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8 SFS, ROKA train to protect the pack

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Keshawn Reedus, 8th Security Forces Squadron Defender, shouts a command while leading a fireteam of Republic of Korea Army soldiers during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, May 18, 2023. A fireteam is the most basic tactical unit in ground combat and allows each member to have a specific role in any situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emili Koonce)

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8 SFS, ROKA train to protect the pack

Republic of Korea Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force 8th Security Forces Squadron Defenders debrief a scenario during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, May 18, 2023. The two units simulated how they would respond to ground attacks as a combined force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emili Koonce)

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CTF 70 hosts Royal Australian Navy Supply Sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan

Rear Adm. Michael “Buzz” Donnelly, center, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 poses for a photo with supply department Sailors of his staff and sailors from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), May 18. CTF 70 is forward deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Askia Collins)

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USARPAC Commander: 'The Time is Now' for Greater Collaboration, Integration in the Pacific

Gen. Charles Flynn, commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, left, presents his challenge coin to Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Yoichi Kabasawa and naval officers from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia during his tour of Commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific/Task Force 73. Flynn stressed the importance of Land Forces during the 2023 Land Forces Pacific Symposium or LANPAC in May 2023. COMLOG WESTPAC supports deployed surface units and aircraft carriers, along with regional Allies and partners, to facilitate patrols in the South China Sea, participation in naval exercises and responses to natural disasters. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Heath Zeigler, U.S. Navy)

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Enduring PACE exercise bolsters communications readiness throughout South Korea

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Angeley, left, 607th Air Communications Squadron, radio maintenance technician, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carlos Perez Ortiz, right, 607 ACOMS, radio frequency transmission system technician sets up a ground multiband terminal during exercise Enduring PACE, May 18, 2023, at Osan Air Base, South Korea. Exercise Enduring PACE put communication equipment to the test and involved communications Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, the 51st Fighter Wing, the 607th Air Operations Center at Osan AB and other communications units dispersed throughout South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)

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Southern Beach exercise continues to fortify USAF, JASDF alliance

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron taxis down the flightline at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 17, 2023. Night Flying exercises provide fighter squadron aircrew and support personnel the experience needed to maintain a ready force capable of ensuring the collective defense of the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth)

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Southern Beach exercise continues to fortify USAF, JASDF alliance

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron takes off from Kadena Air Base, Japan in support of exercise Southern Beach, May 16, 2023. Southern Beach is a continuous bilateral effort to enhance interoperability with host nation forces, strengthening the combined ability to execute high-end missions in defense of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth)

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Polo demonstration kicks-off LANPAC 2023

U.S. Army Pacific hosted a polo demonstration at Historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, on May 15. This awe-inspiring showcase was a standout event that kicks-off the 2023 LANPAC Symposium and Exposition. LANPAC is a professional development forum that highlights the role of land forces in the Indo-Pacific theater and their contributions to the Joint Force in peace and war. (Photo Credit: Pfc. Christopher Smith)

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YOKOTA ‘DIRT BOYS’ TRAIN JAPAN FORCES IN KANOYA

Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force listen to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brent Fallon, 5th Air Force readiness branch superintendent, as he gives instructions on how to complete a spall repair at Kanoya Air Base, Japan, May 15, 2023. Spall repairs are an efficient way to keep airfields serviceable by removing and replacing damaged parts of concrete slabs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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CARAT Thailand 2023 Closing Ceremony

U.S. and Royal Thai Navy Sailors pose for a photo during the closing ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Thailand 2023 at Royal Thai Fleet Headquarters, May 15. CARAT/MAREX Thailand is a bilateral exercise between the Kingdom of Thailand and United States to promote regional security cooperation, practice humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships and interoperability. Thailand has been part of the CARAT exercise series since 1995. In its 29th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Parker)

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Women, Peace & Security, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Delivers workshop with Malaysia to Combat Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants

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Pacific Air Forces Airmen test Next Generation Aircrew Protection equipment

U.S. Air Force Capt. “Doom” Moss, F-22A fighter pilot from the 19th Fighter Squadron, utilizes the aircrew ensemble respiratory protection system while processing through the aircrew contamination control area during the Next Generation Aircrew Protection step, launch and recovery demonstration at Joint-Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 11, 2023. The demonstration showcases the PACAF stop gap for the F-22 ACBRN LIMFAC utilizing the modified M-50 ground crew mask. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy) Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy)

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Through shared culture, Soldiers build interoperability, teamwork

25th Infantry Division Soldiers trained side-by-side with the Singapore Armed Forces Soldiers on May 11, 2023 during Tiger Balm 2023. The Soldiers trained in the steep Hawaiian mountainsides, deep in the jungle. The training was designed to test a combined U.S.-Singapore Division-Level coalition task force. (Sgt. 1st Class Jerimiah Richardson)

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US, Japan Laders Gather for 2023 Senior Enlisted Leader Symposium

Airmen and attendees of the 2023 Senior Enlisted Leader Symposium watch as a C-130J Super Hercules flies overhead at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 9, 2023. Attendees learned about landing zone safety officer procedures, which allow Airmen to help land aircraft in austere or contingent environments. The theme of this year's symposium was “Innovative Joint Leaders.”

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USS Milius (DDG 69) Conducts Port Visit in Saipan

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) arrives in Saipan for a scheduled port visit. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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Naval Aviation Holds 2nd Annual Safety Summit

Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces, gives remarks during the flag panel of the second annual Naval Aviation Safety Summit alongside (from left) Rear Adm. John Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic; Rear Adm. Rich Brophy, Chief of Naval Air Training; and Rear Adm. Christopher Engdahl, commander, Naval Safety Command; in San Diego, May 9, 2023. More than 500 attendees involved in safety, maintenance, and aircraft handling across Naval Aviation gathered to build upon lessons learned to enhance the culture of safety and discuss the current state of the safety environment within the Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aron Montano)

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U.S. Marines Resupply Ballistic Missile Submarine in Philippine Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, lowers a package to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) in the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2023. Vertical replenishments enable naval vessels to quickly receive critical resources without disrupting maritime security operations while underway. III MEF is postured to enable naval expeditionary operations within the first island chain as part of a Stand-in-Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss)

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US Space Force sends two Space Domain Awareness sensors to Japan

Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, U.S. Space Force-Indo-Pacific commander (center right), speaks with crew members from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, who are transporting the second of two Space Domain Awareness sensors that will be delivered to Japan, while the bundle is in transit at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 9, 2023. The effort seeks to demonstrate the ability of the US-Japan alliance to extend to space, contribute toward the Department of Defense's broader integrated deterrence posture against shared adversaries in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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U.S. Coast Guard patrol enhances partnerships, interoperability in the Pacific ahead of Typhoon Mawar

The USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) crew delivers crucial supplies, including outboard engines, and a small luxury in the form of a birthday cake to support the needs of the local communities in those areas on Agrihan and Alamagan Islands over 120 nautical miles north of Saipan on May 9, 2023. At the request of the residents, this also included religious services. A U.S. Navy chaplain accompanied the crew and provided a mass on Agrihan. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Melissa Reilly)

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Secretary of Defense Meeting With Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos participate in a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 3, 2023. (DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

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