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Task Force Koa Moana arrives in Papua New Guinea

A Papua New Guinean naval ship heads toward USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) for Task Force Koa Moana to disembark their gear and personnel, off the coast of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, June 17, 2016. This marks the first time the Papua New Guinea Defence Force and U.S. Marines will train together directly. Papua New Guinea is the second of four destinations for the task force during their deployment in the Asia-Pacific region. Their deployment consists of multiple multi-national, bilateral exercises designed to increase the interoperability and relations between participating nations by sharing infantry, engineering, law enforcement and medical skills. The Marines and Sailors are originally assigned to I and III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Red Flag-Alaska 16-2

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, taxi down the runway at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, during their participation in Red Flag-Alaska 16-2, June 7, 2016. Red Flag-Alaska 16-2 provides squadrons the opportunity to train with joint and international units, increasing their combat skills by participating in simulated combat situations in a realistic threat environment. (U.S. Marine photo by Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released)

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Man down: MRF-D simulates casualty evacuation

Marines endure light debris from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter at a landing zone outside of Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 20, 2016. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin simulated causality evacuations with a UH-1Y Venom helicopter. MRF-D is a six-month deployment of Marines into Darwin, Australia, training in a new environment. The Marines are with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, MRF-D and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, MRF-D.

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Live fire training partners Airmen with local firefighters

Firefighters from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services flight pose with members of the Songtan fire department at the Kyonggi-do Fire Academy, Republic of Korea, May 18, 2016. The firefighters prepared for a live fire training exercise at the fire academy.

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Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 finishes Exercise Thunder Horse 16.2

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi, Japan (May 12, 2016) - Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 participate in a hike during exercise Thunder Horse 16.2 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan. The week-long exercise focused on reinforcing skills that Marines learned throughout their military occupational specialty schooling and during Marine Combat Training in order to maintain situational readiness. Motor transportation operators, bulk fuels specialists, and field radio operators trained in various areas including direct refueling, recovery and general engineering operations and established a tactical motor pool.

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Buddy Wing 16-4 displays interoperability

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (May 11, 2016) - Major Baiyln Beck, 8th Fighter Wing Director of Staff, climbs into an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base for Exercise Buddy Wing 16-4. Buddy Wing exercises are conducted at various Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and U.S. Air Force bases multiple times throughout the year in order to practice interoperability between the U.S. and the ROKAF.

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U.S. Air Force Defenders and ROK Soldiers Train Against Opposing Forces

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (May 11, 2016) - South Korean army special operations forces members and 51st Security Forces Squadron defenders work together during a Beverly Herd 16-01 training scenario at Osan Air Base. The weeklong exercise prepares the 51st Fighter Wing with scenarios like chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear response, active shooter and opposing forces.

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Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 begins exercise Thunder Horse 16.2

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 assemble an M240 Bravo Light-Machine Gun on a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle during exercise Thunder Horse 16.2 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan, May 9, 2016. The squadron plans to conduct various drills pertaining to aviation ground support forces, aircraft salvage and recovery, convoys, direct refueling, recovery and general engineering operations, establishing a tactical motor pool, providing air operations and planning expeditionary fire rescue services. The exercise focuses on reinforcing skills that Marines learned during Marine Combat Training and throughout their military occupational specialty schooling in order to maintain situational readiness.

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F-15s assist in unique combined exercise

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (May 2, 2016) - A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle tactical fighter jet assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, takes off from Eielson Air Force Base during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A). The F-15s are deployed to Eielson for RF-A, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment.

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US, Korean Navies Complete 32nd Salvage Exercise

JINHAE, Republic of Korea (April 19, 2016) - Lt. Mark Snyder, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1-5 company officer in charge, displays a MK55-Mod 0 firing device to a Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy diver during Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2016. This exercise is a part of Exercise Foal Eagle, (an umbrella of regularly scheduled annual exercises), and allows the U.S. Navy to advance diving and salvage skills while enhancing theater security cooperation and maritime interoperability with regional navies.

