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SOUTH CHINA SEA

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Milius (DDG 69), right, and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) steam together in the South China Sea while conducting operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Kirisame (DD 104), March 25. Milius is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Share

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan

F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron arrive at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2023. The Strike Eagles arrived from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, to ensure continuous fighter presence through the phased return of Kadena’s fleet of F-15C/D Eagles to the United States. Share

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines

Through the Balikatan 2023 Joint Mobility Coordination Center, a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III carrying equipment to support the Philippines’ oil spill response in Oriental Mindoro lands at Subic Bay International Airport on March 25. Share

SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES

Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) pulls into Subic Bay, Philippines to participate in Exercise Balikatan 2023 (BK23) April 10, 2023. Balikatan reinforces the relationship between the U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines by upholding steadfast beliefs of democratic values, enhancing mutual security and defense capabilities and working together to maintain a culture of equity, inclusion, dignity and respect. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serves as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Share

ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

Sea Dragon anti-submarine warfare (ASW) competition participants pose for a group photo after the “Dragon Belt” was awarded to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for earning the highest average score all given ASW criteria, March 23. Participating nations include Royal Canadian Air Force, Indian Navy, JMSDF, Republic of Korea Navy, and the United States. Sea Dragon is a U.S.-led, multinational exercise designed to practice and discuss anti-submarine warfare tactics to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Share

JOINT BASE ELMENDORFRICHARDSON, Alaska

Loadmasters assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan wait in a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to assist Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne, to conduct nighttime static-line jumps into Ladd Army Airfield at Fort Wainwright during exercise Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability, March 26, 2023. The JPMRC exercise allows the military to demonstrate interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and Army while fulfilling annual requirements. Share

JOINT BASE ELMENDORFRICHARDSON, Alaska

374th Airlift Wing loadmasters assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, load heavy equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in support of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability exercise, March 25, 2023. JPMRC focuses on training and tactical development for deployment operations in an arctic environment consisting of heavy equipment loading, airdrops, and transportation of U.S. Army personnel. Share

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea

The Joint Technical Analysis and Integration Cell from the U.S. military’s premier all hazards command empowers combined joint task force operations to locate, identify and eliminate Weapons of Mass Destruction. The integration cell, which is part of the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, provides the information necessary to accomplish Combined Joint Task Force-Elimination missions. Share

CAMP ZAMA, Japan

Col. Christopher L. Tomlinson, left, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, and Command Sgt. Maj. David A. Rio, the garrison's senior enlisted leader, unveil a plaque during a ceremony to rename the garrison's headquarters building at Camp Zama, Japan, April 5, 2023. The building, commonly referred to as Building 102 or the Garrison building, is now named the Col. David B. Hannum Jr. Garrison Headquarters Building in honor of the former garrison commander. Share

CAMP ZAMA, Japan

In this file photo, Col. David B. Hannum Jr., left, shakes hands with the director of the Women's Army Corps during her visit to Camp Zama, Japan, March 21, 1977. The U.S. Army Garrison Japan headquarters building was renamed in honor of Hannum, who previously served as commander of U.S. Army Garrison Honshu, during a ceremony April 5, 2023. Share

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan

Capt. David Hook (right) and 1st Lt. Brett Hansel (left), 36th AS C-130J Super Hercules pilots, test out sitting the pilot seats of a C-130J Super Hercules while wearing chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) aircrew protective suits during a Next Generation Aircrew Protection training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 30, 2023. The NGAP study focused on two main efforts to include how to purge contaminants in-flight via the ventilation system, and familiarization of new CBRN protective equipment such as the M-69 mask used by aircrews to improve visibility and comfort. Share

JOINT BASE ELMENDORFRICHARDSON, Alaska

Royal Australian Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Carl Newman, Pacific Air Force deputy commander, is briefed by Canadian Air Force Brig. Gen. F. William Radiff, the Alaska North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Region deputy commander, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 28, 2023. “We are very similar in the way that we approach the application of airpower,” said Newman. Share

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