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240513-N-LS152-1966

PELELIU, Republic of Palau (May 16, 2024) – Department of Defense representatives and engineers meet with Peleliu Gov. Emais Roberts ahead of the first of three engagements with Peleliu residents and landowners, May 13. About 200 residents attended the meetings which were held to discuss the proposed designation of a new defense site in Peleliu. (U.S. Navy photo by Shaina O’Neal)

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U.S. Embassy Koror and Indo-Pacific Command Strengthens Palau Law Enforcement Capabilities Through Narcotics Investigations Course

Narcotics Investigation Course group photo. U.S. Embassy Koror and Indo-Pacific Command Strengthens Palau Law Enforcement Capabilities Through Narcotics Investigations Course

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KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Koenig)

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231120-N-XB957-2329

KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Koenig)

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231120-N-XB957-2331

KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Koenig)

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231120-N-XB957-2332

KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Koenig)

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231120-N-XB957-2333

KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Koenig)

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231120-N-XB957-2334

KOROR, Palau (Nov. 16, 2023) - Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Senior Military Official for the Republic of Palau, along with Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., and senior leaders from INDOPACOM and Palau held the bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Nov. 16-17. The JCM is in accordance with the Compact of Free Association (COFA) Title III: Security and Defense Relations, and enables ongoing dialogue between nations, which prove to enhance security and defense responsibilities in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Koenig)

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231009-G-G0020-1002

Representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Republic of Palau conduct a tabletop exercise discussion and forms review for enacting the enhanced bilateral agreement in Palau in early October 2023. Following the signing of an expanded bilateral law enforcement agreement in August, during the Joint Heads of Pacific Security conference, representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Republic of Palau embarked on a series of meetings and initiatives to advance maritime partnership and promote regional stability. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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KM23: NCO Promotion in Peleliu

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 pose for a photograph at the conclusion of a promotion ceremony for Cpl. Trent Henry, a native of El Paso, Texas and a combat photographer with the task force, atop Bloody Nose Ridge in Peleliu, Palau, Sept. 1, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White)

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Pacific Partnership Kicks off in Palau

Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) leaders pose for a photo with the Honorable J. Uduch Sengebou Senior, Vice President and Minister of Justice of the Republic of Palau, center left; Rear Admiral Benjamin Nicholson, commander of Joint Region Marianas, center right; Mr. John Hennessey-Niland, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, third from right; Ms. Richelle Turner, Australian Ambassador to Palau, second from right; and Mr. Joseph Martin, Director of the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management, right, during the PP22 Palau Opening Ceremony. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Cla

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VP-8 Hosts U.S. Ambassador to Palau

Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 8’s Palau detachment team pose for a photo with he Honorable Mr. John Hennessey-Niland, U.S. Ambassador to Palau, following a static display of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft and week-long detachment in Pala, Jul. 10. VP-8 is currently deployed to NAF Misawa, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region.

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Eielson F-35As Bring ‘Lightning’ to Palau during Valiant Shield 22

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 354th Air Expeditionary Wing, taxis on the runway upon initial arrival at Palau International Airport in support of Valiant Shield 22, June 11, 2022. VS22 is the ninth iteration of the series that began in 2006. It is a field training exercise that aims to prepare the Joint Force to rapidly respond to crises and contingencies across the spectrum of operations from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to armed conflict.

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President of the Republic of Palau shares a close and personal relationship to the U.S.

President Surangel Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, spoke with members of the 9th Mission Support Command's Task Force Oceania about the ongoing partnership between the Republic of Palau and the United States.

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Task Force Koa Moana 21 LEON Marines Identify Underwater Manmade Mine-Like Objects

A member of the Japanese Mine Action Service prepares to descend while scuba diving off the coast of the Republic of Palau, Oct. 20, 2021. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, teamed up with the Japanese Mine Action Service to take photographs of man-made mine-like objects and help identify them

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Task Force Koa Moana 21 LEON Marines find Underwater UXO

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and members of the Japanese Mine Action Service review photos of man-made mine-like objects taken off the coast of the Republic of Palau, Oct. 20, 2021. Task Force Koa Moana 21 provides opportunities to work with explosive ordnance disposal teams, maritime law enforcement, medical professionals, and humanitarian assistance organizations.

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Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 21 Repair Local School

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Toby J. Vargas and Cpl. Cameron E. Tejeda, combat engineers with Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, repair the roof of Palau High School in Koror, Republic of Palau, Aug. 27, 2021. Task Force Koa Moana is designed to strengthen and enhance the relationship between the U.S. and partner nations in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Pacific Partnership 2021 mission concludes in Palau

Participants from U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management pose for a group photo during a humanitarian assistance and disaster response workshop in the Republic of Palau in support of Pacific Partnership 2021. Pacific Partnership, now in its 16th iteration, brings nations together to prepare during calm periods to effectively respond in times of crisis. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific.

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Pacific Air Forces Commander visits Palau

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilcbach, center left, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Republic of Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. pose for a group photo at Roman Tmetuchle International Airport, Republic of Palau, July 28, 2021. Wilsbach traveled to Palau to discuss the possibilities of further strengthening the USAF and Palau’s relationship.

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36 CRG sends military training team to Palau

U.S. Air Force members from the 36th Contingency Response Squadron enter Palau National Airport after arriving on island for a key leader engagement, June 23, 2021. The purpose of the visit was for the commander of the 36th CRG, to meet with key leaders of Palau such as the ambassador, national security office coordinator, two governors, and to go on a walkthrough of some of the sites where his members are conducting training.

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