness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
WAIMANALO, Hawaii
Hawaii Army National Guard Col. Pam Ellison, a certified gender advisor, speaks to the audience during the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) presentation at the Hawaii National Guard Joint Commander’s Conference at the Guard’s Regional Training Institute, Waimanalo, Hawaii, Sept. 13, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Jackson)
WAIMANALO, Hawaii
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Director and Command Gender Advisor Sharon Feist addresses the Hawaii National Guard Joint Commander’s Conference at the Guard’s Regional Training Institute, Waimanalo, Hawaii, Sept. 13, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Jackson)
WAIMANALO, Hawaii
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Director and Command Gender Advisor Sharon Feist addresses the Hawaii National Guard Joint Commander’s Conference at the Guard’s Regional Training Institute, Waimanalo, Hawaii, Sept. 13, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Jackson)
SYDNEY, Australia
Participants in the 17th annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference pose for a group photo during the Sept. 1 to Sept. 4 event in Sydney, Australia. The event brought together directors of military intelligence and intelligence leaders from 23 countries to discuss regional issues and shared security challenges. (Photo by Australian Defence Force Cpl. Lisa Sherman)
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Multilateral partners from across the Indo-Pacific launched the Indo-Pacific Defense Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Steering Committee, in Honolulu, Sept. 13, 2024. Military gender advisors from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and the United States participated as committee members. Their nations have all resourced a full-time WPS capability in their defense forces. The U.S Indo-Pacific Command-hosted Regional Military Gender Advisor Course (RGC), taking place in Honolulu, Sept. 9-20, enabled this steering committee meeting. The RGC builds on the momentum of the previous year, with participants in the inaugural 2023 course returning this year as instructors and facilitators. The RGC is part of a five-year significant security cooperation initiative to develop a network of military gender advisors in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo)
Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
Senior military leaders gather for a group photo upon concluding the 2024 State Partnership Program Senior Leader Forum at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Sept. 16. The SPP is a DoD security cooperation program, managed and administered by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. USINDOPACOM has 16 partnerships with nine states and one territory, and 12 Guardsmen working in embassies across the region as bilateral affairs officers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)
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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan
Master Sgt. Joshua Mackey, left, and Staff Sgt. Ben Baughman, 374th Operations Support Squadron joint airdrop inspectors, inspect a bundle during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 17, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. JAIs are responsible for checking every tie of a bundle and making sure they are rigged to perfection inside the aircraft.
Yokota Air Base, Japan
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jojie Arcega, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, pushes a practice bundle from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over the course of 12 days, members of OCD provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands, impacting about 20,000 people covering 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area.
APRA HARBOR, Guam
171215-N-PK553-084 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) A Sailor assigned to Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) heaves a mooring line during a sea and anchor evolution as the submarine returns to its homeport of Guam following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.
APRA HARBOR, Guam
171215-N-PK553-085 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Sailors assigned to Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) heave a mooring line during a sea and anchor evolution as the submarine returns to its homeport of Guam following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.
APRA HARBOR, Guam
171215-N-PK553-100 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Ens. Jonathan Brandt, assigned to Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) waves to his son Archer from the bridge as the submarine returns to its homeport of Guam following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.
APRA HARBOR, Guam
171215-N-PK553-129 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Senior Chief Sonar Technician Submarines Phillip Martinez receives the "First Hug" from his wife Christina and daughters Nadine, right, and Leia, center, during the homecoming celebration for Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.
APRA HARBOR, Guam
171215-N-PK553-153 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Tembreull, executive officer of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722), is welcomed to Guam by 2017 Miss Universe Guam Runner-up Maricia Mariano during a homecoming celebration following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.
APRA HARBOR, Guam
171215-N-PK553-154 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Tembreull, executive officer of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722), is reunited with his son Graham during the submarine's homecoming celebration following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.
APRA HARBOR, Guam
171215-N-PK553-157 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Cmdr. J. Grady Hill, commanding officer of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722), embraces his daughter Alex during the submarine's homecoming celebration following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.
APRA HARBOR, Guam
171215-N-PK553-053 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) returns to its homeport of Guam following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.
APRA HARBOR, Guam
171215-N-PK553-058 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) returns to its homeport of Guam following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam
A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron turns around after marshaling a C-130J Super Hercules prior to its takeoff for a training sortie during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2017. Every December, Airmen from Yokota head to Andersen AFB. From there, the crews airdrop food, supplies and educational materials to islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

 

 

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