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250505-M-EX118-1079

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, and Australian Army soldiers with 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, fire their weapons during a Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations event, in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 near Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines May 5, 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)

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250505-M-EX118-1058

U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Sgt. Ruben J. Duran, the company first sergeant of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 rides in a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey during a Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations event, in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 near Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, May 5, 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. Duran is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Keegan Jones)

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250505-M-EX118-1081

Australian Army soldiers with 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, maneuver to their objective during a Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations, in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 near Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, May 5, 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)

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250505-F-VG726-1046

Multinational participants of Pacific Airlift Rally 25 pose for a group photo following the opening ceremony at the Kempinski Hotel in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 5, 2025. The exercise brings together military and civilian agencies from across the Indo-Pacific to enhance regional disaster response readiness, strengthen partnerships, and build interoperability through shared training and collaboration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)

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250505-F-VG726-1033

Participants from across the Indo-Pacific region attend the opening ceremony of Pacific Airlift Rally 25 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 5, 2025. The multinational exercise brings together military and civilian agencies to strengthen disaster response coordination and regional cooperation within the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)

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250505-F-VG726-1007

A Mongolian musician performs on the morin khuur, a traditional two-stringed instrument adorned with a horse head, during the Pacific Airlift Rally 25 opening ceremony in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 5, 2025. The cultural performance highlighted Mongolia’s rich heritage and underscored the importance of cultural exchange in strengthening international partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)

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250505-F-VG726-1014

Mongolian Armed Forces Brigadier General Baljid Baatar, deputy chief of the general staff, delivers opening remarks during the Pacific Airlift Rally 25 opening ceremony in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 5, 2025. Baatar’s remarks emphasized the importance of strengthening regional disaster response capabilities, enhancing multinational interoperability, and reaffirming shared commitments to peace, stability, and cooperation across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)

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250505-N-PC065-1003

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joel Carey, front center, chief of staff of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joins New Zealand Secretary of Defence Brook Barrington, front left, and Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Tony Davies, front right, for a group photo at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H. M. Smith in Honolulu, May 5, 2025. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)

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250505-N-PC065-2026

From right to center, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joel Carey,, chief of staff of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, New Zealand Secretary of Defence Brook Barrington, and Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Tony Davies, hold a group discussion at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H. M. Smith in Honolulu, May 5, 2025. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)

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250505-N-PC065-2020

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joel Carey, center right, chief of staff of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, New Zealand Secretary of Defence Brook Barrington, center, and Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Tony Davies, center left, hold a group discussion at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H. M. Smith in Honolulu, May 5, 2025. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)

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Balikatan 25: Counter Landing Live Fire Exercise

APARRI, Philippines (May 3, 2025) — A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fires a FGM-148 Javelin missile in a Counter Landing live-fire exercise with U.S. Marines assigned to the 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, in support of Exercise Balikatan 25, at Aparri, Cagayan Valley, Philippines, May 3, 2025. This exercise enhanced combined readiness by training U.S. and Philippine forces to counter a simulated adversary assault on key maritime terrain. 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. Brenden Delgado)

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31st MEU Boat Company conducts Small Boat Skills during MEUEX

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, OKINAWA, Japan (May 3, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Baker Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct paddling and broaching drills during small boat refresher course at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2025. Marines and Sailors with BLT 1/7 conduct paddling and broaching drills to improve small boat skills and increase mission readiness. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trevor BishopWilliams)

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31st MEU conducts quick response force rehearsal for MEUEX

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan (May 3, 2025) — U.S. Marines with Animal Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to embark an MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 (Rein.) during a quick response force rehearsal as a part of MEU Exercise, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2025. Marines rehearsed to increase their capability to respond at a moment's notice, in any clime and place. Marines rehearsed to increase their capability to respond at a moment's notice, in any clime and place.The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola).

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BTF 25-2: Seventh Mission Operations

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (May 8, 2025) — U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Colby Delia, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron crew chief, marshals a B-1B Lancer on a flight line during Bomber Task Force 25-2 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 3, 2025. BTF 25-2 demonstrates Allied strength by forging strong alliances, showcasing our resolve, and deterring aggression, while also supporting global stability and security and strengthening military capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mattison Cole)

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Balikatan 25: Counter Landing Live Fire Exercise

PHILIPPINES (May 3, 2025) — A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fires a FGM-148 Javelin missile in a Counter Landing live-fire exercise with U.S. Marines assigned to the 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, in support of Exercise Balikatan 25, at Aparri, Cagayan Valley, Philippines, May 3, 2025. This exercise enhanced combined readiness by training U.S. and Philippine forces to counter a simulated adversary assault on key maritime terrain. 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. Brenden Delgado) 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. Brenden Delgado)

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PMTEC Enhances Realism and Effectiveness of Balikatan 2025

Photo of drone going down during the Appari CLLFX, May 3rd. (Photo by Jennifer Kurylowicz, J708)

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Balikatan 25: 3d LCT and 25th ID Conduct Counter Landing Live Fire Event with AFP

APPARI, Philippines (May 2, 2025) — U.S. Marines Corps Cpl. Nycorian Allen, a native of Georgia and an anti-tank missileman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, fires an FGM-148 Javelin during the counter-landing live-fire event of Exercise Balikatan 25 in Aparri, Philippines, May 3, 2025. This training was conducted alongside U.S. Soldiers with 25th Infantry Division, Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10, and Philippine Soldiers with Army Artillery Regiment and the Philippine Army Armored Division. 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)

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U.S. Marines Execute Casualty Evacuation Training during Jungle Leaders Course

JAPAN (May 2, 2025) — A U.S. Marine rappels during Jungle Leaders Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 02, 2025. The course is designed to test physical and mental resilience of Marine Corps leaders in a harsh jungle environment. The Marine is with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson)

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PACAF commanders and chiefs gather to advance warfighting concepts

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider (center), Pacific Air Forces commander, addresses Indo-Pacific theater commanders and command chiefs during a bi-annual strategy conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2025. The conference focused on advanced warfighting techniques in the Indo-Pacific, and to address the scope and scale of that challenge, PACAF leaders worked through a concept drill focused on optimizing command-and-control, maneuvering, sustainment of forces, and addressing the requirements and risks for a diverse series of possible contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar)

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PACAF commanders and chiefs gather to advance warfighting concepts

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider (left), Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen McCool, PACAF command chief, listen to a presentation during a bi-annual strategy conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2025. The conference focused on advanced warfighting techniques in the Indo-Pacific, and to address the scope and scale of that challenge, PACAF leaders worked through a concept drill focused on optimizing command-and-control, maneuvering, sustainment of forces, and addressing the requirements and risks for a diverse series of possible contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar)

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