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PHILIPPINE SEA

Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and CVW 17 fly over the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class frigate JS Samidare (DD 106) and the JMSDF Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) as they sail in formation in the Philippine Sea, June 9, 2023. Antietam is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, and is participating in a multiple large deck event, that has U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), joined with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) along with surface units from Canada and France. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga) Share

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii

25th Infantry Division Soldiers trained side-by-side with the Singapore Armed Forces Soldiers on May 11, 2023 during Tiger Balm 2023. The Soldiers trained in the steep Hawaiian mountainsides, deep in the jungle. The training was designed to test a combined U.S.-Singapore Division-Level coalition task force. (Sgt. 1st Class Jerimiah Richardson) Share

MAKASSAR, Indonesia

Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander of U.S. Seventh Fleet (right), coins Laksamana Tni Yudo Margon, Panglima Tentara Nasional Indonesia, during the opening ceremony of Multination Naval Exercise Komodo 2023 (MNEK 2023). MNEK 2023 is a military exercise held by the Indonesian to establish cooperation in regional area, especially in carrying out disaster management and humanitarian assistance operations. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Thomas) Share

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder address members of the press during a press conference at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 8, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders) Share

SEOUL, Republic of Korea

Maj. Andrew A. Clack and Spc. Jasmine A. Crewell from the U.S. Army's 1st Area Medical Laboratory Occupational and Environmental Health Section observe in-field analysis at a sample receiving table-lab. Soldiers from the 1st Area Medical Laboratory trained with South Korean troops from the Republic of Korea Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Command at their headquarters outside of the South Korean capital of Seoul. (Photo Credit: Courtesy photo) Share

SEOUL, Republic of Korea

U.S. Army Col. Matthew J. Grieser (left), the commander of the 1st Area Medical Laboratory, talks with counterpart at the Republic of Korea Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Command at their headquarters outside of the South Korean capital of Seoul. Maj. Lee Jang-woo (right), a former member of the 1st Area Medical Laboratory, supported the visit. (Photo Credit: Courtesy photo) Share

Pacific Ocean

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) Share

JOINT BASE ELMENDORFRICHARDSON, Alaska

Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets Cole Smith (left) and Theron Sullivan (right), both students at Eagle River High School, pose for a photo while wearing combat helmets equipped with night vision goggles belonging to the 176th Wing during a tour of the wing’s facilities at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 6, 2023. Nearly a hundred cadets from surrounding high schools came to JBER for their Cadet Leadership Course, a program that aims to prepare cadets for leadership roles in their units, schools, and local communities. Thanks to the 176th Wing, the cadets were given hands-on experience with some of the tools, land vehicles, and aircraft used during the wing’s missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J. Michael Peña) Share

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, delivers testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024, Washington, D.C., April 27, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza) Share

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala

Tagalog Language Enabled Airman Program scholars prepare for role-play scenarios focused on addressing issues of basing in the Indo-Pacific, May 18, 2023, Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Airmen took part in a three-week agile combat employment course, May 8-26, sponsored by Hurlburt’s Air Force Special Operations School and the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and in partnership with the Air Force Culture and Language Center at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Huddleston) Share

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan

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) Share

SAN DIEGO, California

In this file photo, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs a vertical landing aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island as Indonesian servicemembers view the landing from Indonesian Navy vessels during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/ Marine Exercise (MAREX) Indonesia 2022, Dec. 18. CARAT/MAREX Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies’ and marine corps abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad J. Pulliam) Share

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