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HONOLULU, Hawaii

Delegates from 20 organizations, representing seven allied and partner nations, gather for a group photo during the inaugural U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Allies and Partners Blood Summit in Honolulu, June 4-6, 2024. The summit fostered collaboration and synergy in the field of international security and blood capabilities. Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

Delegates from 20 organizations, representing seven allied and partner nations, gather for a group photo during the inaugural U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Allies and Partners Blood Summit in Honolulu, June 4-6, 2024. The summit fostered collaboration and synergy in the field of international security and blood capabilities. Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

Delegates from 20 organizations, representing seven allied and partner nations, gather for a group photo during the inaugural U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Allies and Partners Blood Summit in Honolulu, June 4-6, 2024. The summit fostered collaboration and synergy in the field of international security and blood capabilities. Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

240703-N-PC065-1250 (July 3, 2024) An aerial view of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific 2024, July 3. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted more than 70 senior joint-force leaders for two days of engagements focused on the Indo-Pacific strategy, capabilities and force posture at Headquarters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, July 1-2, 2024. Discussions centered on synchronization of operational design, with open dialogue on challenges and opportunities for the Indo-Pacific as unified and component commands, joint task forces, the interagency, Allies and partners work together to achieve shared objectives within the region. USINDOPACOM persistently integrates and employs credible, all-domain combat power in order to deter aggression, prevent and respond to crisis, and, if necessary, conduct decisive joint and combined operations to prevail in conflict. Integrating our operations in support of and supported by other U.S. Government agencies, the joint force will persistently operate in and across all domains to defend the homeland, deter strategic attack, counter aggression, protect U.S. interests throughout the Indo-Pacific, and enhance U.S. alliances and partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon M. Smith) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted more than 70 senior joint-force leaders for two days of engagements focused on the Indo-Pacific strategy, capabilities and force posture at Headquarters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, July 1-2, 2024. Discussions centered on synchronization of operational design, with open dialogue on challenges and opportunities for the Indo-Pacific as unified and component commands, joint task forces, the interagency, Allies and partners work together to achieve shared objectives within the region. USINDOPACOM persistently integrates and employs credible, all-domain combat power in order to deter aggression, prevent and respond to crisis, and, if necessary, conduct decisive joint and combined operations to prevail in conflict. Integrating our operations in support of and supported by other U.S. Government agencies, the joint force will persistently operate in and across all domains to defend the homeland, deter strategic attack, counter aggression, protect U.S. interests throughout the Indo-Pacific, and enhance U.S. alliances and partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

SINGAPORE

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, second from left, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during a Shangri-La Dialogue panel, “Deterrence and Reassurance in the Asia-Pacific,” with senior leaders from France, the Netherlands and the People’s Republic of China, in Singapore, May 31, 2024. The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a defense summit focused on the Asia-Pacific region where ministers and representatives gather to discuss pressing security challenges and engage in bilateral talks. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

SINGAPORE

Guests listen to a Shangri-La Dialogue panel, “Deterrence and Reassurance in the Asia-Pacific,” with senior leaders from the U.S., France, the Netherlands and the People’s Republic of China, in Singapore, May 31, 2024. The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a defense summit focused on the Asia-Pacific region where ministers and representatives gather to discuss pressing security challenges and engage in bilateral talks. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted a Juneteenth Remembrance Ceremony and Award Luncheon on June 18 to recognize more than 30 service members and civilians for “Excellence in Communication and Information Sharing to Support a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Region.” Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted a Juneteenth Remembrance Ceremony and Award Luncheon on June 18 to recognize more than 30 service members and civilians for “Excellence in Communication and Information Sharing to Support a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Region.” Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted a Juneteenth Remembrance Ceremony and Award Luncheon on June 18 to recognize more than 30 service members and civilians for “Excellence in Communication and Information Sharing to Support a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Region.” Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted a Juneteenth Remembrance Ceremony and Award Luncheon on June 18 to recognize more than 30 service members and civilians for “Excellence in Communication and Information Sharing to Support a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Region.” Share

