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CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines

U.S. Marines and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members work in groups during a Cyber Defense Exercise in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 24, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Carson Jeney) Share

Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit from a U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle assigned to Charlie Company, BLT 1/7, 31st MEU, during a simulated force-on-force mechanized raid at Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 24, 2025. The purpose of the exercise was to create a challenging, realistic training environment with the integration of the newly fielded ACV that produces combat-ready forces in urban terrain. 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. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca) Share

KADENA AIR BASE

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, poses for a picture after landing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2025. As the Keystone of the Pacific, Kadena is a pivotal hub for Agile Combat Employment, which allows units to project combat power in concert with U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arnet Tamayo) Share

Kadena Air Base

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxi after landing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2025. The continuous rotation of aircraft to Kadena ensures the 18th Wing remains flexible and postured to deliver lethal and credible airpower to deter acts of aggression. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arnet Tamayo) Share

KADENA AIR BASE

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, lands at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2025. As the Keystone of the Pacific, Kadena is a pivotal hub for Agile Combat Employment, which allows units to project combat power in concert with U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arnet Tamayo) Share

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 11th Engineering Battalion and U.S. Airmen assigned to the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron mix flowable concrete fill during IRON RADR at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 24, 2025. The rapid airfield damage repair mission encompasses advanced pavement repair techniques and strategies that support airfield operations in degraded and contingency conditions, allowing swift restoration of combat airpower generation capabilities no matter the warfighting landscape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kahdija Slaughter) Share

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea

Members of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Republic of Korea Air Force and ROK Army level the dirt recently packed into a large crater in an airfield pad during IRON RADR at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 24, 2025. IRON RADR is the first complex, joint and combined exercise on Osan AB that tests, evaluates and prepares civil engineers to safely conduct rapid airfield damage repair operations in a simulated contingency environment. One large and six small craters were repaired in less than eight hours; enhancing the U.S.-ROK partnership, ‘Fight Tonight’ mission capabilities, and interoperability for contingency operating bases across the Korean peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kahdija Slaughter) Share

NOUMEA, New Caledonia

Soldiers from the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade’s functional specialty team, part of the crisis response team for Exercise Croix du Sud 2025, toured Tontouta Air Base on April 24, 2025, alongside Australian and Fijian military and civilian partners. The visit, about 50 kilometers northwest of Noumea, focused on sharing capabilities, strengthening interoperability and building partnerships. In the photo, a pilot from the New Caledonian Air Force explains the capabilities of a CASA helicopter. Croix du Sud is the 11th iteration of a 14-day biennial joint/multilateral field training exercise organized and led by the FANC, focusing on disaster relief, crisis events, and enhancing partnership and interoperability between the United States and the militaries of Oceania countries with approximately 2,000 participants and using 13 aircraft and five ships from 18 countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kyler Hood) Share

NOUMEA, New Caledonia

Maj. Andrew Burnett, a member of the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade’s functional specialty team with expertise in international law who is part of the crisis response team for Exercise Croix du Sud 2025, toured Tontouta Air Base on April 24, 2025 alongside Australian and Fijian military and civilian partners. The visit, about 50 kilometers northwest of Noumea, focused on sharing capabilities, strengthening interoperability and building partnerships. In the photo, Burnett listens to a pilot from the New Caledonian Air Force as he describes the capabilities of a CASA helicopter. Croix du Sud is the 11th iteration of a 14-day biennial joint/multilateral field training exercise organized and led by the FANC, focusing on disaster relief, crisis events, and enhancing partnership and interoperability between the United States and the militaries of Oceania countries with approximately 2,000 participants and using 13 aircraft and five ships from 18 countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kyler Hood) Share

NOUMEA, New Caledonia

Soldiers from the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade’s functional specialty team pose for a photo on April 24, 2025 at Tontouta Air Base. The unit is part of the crisis response team for Exercise Croix du Sud 2025 and they completed the tour alongside Australian and Fijian military and civilian partners. The visit, about 50 kilometers northwest of Noumea, focused on sharing capabilities, strengthening interoperability and building partnerships. Croix du Sud is the 11th iteration of a 14-day biennial joint/multilateral field training exercise organized and led by the FANC, focusing on disaster relief, crisis events, and enhancing partnership and interoperability between the United States and the militaries of Oceania countries with approximately 2,000 participants and using 13 aircraft and five ships from 18 countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kyler Hood) Share

NORTHERN LUZON, Philippines

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ivan Huerta, a native of Texas and an intelligence specialist with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security while participating in the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations event during Exercise Balikatan 25 in the Batanes island chain, Philippines, April 24, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks) Share

NORTHERN LUZON, Philippines

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks with 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, land while transporting U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10, for the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations event during Exercise Balikatan 25 in the Batanes island chain, Philippines, April 22, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks) Share