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ENOGGERA, Australia

U.S. Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, right, returns a salute to a Guardsman with Australia’s Federation Guard upon arrival for the 33rd Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) during Talisman Sabre 23 at Gallipoli Barracks in Queensland, Australia, July 28, 2023. AUSMIN is the main annual forum for bilateral consultations between the U.S. and Australia. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joey Rolfe) Share

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 22, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) Share

SANTA RITA, Guam

U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor crew picks up passengers from USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) as they depart Apra Harbor June 12, 2023, for a patrol serving partners in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. During the patrol, the Oliver Henry crew dedicated efforts to serve neighbors in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam while actively countering potential illegal maritime activity and standing ready to respond rapidly to any at-sea emergencies. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) Share

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia - U.S.-Indonesia Air Forces Hold First Bomber Landing Joint Exercise. Courtesy photo Share

ROESMIN NURJADIN AIR FORCE BASE, Indonesia

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Lara, 8th Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection craftsman, stamps a carbon tab with a magnetic chip detector at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, Indonesia, June 15, 2023. As an NDI craftsman, Lara used a detection machine called to ensure foreign materials have not found their way into the engine oil of the F-16s being flown at Cope West 23 as a way of preventative maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore) Share

MCAS KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii

U.S. Marine Corps Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, Marine Aircraft Group 24, launches an MQ-9A on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, June 21, 2023. VMU-3, safely and successfully test and fly its first MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft to meet the Naval Air Systems Command safety certification process. The Safe-For-Flight Operations Certification (SFFOC) is the final crucial milestone in VMU-3’s transition from the RQ-21A to the MQ-9A. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christian Tofteroo). Share

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii

Participants from more than 18 supporting agencies from various joint and functional commands across the U.S. Department of Defense gather for a group photo during a PACAF-hosted Combat Support Rehearsal of Concept symposium on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, May 31, 2023. CSROC is designed to allow units and organizations with missions that support the Indo-Pacific to rehearse complex and dynamic combat support operations to identify potential obstacles or issues for mitigation prior to real time execution in exercises, dynamic force employment, or crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson) Share

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) command chief, speaks during an all-call at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 15, 2023. Wolfe oversees approximately 48,000 personnel within PACAF and advises Gen. Ken Wilsbach, PACAF commander, on matters involving Airmen readiness, training, professional development and effective utilization of manning and resources within the pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Edwards) Share

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, left, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) command chief, coins Senior Airman Ethan Harsh, 51st Munitions Squadron stockpile management crew chief (SMCC), at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 14, 2023. Harsh was coined for his exemplary performance as a SMCC. Harsh is responsible for the safe transportation, storage and handling of diverse munitions stockpiles as well as maintaining munitions storage structures, ensuring the safety, security and reliability of Osan’s materiel stockpiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Edwards) Share

SANTA RITA, Guam

A U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam team conducts a port state control examination on the 472-foot Singapore-flagged commercial cargo vessel Kota Raja in the Port of Guam on June 15, 2023. Examiners found no significant deficiencies aboard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) Share

SANTA RITA, Guam

A U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam team looks at the material condition of the engineroom as they conduct a port state control examination on the 472-foot Singapore-flagged commercial cargo vessel Kota Raja in the Port of Guam on June 15, 2023. Examiners found no significant deficiencies aboard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) Share

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, WMSL 752 Share

SHIZUOKA, Japan

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonah Kelly, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific trumpeter, performs Taps during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony at Mount Shizuhata, Japan, June 21, 2025. Participants commemorated the 53rd year of the ceremony by honoring the fallen and strengthening U.S.-Japan ties through acts of reconciliation and shared remembrance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote) Share

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, presides over the Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony for the command senior enlisted leader at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. Senior enlisted leaders serve as trusted advisors to the commander, communicating the commander's goals and direction to the enlisted workforce, while simultaneously representing the enlisted personnel's views and concerns to the commander. 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) Share

CAMP H.M. Smith, Hawaii

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Eric Cook, USINDOPACOM senior enlisted leader, salute the national anthem during Cook's Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. Senior enlisted leaders serve as trusted advisors to the commander, communicating the commander's goals and direction to the enlisted workforce, while simultaneously representing the enlisted personnel's views and concerns to the commander. 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) Share

CAMP H.M. Smith, Hawaii

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Major Eric Cook assumes responsibility as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command senior enlisted leader during an Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. Senior enlisted leaders serve as trusted advisors to the commander, communicating the commander's goals and direction to the enlisted workforce, while simultaneously representing the enlisted personnel's views and concerns to the commander. 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) Share

CAMP H.M. Smith, Hawaii

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, passes the colors to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Eric Cook during Cook's Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, in Honolulu, June 26, 2025. Senior enlisted leaders serve as trusted advisors to the commander, communicating the commander's goals and direction to the enlisted workforce, while simultaneously representing the enlisted personnel's views and concerns to the commander. 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) Share

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U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 23, 2025) — A CMV-22B Osprey, attached to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRM) 30, readies for takeoff on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 23, 2025. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’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 2nd Class August Clawson) Share

KAGOSHIMA, Japan

The Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) steams alongside the Japan Coast Guard Patrol Vessel Asanagi (PLH-43) and the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) during a trilateral search and rescue exercise in Kagoshima, Japan, June 20, 2025. Stratton is deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Stratton is deployed to the Indo-Pacific to advance relationships with ally and partner nations to build a more secure and prosperous region with unrestricted, lawful access to the maritime commons. (c) Share

KAGOSHIMA, Japan

A Japan Coast Guard helicopter lowers a rescue diver during a trilateral search and rescue exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) in Kagoshima, Japan, June 2025. Stratton is deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Stratton is deployed to the Indo-Pacific to advance relationships with ally and partner nations to build a more secure and prosperous region with unrestricted, lawful access to the maritime commons. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Matthew S. Masaschi) Share

KOROR, Palau

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, salute the colors during the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu ceremony as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Sept. 15, 2024. The ceremony, led and planned by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and supported by Koa Moana 24, paid tribute to the Battle of Peleliu, a pivotal World War II conflict fought from Sept. 15 to Nov. 27, 1944, where U.S. forces endured intense combat to secure the island from Japanese forces, resulting in significant casualties on both sides. During Koa Moana’s deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force work to strengthen alliances and partnerships with development of interoperable capabilities, combined operations, theater security cooperation, and capacity-building efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs) Share

SHIZUOKA City, Japan

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater, 374th Airlift Wing NCOIC of community relations, pours whiskey over the B-29 monument during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony at Mount Shizuhata, Japan, June 21, 2025. Participants commemorated the 53rd year of the ceremony by honoring the fallen and strengthening U.S.-Japan ties through acts of reconciliation and shared remembrance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote) Share

SHIZUOKA City, Japan

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Coleman, Mission Support Group senior enlisted leader, lays flowers at the foot of a statue during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony at Mount Shizuhata, Japan, June 21, 2025. U.S. Air Force Airmen from Yokota Air Base joined Japanese officials and local residents in Shizuoka to honor those lost in the 1945 B‑29 Superfortress collision, reinforcing the shared commitment to remembrance and peace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote) Share

SOUTH KOREA

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1 SBCT 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, furl their unit guidons during a Transfer of Authority ceremony, on Camp Casey, South Korea, June. 18, 2025. This ceremony honored the service of the 2d Infantry Division while formally welcoming the 1st SBCT, 4th ID. (U.S Army photo by KCpl. Jiwon Yun, 2nd Infantry Division ROK/U.S. Combined Division Public Affairs) Share