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250917-N-QV397-2032

AT SEA (Sept. 17, 2025) – Sailors handle a line on the fo’c’sle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a replenishment at sea with the Republic of Korea’s Cheonji-class fast combat support ship ROKS Daecheong (AOE-58) in support of Freedom Edge 25 at sea, Sept. 17. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate our shared commitment to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific. Curtis Wilbur is forward-deployed and currently assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado)

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250916-A-GJ727-1869

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, attends Papua New Guinea’s 50th Anniversary Independence celebration in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on September 16, 2025. 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. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez)

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250916-F-TF218-1027

U.S. Military human resources personnel stationed in Japan and Hawaii pose for a group photo in front of the U.S. Forces Japan headquarters building during a theater human resource symposium hosted by the USFJ J1 staff on Yokota Air Base, Sept. 16, 2025. The transition of USFJ to a Joint Force Headquarters will upgrade respective command and control frameworks to enable seamless integration of operations and capabilities between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

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250916-N-SF508-1440

250916-N-SF508-1440 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 16, 2025) – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, and U.S. Navy ships sail in formation in support of Exercise Freedom Edge 25 in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Sept. 16, 2025. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate our shared commitment to achieve and maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, 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 1st Class Charles Oki)

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250916-N-SF508-1968

250916-N-SF508-1968 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 16, 2025) – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, and U.S. Navy ships sail in formation in support of Exercise Freedom Edge 25 in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Sept. 16, 2025. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate our shared commitment to achieve and maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, 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 1st Class Charles Oki)

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U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea navies sail during Exercise Freedom Edge in U.S. 7th Fleet

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 16, 2025) — Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, and U.S. Navy ships sail in formation in support of Exercise Freedom Edge 25, Sept. 16. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate a shared commitment to achieve and maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles Oki)

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Freedom Edge 25

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Aerial Refueling Squadron takes off in support of Freedom Edge 25 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2025. The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea executed the third iteration of exercise Freedom Edge, demonstrating a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II)

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Freedom Edge 25

U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Armed Forces aircraft fly in formation during Freedom Edge 25 over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 16, 2025. The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea executed the third iteration of exercise Freedom Edge, demonstrating a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)

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Freedom Edge 25

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, takes off in support of Freedom Edge 25 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2025. Freedom Edge demonstrates the trilateral defense cooperation’s ability to achieve peace through strength on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II)

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Freedom Edge 25

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, takes off in support of Freedom Edge 25 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2025. Freedom Edge demonstrates the trilateral defense cooperation’s ability to achieve peace through strength on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II)

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250916-G-G0020-7028

The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) and USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) cross paths on Sept 1, 2025, off Guam. The Myrtle Hazard crew completed a robust operational period from Aug. 11 to Sept. 1, 2025, patrolling the maritime borders of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to ensure border security and territorial integrity. The crew met all objectives, including enforcing federal laws, enhancing maritime domain awareness, and maintaining readiness for Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Oceania District operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy Bilateral Training

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 16, 2025) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), left, sails alongside Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), right, during a bilateral training with the Royal Australian Navy in the South China Sea, Sept. 16, 2025. Dewey is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)

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U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy Bilateral Training

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 16, 2025) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), back, sails alongside Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), front, during a bilateral training with the Royal Australian Navy in the South China Sea, Sept. 16, 2025. Dewey is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)

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Joint Base Charleston surveys Indo-Pacific operating locations ahead of 2026 exercise

Personnel assigned to Joint Base Charleston visit Wake Island during a pre-deployment site survey, Sept. 16, 2025. During the one-week site survey, the team evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of each island and how effective they would be at housing C-17 Globemaster IIIs as well as the Airmen and equipment needed to maintain them for prolonged periods of time. (Courtesy Photo)

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Freedom Edge 25

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Sept. 16, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, during Freedom Edge 25 over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 16, 2025. Freedom Edge demonstrates the trilateral defense cooperation’s ability to achieve peace through strength on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)

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250915-A-GJ727-1040

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, greets the Marine Corps Embassy Security Guard detachment in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on September 15, 2025. 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. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez)

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Trilateral AOC Exchange Enhances Indo-Pacific Interoperability

Allied air operations leaders from the United States, Japan and Australia pose for a group photo in front of the Missing Man Formation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2025. The trilateral Air Operations Center Air Force Exercise and Air Mobility Summit 25-2 marked the first time the 613th Air Operations Center hosted the biannual event, strengthening interoperability and partnerships across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Elizabeth Taranto)

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250915-O-VB769-9789

U.S. Air Force civil engineers from the 35th CES partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force for a week-long bilateral exercise in July at Misawa and Chitose Air Bases. Together, they executed Rapid Airfield Damage Repair operations under Resolute Force Pacific 2025, strengthening interoperability, resilience, and alliance capabilities to ensure airpower projection across the Indo-Pacific.

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250915-O-VB769-5390

U.S. Air Force civil engineers from the 35th CES partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force for a week-long bilateral exercise in July at Misawa and Chitose Air Bases. Together, they executed Rapid Airfield Damage Repair operations under Resolute Force Pacific 2025, strengthening interoperability, resilience, and alliance capabilities to ensure airpower projection across the Indo-Pacific.

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250915-A-GJ727-1298

The groundbreaking ceremony for the landmark fuel storage facility marked a significant step forward in the U.S.-PNG partnership, highlighting the shared benefits of the U.S.-PNG Defense Cooperation Agreement and reaffirming both nations’ joint commitment to regional stability. USINDOPACOM remains steadfastly committed to enhancing stability throughout the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression, and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict.

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