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U.S. and ROK Forces Aim to Enhance Interoperability, Exercise Max Thunder

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (April 18, 2016) - Aircraft from the 8th Fighter Wing, 19th Fighter Wing, Jungwon Air Base, Republic of Korea (ROK), and the 11th Fighter Wing, Daegu Air Base, ROK, taxi towards the runway during Max Thunder 16. Exercise Max Thunder is part of a continuous exercise program to enhance interoperability between U.S. and ROK forces.

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Kunsan wraps up Max Thunder 16

Republic of Korea air force F-15Ks from the 11th Fighter Wing, Daegu Air Base, ROK, prepare for flight as a KF-16 from the 20th Fighter Wing, Seosan Air Base, ROK takes off on the runway during Max Thunder 16 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 18, 2016. Exercise Max Thunder is part of a continuous exercise program to enhance interoperability between U.S. and ROK forces.

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US, South Korea Soldiers conduct large-scale river crossing exercise

Crossing over a floating bridge April 8, Soldiers drive 68-ton M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks and 27-ton M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, across the Imjin River. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, crossed the bridge assembled by the Republic of Korea Army 6th Engineer Brigade as part of a four-day, combined arms river crossing exercise.

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Taxiing down runway

F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi down the flightline during a surge operation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 5, 2016. The exercise was conducted to validate the 35th Fighter Wing’s ability to generate aircraft in a simulated combat scenario, with more than 70 sorties per fighter squadron being flown each day.

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Exercise Gobi Wolf Subject Matter Expert Exchange Underway in Mongolia

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (April 5, 2016) - United States Ambassador to Mongolia Jennifer Zimdahl Galt speaks with Mongolian Army Brig. Gen. Tuvshin Badral, the chief of the Mongolian National Emergency Administration at the Gobi Wolf 2016 Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE). The SMEE gave the international participants an opportunity to discuss best practices and lessons learned during disaster relief operations.

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Military Sealift Command Ships Arrive Subic Bay, Kicks-off Balikatan 16

Philippines (Mar. 29, 2016) - Military Sealift Command's maritime prepositioning force ship USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) arrives at Subic Bay in preparation for exercise Balikatan 16. The exercise, in its 32nd iteration, is scheduled to take place on the Philippine islands of Luzon, Palawan, and Panay and is an annual bilateral exercise that involves U.S. military and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel and subject matter experts from Philippine Civil Defense agencies.

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Mass Casualty Exercise tests emergency services

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force firefighters prepare to extinguish a simulated fire during the Mass Casualty Exercise 2016 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 23, 2016. Conducted in preparation for the JMSDF/MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day 2016 Air Show, the exercise simulated a dual aircraft collision where large crowds will be expected. The JMSDF participated in the exercise to enhance bilateral cooperation with U.S. first responders, establish safety measures and maintain situational readiness.

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JBER LRS and support units exercise mobility readiness

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Mar. 10, 2016) - 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron members prepare cargo pallets for the Mission Support Group (MSG) to process as part of the MSG's annual mobility exercise at the Joint Mobility Center. In addition to cargo, the 773d LRS processed people for the first time for this exercise.

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Boxer, Bonhomme Richard and Dokdo Amphibious Ready Groups Operating Together During Exercise Ssang Yong

WATERS EAST OF KOREA (March 8, 2016) - U.S. ships from the Boxer and Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Groups are underway with the Dokdo Amphibious Ready Group from the Republic of Korea during Ssang Yong 2016. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps team are committed to the ROK-U.S. Alliance and conduct exercises regularly to ensure interoperability and maintain strong working relationships to support the sovereignty of the Republic of Korea. Ssang Yong familiarizes American armed forces with the Korean peninsula and builds upon the strong preexisting relationship between the two militaries.

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USARPAC exercise highlights joint communications for Pacific theater

Spc. Adrian Quidachay, Signal Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, conducts data and chat communications with a Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Feb. 18 on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The MUOS is military communications satellite that supports worldwide, multi-service users.

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