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  • 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
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    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)

  • Marines with MWSS-172, HMH-462 fly in formation

    Sep 10 2025
    250908-M-VH905-1094
    OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 8, 2025) — U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fly in formation off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2025. The formation flight was held to demonstrate readiness for the upcoming exercise Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the Southwest Islands, that strengthens the command, control and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thalia Rivera)

  • USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Flight Operations

    Sep 10 2025
    250907-N-TW227-1217
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2025) — A CH-47F Chinook helicopter assigned to the U.S. Army 25th Combat Aviation Brigade takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 7. USS America (LHA 6) 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)

  • 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division conducts Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft training with USS Ohio (SSGN 726)

    Sep 09 2025
    250903-N-BD484-1054
    PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 3, 2025) — U.S. Marines with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conduct combat rubber reconnaissance craft training with the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 3, 2025. The exercise is part of ongoing III Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. 7th Fleet efforts to provide flexible, forward-postured and quick-response options to combatant commanders. Ohio is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 Elijah Webb)

  • MRF-D 25.3: VMM-363’s MV-22B Ospreys arrive to USS Miguel Keith

    Sep 09 2025
    250829-M-LO454-1755
    PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 29, 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)

  • III MEF Support Battalion executes live-fire machine gun range

    Sep 08 2025
    250820-M-EJ408-1171
    CAMP HANSEN, Japan (Aug. 20, 2025) — U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion (MSB), III MEF Information Group, fire an M240B machine gun during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 20, 2025. The machine gun range served to maintain III MSB’s proficiency in employing crew-served weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

  • Super Garuda Shield 25: U.S., Dutch, Japanese forces conduct close quarter battle drills

    Sep 08 2025
    250827-M-LQ016-1325
    JAKARTA, Indonesia (Aug. 2025) — U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, a Royal Dutch Marine, an Indonesian Marine, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldier run across the street during close quarters battle drills during Super Garuda Shield 25 in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 27, 2025. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos)

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command gallery

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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron taxis down the flightline at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 17, 2023. Night Flying exercises provide fighter squadron aircrew and support personnel the experience needed to maintain a ready force capable of ensuring the collective defense of the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth)
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea
Capt. Fern Daniels, 8th Operational Medical Readiness Human Performance Flight commander, leads the patient decontamination team during a mass casualty training event at Kunsan Air Base Republic of Korea, May 18, 2023. In a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear-affected environment, wounded patients must be decontaminated before entering a medical facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emili Koonce)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii
Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, U.S. Space Force-Indo-Pacific commander (center right), speaks with crew members from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, who are transporting the second of two Space Domain Awareness sensors that will be delivered to Japan, while the bundle is in transit at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 9, 2023. The effort seeks to demonstrate the ability of the US-Japan alliance to extend to space, contribute toward the Department of Defense's broader integrated deterrence posture against shared adversaries in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan
An Air Force F-15 Eagle and Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets fly in formation after a training sortie Feb. 16, 2017, over the Pacific Ocean. The joint training bolstered communications and interoperability between the two services, which both serve to enhance peace and security throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP COURTNEY, Japan
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, lowers a package to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) in the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2023. Vertical replenishments enable naval vessels to quickly receive critical resources without disrupting maritime security operations while underway. III MEF is postured to enable naval expeditionary operations within the first island chain as part of a Stand-in-Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss)
KANOYA AIR BASE, Japan
Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force listen to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brent Fallon, 5th Air Force readiness branch superintendent, as he gives instructions on how to complete a spall repair at Kanoya Air Base, Japan, May 15, 2023. Spall repairs are an efficient way to keep airfields serviceable by removing and replacing damaged parts of concrete slabs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
The pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) seen prior to a christening ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Conn., July 31, 2021. Rickover and crew will operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR whose primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski/RELEASED)
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Tactical Air Control Party specialists of the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, participate in a 24-hour exercise that tested training learned over the course of the operation on Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, Hawaii, April 18, 2023. The specialists stayed overnight in the mountains to conclude jungle warfare training. (Photo digitally edited to enhance the features of the subject)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III flies in a two-ship formation during a training flight for Global Dexterity 23-1 in the skies of Australia, April 27, 2023. Exercise Global Dexterity 2023 is being conducted at RAAF Base Amberley, and is designed to help enhance air cooperation between the U.S. and Australia and increase our combined capabilities, improving security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)
San Diego, California
Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces, gives remarks during the flag panel of the second annual Naval Aviation Safety Summit alongside (from left) Rear Adm. John Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic; Rear Adm. Rich Brophy, Chief of Naval Air Training; and Rear Adm. Christopher Engdahl, commander, Naval Safety Command; in San Diego, May 9, 2023. More than 500 attendees involved in safety, maintenance, and aircraft handling across Naval Aviation gathered to build upon lessons learned to enhance the culture of safety and discuss the current state of the safety environment within the Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aron Montano)
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii
U.S. Army Pacific hosted a polo demonstration at Historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, on May 15. This awe-inspiring showcase was a standout event that kicks-off the 2023 LANPAC Symposium and Exposition. LANPAC is a professional development forum that highlights the role of land forces in the Indo-Pacific theater and their contributions to the Joint Force in peace and war. (Photo Credit: Pfc. Christopher Smith)
HONOLULU, Hawaii
Senior leaders from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Republic of Palau pose for a photo following a Joint Committee Meeting at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, May 4. The biannual, bilateral JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region.(Courtesy photo)
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