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VMGR-153 supports Toys for Tots in Alaska

(Dec. 4, 2024) A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J attached to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing flies during a deployment for training (DFT) while en-route to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 4, 2024. The DFT provided VMGR-153 pilots and aircrew with unit level training that enhanced squadron combat readiness while supporting community relations in remote Alaskan regions during the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Moses S. Lopez Franco)
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31st MEU | BLT 2/4 conducts lane training

(Dec. 3, 2024) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to set security during lane training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 3, 2024. Marines conducted lane training consisting of truck platoon integration and platoon level raid sustainment with patrolling and military operations in urban terrain simulations to prepare for future operations. 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 Cpl. Alora Finigan)
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U.S. Marines continue flight operations at Misawa Air Base

(Dec. 3, 2024) A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing lands in Misawa Air Base, Japan, during an Aviation Training Relocation exercise, Dec. 3, 2024. VMFA-312 is temporarily augmenting MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which aims to provide squadrons stationed in the continental United States with experience training in the Indo-Pacific. One of the ATR program’s primary focuses is to enable U.S. and Japanese militaries to maintain readiness and enhance cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)
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Abraham Lincoln conducts flight operations

(Dec.1, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd class Daisy Rodrigues, from Los Angeles, directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations 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 Seaman Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson)
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3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion conducts weapons field test

(Nov. 27, 2024) U.S. Marines with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, transport in light armored vehicles during weapons field training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 27, 2024. 3rd LAR conducts security and offensive operations to provide mission-capable task-organized forces in support of enduring and emerging operational commitments across the range of military operations. 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. Gerardo Mendez)
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Flight Operations Aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

(Nov. 27, 2024) An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, assigned to the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, is prepared for launch on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)
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3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion conducts weapons field test

(Nov. 27, 2024) U.S. Marine with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes the trajectory of the 25mm autocannon mounted on the light armored vehicle during weapons field training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 27, 2024. 3rd LAR conducts security and offensive operations to provide mission-capable task-organized forces in support of enduring and emerging operational commitments across the range of military operations. 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. Gerardo Mendez)
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USS Minnesota Arrives in Guam

(Nov. 26, 2024) – The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrives onboard U.S. Naval Base Guam, Nov 26. Minnesota, the first Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be forward deployed to Guam, joins four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines forward deployed in the Pacific. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, Guam's fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine forces' forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Wolpert)
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USAF and PAF enhance regional security

(Nov. 26, 2024) U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, and Philippine Air Force FA-50s fly over the Philippine Sea, Nov. 26, 2024. The aircraft conducted training operations to enhance interoperability and promote regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
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15th MEU Offloads USS Boxer

(Nov. 23, 2024) U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board a landing craft, utility attached to Assault Craft Unit 1 before departing the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 23, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard Boxer and are conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)
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Tripoli Performs Flight Operations

(Nov. 19, 2024) Sailors guides an AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 lands on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Nov. 19, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. Tripoli is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that enhances warfighting capability and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Eliora Sims)
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3d LCT conducts platoon attacks at MCTAB

(Nov. 19. 2024) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicodemus Williams, a native of Michigan and a rifleman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security during a platoon attack at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2024. By rehearsing attacks, Marines are able to maximize their effectiveness against an enemy force and enhance teamwork within the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks)
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Coast Guard Cutter Munro interdicts suspected drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

(Nov. 18, 2024) U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crews interdict a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, October 2024. Munro is the sixth Legend-class national security cutter and is homeported in Alameda, California. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
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Air Power Demonstration During Tiger Cruise

(Nov. 08, 2024) U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), and embarked tigers observe an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, dispense flares during an air power demonstration as part of a Tiger Cruise aboard Boxer in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 16, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard Boxer and are conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)
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Trilateral sea commanders meet during exercise Freedom Edge

(Nov. 14, 2024) At sea, during trilateral exercise Freedom Edge, U.S. Rear Admiral Gregory D. Newkirk, Japanese Rear Admiral Takashi Matsui, Republic of Korean Rear Admiral Hur Sung-jae and U.S. Vice Admiral Fred Kacher stand together aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). Freedom Edge continues to demonstrate the defensive posture and unbreakable will of Japan, the ROK, and the United States to promote trilateral maritime interoperability to safeguard freedom and ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, including the Korean Peninsula.
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Japan-ROK-U.S conduct second Exercise Freedom Edge

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Dewey (DDG 105), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya-class guided-missile destroyer JS Haguro (DDH 180), Republic of Korea Navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975), and Sejong the Great-class destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993) steam in formation as aircrafts assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5, U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Air Force fly over the formation during Freedom Edge 24-2 in the East China Sea, Nov. 13, 2024. Freedom Edge demonstrates a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. George Washington is 7th Fleet’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 Seaman Geoffrey L. Ottinger)
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USS George Washington Conducts Flight Operations

(Nov. 13 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, prepares to launch off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during Freedom Edge 24-2 in the East China Sea, Nov. 13, 2024. Freedom Edge demonstrates a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. George Washington is 7th Fleet’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 August Clawson)
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15th MEU, USS Boxer Conduct Air Power Demonstration On 249th Marine Corps Birthday

241110-M-AS577-1563 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a slow pass near the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during an air power demonstration aboard Boxer in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 10, 2024. The demonstration was held to celebrate the 249th Marine Corps birthday. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard Boxer and are conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)
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Boxer, 15th MEU conduct Air Power Demonstration Rehearsal

(Nov. 10, 2024) A U.S. Marine assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fast ropes from a MH-60S Knighthawk Helicopter assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 during an air power demonstration rehearsal as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) steams in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 10, 2024. Boxer and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Omar A. Dominquez)
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USS George Washington Conducts Flight Operations

(Nov. 09, 2024) MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 9, 2024. George Washington is 7th Fleet’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 forward-deployed numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)
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