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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

HWAJINRI BEACH, Republic of South Korea

Republic of Korea Marines and U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated amphibious assault during Ssang Young 23. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK Alliance, Ssang Young 2023 strengthens the Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward the ROK’s combined defense of the Korean Peninsula and increasing the readiness of the U.S.-ROK Alliance. Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, receives joint inspection training from the 734th Air Mobility Squadron, during a unit immersion Mar. 24, 2023, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Klein, along with Freeman visited 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing units throughout the Pacific to see how they're advancing Rapid Global Mobility to become the Next Generation Air Mobility Operations Wing. Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman, Chief of Naval Personnel, addresses Sailors at an all-hands call on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 4. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports Alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Share

EAST CHINA SEA

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyer JS Umigiri (DD 158), Republic of Korea (ROK) Great-class destroyer ROKS Yulgok Yi I (DDG 992), Chungmugong Yi Sun-Shin-class destroyers ROKS Dae Jo young (DDH 977) and ROKS Choi Young (DDH 981), So Yang-class fast combat support ship ROKS So Yang (AOE 51), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) during a trilateral photo exercise. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting a trilateral maritime exercise with the ROK Navy and JMSDF in the U.S. 7th Fleet are 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. Share

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