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NEW DELHI

NEW DELHI (March 4, 2023) Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks on Raisina Dialogue panel “The Future of Conflict: Lessons from the Third Decade,” alongside senior military leaders from Canada, India, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Raisina Dialogue is India’s leading conference on geopolitics, security, and economics. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith) Share

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii

The Director of U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Pacific, Craig Deatrick, and Command Sergeant Major Jon Y. Williams, signed the IMCOM Leadership Pledge with several members of the IMCOM-Pacific team in attendance on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 at IMCOM-Pacific headquarters. Share

KANOYA AIR BASE, Japan

Members of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Air Wing One and Air Patrol Squadron One meet with leaders of the 374th Airlift Wing and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing on Kanoya Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2023. Members of the 374th AW and 432nd AEW leadership visited the 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron to meet with and thank the Airmen for their work to maintain and operate the squadron's MQ-9 Reaper aircraft and for building relationships with their host JMSDF partners and the local Japanese community. The 319th ERS MQ-9s support Japan–U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance priorities throughout the Indo-Pacific, sending information they capture to the Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell on Yokota Air Base for review and processing by a combined U.S.-Japan team. Share

KANOYA AIR BASE, Japan

Leaders of the 374th Airlift Wing, 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, and 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron meet with members of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Air Wing One and Air Patrol Squadron One on Kanoya Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2023. 374th AW and 432nd AEW leadership visited the 319th ERS to meet with and thank the Airmen for their work to maintain and operate the squadron's MQ-9 Reaper aircraft and for building relationships with their host JMSDF partners and the local Japanese community. The 319th ERS MQ-9s support Japan–U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance priorities throughout the Indo-Pacific, sending information they capture to the Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell on Yokota Air Base for review and processing by a combined U.S.-Japan team. Share

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines

U.S. Ambassador MaryKay Carlson (middle) joins PNP Director for Logistics Police Major General Ronaldo Olay (third from right), PNP Director for Operations Police Major General Emmanuel Peralta (second from right), PNP-EOD/K9 Group Director Colonel Albert Magno (rightmost), U.S. Embassy Regional Security Officer Steve Lesniak (third from left), U.S. Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (DS/ATA) Resident Program Manager Ronald Dizon (second from left), and DS/ATA Program Management Specialist Liezl Domingo (leftmost) at the turnover ceremony of a Php 182.3 million donation of explosive ordnance equipment from the United States government at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City on March 1. Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

In this file photo, the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Indian Navy during Exercise Malabar 2022, in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 11. Malabar 2022 is a Japan-led, surface, air, and subsurface multi-lateral field training exercise with the Indian Navy, JMSDF, Royal Australian Navy and U.S. Navy. Malabar 2022 enhances interoperability between Australian, Indian, Japanese and U.S. maritime forces, strengthens the critical partnerships and demonstrates U.S. naval presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Share

Thailand

Service members, key leaders, and representatives from participating nations attend the opening ceremony of Exercise Cobra Gold at Utapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 28, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Share

AVALON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Australia

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Force commander, speaks with U.S. Air Force Airmen participating in the 2023 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition—AVALON 23—at Avalon International Airport, Feb. 28, 2023. The Department of Defense supported AVALON 23 with approximately 300 personnel and various aircraft and support systems, to include the F-22 Raptor, KC-46 Pegasus, C-17 Globemaster III, AH-64 Apache, and the M142 HIMARS among many others. Share

AVALON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Australia

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, provides remarks at the U.S. Pavilion opening ceremony for the 2023 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition—AVALON 23—at Avalon International Airport, Feb. 28, 2023. The Department of Defense supported AVALON 23 with approximately 300 personnel and various aircraft and support systems, to include the F-22 Raptor, KC-46 Pegasus, C-17 Globemaster III, AH-64 Apache, and the M142 HIMARS among many others. Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

Airman 1st Class Arion White, front, a fuels distribution operator assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, and Tech. Sgt. Jordan Laughlin, back, the fuels distribution section chief assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, carry a fuel hose to refuel an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 at Tinian International Airport, Northern Mariana Islands, March 1, 2023. AR 23-1 is an Agile Combat Employment exercise and tests ACE’s hub and spoke frameworks by only employing bare-necessity, mission essential personnel and equipment to operate in a degraded environment. Share

SANTA RITA, Guam

The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) and their two shipriders from U.S. Naval Hospital Guam stand for a photo upon returning to Guam on Feb. 27, 2023. The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) conducted a week-long deployment to the Federated States of Micronesia in support of Operation Rematau, countering illegal fishing and strengthening partnerships with the local island communities of several Yap outer island atolls. Share

RAYONG, Thailand

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, assigned to the 673rd Expeditionary Civil Engineer squadron, collect concrete at Ban Khao Talat School during an engineering civil action project in Rayong Province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 27, 2023. The nearly 30 day construction project involved Airmen working alongside their Thai and Indonesian counterparts. The ENCAP is part of Cobra Gold 23’s emphasis on civic action and humanitarian assistance to further regional collaboration in vital areas. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Share

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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (May 5, 2025) — U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy aircraft, along with U.S. Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2025. Team Kadena showcased an array of assets, demonstrating a portion of the 100+ aircraft operating from the Keystone of the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Nadine Barclay) Share

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan

U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy assets line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2025. Kadena Air Base is committed to a free-and-open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer) Share

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan

U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Navy assets line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2025. Team Kadena showcased an array of aircraft, demonstrating a portion of the 100+ aircraft operating from the Keystone of the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer) Share

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan

U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Navy assets line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2025. Team Kadena showcased an array of aircraft, demonstrating a portion of the 100+ aircraft operating from the Keystone of the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer) Share

SAN ANTONIO, Philippines

A U.S. Army modular K1000 ultra-long range endurance Unmanned Aircraft System and a High-Altitude Balloon assigned to Extended Range and Sensing Effects Company, 1st Multi-Effects Battalion, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force launch simultaneously to survey the area in support of Exercise Balikatan 25, in Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Philippines, April 28, 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. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Zehren) Share

SAN ANTONIO, Philippines

U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Multi-Effects Battalion, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force and a service member from the Philippine Air Force pose for a group photo after mounting an Unmanned Aerial System to the roof of a Philippine Air Force vehicle in preparation to use as a launch vehicle for future flights during Exercise Balikatan 25 in Palawan, Philippines, May 1, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Yarlett) Share

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PHILIPPINE SEA (April 4, 2025) — An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Mighty Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 is guided onto the catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 30, 2025. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carson Croom) Share

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GWANGJU AIR BASE, South Korea (April 30, 2025) — A Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K Slam Eagle aircraft with the 11th Fighter Wing takes off from Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, April 30, 2025. FF25-1 is a military exercise between U.S. and Republic of Korea air forces designed to enhance readiness through realistic, complex training scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson) Share

NORTHERN, LUZON, Philippines

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10, load onto a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk with 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, during the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations event during Exercise Balikatan 25 in Northern Luzon, 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

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

RIZAL, Philippines

Philippine Marines with 3rd Marine Brigade, Philippine Marine Corps, sight in on M16 rifles during a counter-landing live-fire event in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 at Rizal, Palawan, Philippines, April 27, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the commitment to regional security and stability (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Keegan Jones) Share