BARRIGADA, Guam

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Nayyaamunhotep Stubbs signals a 10-ton dump truck from the 9th Mission Support Command, 411th Engineer Brigade, Guam Army National Guard to drive inside the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) to transfer the equipment to the island of Saipan for Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) efforts. Sailors and Marines from Ashland, assigned to Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11, are providing Department of Defense support to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' civil and local officials as part of the FEMA-supported Typhoon Yutu recovery efforts. Share

TINIAN, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS,

Gunnery Sgt. Angel Ignacio, the battalion gunnery sergeant with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, catches a package of bottled water from a coastguardsman aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Washington (WPB-1331) while delivering food and supplies to citizens of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands during relief efforts in the wake of Super Typhoon Yutu, Oct. 29, 2018. Ignacio, a communications chief, is a native of Guam, CNMI, which was also affected by Yutu. The Marines arrived on Tinian in the wake of Super Typhoon Yutu as part of the U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities here. The Marines arrived at the request of CNMI officials and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist relief efforts in the wake of Yutu, the largest typhoon to ever hit a U.S. territory. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a routine training mission in the vicinity of the South China Sea and Indian Ocean (HST). This mission was conducted in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence operations, which have been ongoing since March 2004. Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) pulls into Apra Harbor, Guam, after completing Valiant Shield 2018. The biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise focused on integration of joint training among the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Valiant Shield 2018 was the seventh exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006. Share

Guam ROTA, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Col. Robert Brodie, right, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), shakes hands with Efraim Atalig, left, the mayor of Rota, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Corporal Joe Junior G. Charfauros Veterans Memorial Park in Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Sept. 14, 2018. Service members from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and working with Guam and CNMI civil and local officials for Typhoon Mangkhut recovery efforts. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. Share

ROTA, Commonwealth of the Northern Marina Islands

Personnel with the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and U.S. service members from the Coast Guard and Navy depart. Personnel from FEMA were surveying damage caused by Typhoon Mangkhut and a contingent of U.S. military personnel remained on the island to clear debris. Service members from Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to FEMA and working with Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' civil and local officials for typhoon recovery efforts. Share

HONOLULU, Hawaii

Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215) returns to homeport after successfully conducting ports assessments and aids to navigation verification in the ports of Tinian and Rota Sept. 13, 2018. Their efforts were critical to re-opening both ports and allowing the flow of relief supplies into affected areas. Share

ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 carry gear onto a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.) at Andersen Air Force Base as part of typhoon relief efforts in Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, Sept. 11, 2018. Service members from the Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and working with Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas civil and local officials for Typhoon Mangkhut recovery efforts. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. Share

Pacifivc Ocean

Cpl. Joseph Apodaca, a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, carries gear onto a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.) at Andersen Air Force Base as part of typhoon relief efforts in Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, Sept. 11, 2018. Apodaca, a native of Casa Grande, Arizona, graduated Vista Grande High School May 2013; he enlisted in the Marine Corps Aug. the same year. Service members from the Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and working with Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas civil and local officials for Typhoon Mangkhut recovery efforts. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. Share

SANTA RITA, Guam

The crew of a Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor 29-foot Response Boat-Small conducts a port assessment in Guam Sept. 11, 2018, following Typhoon Mangkhut. The Coast Guard assesses all ports for safety and pollution before reopening the ports. Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

Staff Sgt. Robert Blackburn, 36th Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of the Jungle Enforcement Team, explains the process of the Jungle Patrol qualifying test Aug. 26, 2018, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The test lasted roughly 14 hours and included a number of disciplines such as jungle navigation and managaging cognitive and psychiological resilinecy under stress. Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on a higher headquarters-directed Continuous Bomber Presence mission in support of exercise Pitch Black 18 in Australia's Northern Territory Aug. 6, 2018 (HST). Bilateral training between the United States and allies like Australia increases interoperability and strengthens our long-standing military-to-military partnerships Share