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George Washington Conducts Helicopter Operations

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2025) — Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jeremy Valdez from Kaneohe, Hawaii, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, looks down at Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in an MH-60S Seahawk while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 15, 2025. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Geoffrey L. Ottinger)

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U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General Gen. Ronald P. Clark, retired USARPAC Commander Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Schmidt, and distinguished guests join in cutting the Army’s 250th Birthday Cake during a commemorative ceremony held June 14, 2025. The ceremonial cake cutting marks a time-honored Army tradition, symbolizing unity, legacy, and the passing of experience from one generation to the next. Celebrating 250 years of selfless service, the event honors the Soldiers, veterans, and families whose dedication has shaped the Army’s enduring legacy across centuries of defense and sacrifice.

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Khaan Quest kicks off with an opening ceremony

FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MONGOLIA (June 14, 2025) — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 11th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, march during the opening ceramony for Khaan Quest 2025, on June 14, 2025, at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia. Khaan Quest is an annual, multinational and multicomponent training exercise led by the Mongolia Armed Forces designed to promote regional peace and security. (U.S. Army photo by Staff. Sgt. Tristan Moore)

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250614-N-PV363-1071 SYDNEY, Australia (June 14, 2025) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) man the rails onboard America, while in Sydney, June 14. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 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 3rd Class Darian Lord)

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Armed Forces of Mongolia service members assigned to the Military Band of the General Staff play music during the opening ceremony of Khaan Quest 2025 on June 14, 2025, at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia. Khaan Quest is an annual, multinational and multicomponent training exercise led by the Mongolia Armed Forces designed to promote regional peace and security. (U.S. Army photo by Staff. Sgt. Tristan Moore)

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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joel “JB” B. Vowell, Deputy Commanding General of United States Army Pacific, forth from the right, and Mongolian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. S. Ganbyamba, center, the chief of general staff of the Armed Forces, fifth from the right, poses with multinational service members and distinguished officials, during Khaan Quest 2025, on June 14, 2025, at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia. Khaan Quest is an annual, multinational and multicomponent training exercise led by the Mongolia Armed Forces designed to promote regional peace and security. (U.S. Army photo by Staff. Sgt. Tristan Moore)

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 11th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, watch the Armed Forces of Mongolia service members assigned to the Military Band of the General Staff play music during the opening ceramony for Khaan Quest 2025, on June 14, 2025, at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia. Khaan Quest is an annual, multinational and multicomponent training exercise led by the Mongolia Armed Forces designed to promote regional peace and security. (U.S. Army photo by Staff. Sgt. Tristan Moore)

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USS George Washington conducts flight ops in Philippine Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 12, 2025) — An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, approaches a catapult on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 12, 2024. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson)

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31st MEU | Live-fire deck shoot aboard USS San Diego

TIMOR SEA (June 12, 2025) — A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, tests his L3Harris Binocular Night Vision Device (PVS-31) during a night live-fire deck shoot aboard amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), in the Timor Sea, June 12, 2025. Marines conducted various drills in order to refine and improve weapons familiarity and marksmanship proficiency. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)

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Maj. Gen. (Ret) Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum delivered a speech during the Mana O Ke Koa "Spirit of the Warrior" a civilian community service award ceremony on Fort DeRussy, Hawaii, Jun. 12, 2025. This prestigious award serves as a tribute to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication in supporting Soldiers, their families, veterans, and the broader U.S. Army community in the Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shanae Sable Garrett)

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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, and Philippine Marines with 3rd Brigade set security during KAMANDAG 9 at Oyster Bay, Palawan, Philippines, June 11, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos)

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Lt. Emma Saunders, commanding officer, gives a tour of her ship, the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139), to members of the Republic of Singapore Naval Diving Unit in Guam on June 11, 2025. Divers from the Republic of Singapore Navy, embarked on RSS Supreme (73), visited U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam on June 11, 2025, to discuss operations, share challenges, and tour the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Braelynn Greene)

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Cmdr. Patton Epperson, acting deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, alongside Deputy Commander Singapore Naval Diving Unit Lt. Col. Brandon Choo, lead a discussion on shared challenges, interoperability, and strategies to advance maritime security in the Pacific in Guam on June 11, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard operations in the region, followed by a brief from the RSN delegation outlining their diving and operational capabilities. Divers from the Republic of Singapore Navy, embarked on RSS Supreme (73), visited U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam on June 11, 2025, to discuss operations, share challenges, and tour the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Braelynn Greene)

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Lt. Emma Saunders, commanding officer of USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) and members of the Republic of Singapore Naval Diving Unit stand for a photo in Guam on June 11, 2025. Divers from the Republic of Singapore Navy, embarked on RSS Supreme (73), visited U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam on June 11, 2025, to discuss operations, share challenges, and tour the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Braelynn Greene)

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USS Annapolis (SSN 760) returns to Naval Base Guam

NAVAL BASE GUAM (June 11, 2025) – Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) conduct mooring operations at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, June 11, 2025. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, based at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Annapolis is one of five forward-deployed fast-attack submarines. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines are the backbone of the Navy’s submarine force. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine force's forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

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Cross-service maintenance continues in Korea

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing takes off at Daegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 11, 2025. This aircraft was flown to DAB by Col. Kathryn “Wolf” Gaetke, 8th FW commander, where Republic of Korea Air Force maintainers from the 38th Fighter Group serviced the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo.)

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Cross-service maintenance continues in Korea

Members from the 8th Fighter Wing and the Republic of Korea Air Force 38th Fighter Group pose for a photo on the flightline at Daegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 11, 2025. The U.S. Air Force and ROKAF teams performed cross-servicing and expanded sortie generation interoperability between each other to develop and mature the capabilities of the two allies. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo.)

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Cross-service maintenance continues in Korea

The U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force participate in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft cross-servicing effort at Daegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 11, 2025. The intent of this cross-servicing event was to develop and mature the capabilities of the two allies to recover, service and launch each other’s aircraft in support of combat air operations. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo.)

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Cross-service maintenance continues in Korea

Members of the Republic of Korea Air Force refuel a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a cross-servicing interoperability event between the U.S. Air Force and ROKAF at Daegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 11, 2025. Col. Kathryn “Wolf” Gaetke, 8th FW commander, led a flight of two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to DAB where ROKAF maintainers from the 38th Fighter Group received and serviced the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo.)

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U.S. Space Force Maj. Ben Pearce, left, and Capt. Hannah Garcia-Park, right, with Space Training and Readiness Command, Mission Delta-11, pose for a photo with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen Roger B. Turner, left-center, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sgt Maj. Christopher J. Adams, right-center, sergeant major of III MEF, on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 10, 2025.

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