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USS Theodore Roosevelt

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 22, 2026) – U.S. Navy Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Coy Manwill, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, guides an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, landing on the flight deck Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), June 22, 2026. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Haro Gonzalez)

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U.S. Navy aircraft, attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs fly over U.S. Navy George Washington Carrier Strike Group as it sails in formation with Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 21, 2026. U.S. Navy participants include Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Shoup (DDG 86) and USS Benfold (DDG 65), and Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783). Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participants include JS Kaga (DDH 184), JS Fuyuzuki (DD 118), and JS Jingei (SS 515). Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley)

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260622-N-LS152-1029

SANTA RITA, Guam (June 22, 2026) - U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Josh Lasky, Commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia, Dr. John Wood, U.S. Pacific Command’s J7 Training and Exercises Deputy Director, military leaders, and support personnel celebrate the opening of the Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Forward - Guam facility following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Building 4175 on U.S. Naval Base Guam, June 22, 2026. The ceremony marked the final operational capability of the 5,100-square-foot facility, which serves as PMTEC’s first fully operational forward node west of the International Date Line. The site is designed to deliver combat-credible training at the tactical edge, integrating live, virtual, and constructive technologies to support joint, combined, and coalition forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Shaina O’Neal)

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260622-N-LS152-1028

SANTA RITA, Guam (June 22, 2026) - U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Josh Lasky, Commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia, and Dr. John Wood, U.S. Pacific Command’s J7 Training and Exercises Deputy Director, perform a ribbon-cutting for the Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Forward - Guam facility during a ceremony at Building 4175 on U.S. Naval Base Guam, June 22, 2026. The ceremony marked the final operational capability of the 5,100-square-foot facility, which serves as PMTEC’s first fully operational forward node west of the International Date Line. The site is designed to deliver combat-credible training at the tactical edge, integrating live, virtual, and constructive technologies to support joint, combined, and coalition forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Shaina O’Neal)

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260622-N-LS152-1027

SANTA RITA, Guam (June 22, 2026) - Dr. John Wood, U.S. Pacific Command’s J7 Training and Exercises Deputy Director, offers remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Forward - Guam facility at Building 4175 on U.S. Naval Base Guam, June 22, 2026. The ceremony marked the final operational capability of the 5,100-square-foot facility, which serves as PMTEC’s first fully operational forward node west of the International Date Line. The site is designed to deliver combat-credible training at the tactical edge, integrating live, virtual, and constructive technologies to support joint, combined, and coalition forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Shaina O’Neal)

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260622-N-DZ831-1183

Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) gets underway in preparation for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 22, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. 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 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Omar A. Dominquez)

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260622-N-LS152-1030

SANTA RITA, Guam (June 22, 2026) - Jack Miller, First Island Chain Integrator, Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability, provides military leaders with a tour of the PMTEC Forward-Guam facility following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Building 4175 on U.S. Naval Base Guam, June 22, 2026. The ceremony, hosted by U.S. Pacific Command’s J7 Training and Exercises Directorate, marked the final operational capability of the 5,100-square-foot facility, which serves as PMTEC’s first fully operational forward node west of the International Date Line. The site is designed to deliver combat-credible training at the tactical edge, integrating live, virtual, and constructive technologies to support joint, combined, and coalition forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Shaina O’Neal)

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260622-N-DZ831-1112

Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) gets underway in preparation for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 22, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. 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 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Omar Dominquez)

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260621-N-NE252-1047

USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group sails in formation with Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 21, 2026. U.S. Navy participants include Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Shoup (DDG 86) and USS Benfold (DDG 65), and Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783). Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participants include JS Kaga (DDH 184), JS Fuyuzuki (DD 118), and JS Jingei (SS 515).Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ana Souza Young)

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260621-N-JG170-2321

USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group sails in formation with Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 21, 2026. U.S. Navy participants include Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Shoup (DDG 86) and USS Benfold (DDG 65), and Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783). Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participants include JS Kaga (DDH 184), JS Fuyuzuki (DD 118), and JS Jingei (SS 515).Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jack D. Barnell)

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260621-N-VQ739-1599

USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group sails in formation with Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 21, 2026. U.S. Navy participants include Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Shoup (DDG 86) and USS Benfold (DDG 65), and Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783). Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participants include JS Kaga (DDH 184), JS Fuyuzuki (DD 118), and JS Jingei (SS 515). Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony Vilardi)

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George Washington Strike Group Participates in Valiant Shield 2026

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 21, 2026) — U.S. Navy aircraft, attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs fly over U.S. Navy George Washington Carrier Strike Group as it sails in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 21, 2026. U.S. Navy participants include Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Shoup (DDG 86) and USS Benfold (DDG 65), and Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783). Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participants include JS Kaga (DDH 184), JS Fuyuzuki (DD 118), and JS Jingei (SS 515). Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley)

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Boxer Sailors Conduct Flight Operations

STRAIT OF MALACCA (June 21, 2026) — A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sits on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during flight quarters, June 21, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake)

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U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Soonafai Seloti, assigned to the Forward Support Company, 411th Engineer Battalion, 303rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 9th Mission Support Command, prepares to begin refueling a U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron using a U.S. Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 22, 2026. Valiant Shield provides allies and partners the opportunity to train as a multilateral force across all domains using emerging technologies. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brady Ellis)

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A U.S. Coast Guard 35-foot Long Range Interceptor II embarked cutter boat and a U.S. Coast Guard 26-foot Over-the-Horizon embarked cutter boat attached to Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) travel in formation with Japan Coast Guard small boat maritime enforcement teams during a law enforcement tactics demonstration during Pacific Atlas in Yokohama, Japan, June 19, 2026. Pacific Atlas is a series of demonstrations of allied logistics interoperability, signaling collective capability to sustain distributed maritime operations in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)

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Lt. Gen. George B. Rowell IV, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Command, left, met with Dambu Batlut, Mongolian Minister of Defense, right, prior to the opening ceremony of exercise Khaan Quest 2026 at the 5 Hills Training Area, near Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, June 20, 2026. The visit reinforces the strong momentum in the U.S. security relationship and sets a positive course for future partnerships. PACOM 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 Sgt. Austin Riel)

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U.S. Coast Guard maritime enforcement specialists assigned to Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) stand and salute with members of the Japan Coast Guard law enforcement teams on the flight deck of Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel JCGS Buko (PL-10) after completing a law enforcement demonstration for Japan Coast Guard official; members of Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) command staff; U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Joseph Buzzella, commander, Pacific Area; during a law enforcement tactics demonstration during Pacific Atlas in Yokohama, Japan, June 19, 2026. Pacific Atlas is a series of demonstrations of allied logistics interoperability, signaling collective capability to sustain distributed maritime operations in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)

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From left to right, U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Keith Wilkins, the U.S. Coast Guard Attaché to Japan; U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Brian Whisler, commanding officer of Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757); U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Joseph Buzzella, commander, Pacific Area; Japan Coast Guard Vice Commandant for Operations, Hiroaki Kanosue; Japan Coast Guard Superintendent, 1st-Grade Takuya Fukumoto, commander of the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters; and Japan Coast Guard Rear Adm. Hisako Nakabayashi, commander of the Yokohama Coast Guard Office; pose in front of Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) after a welcoming ceremony in Yokohama, Japan, June 19, 2026. Pacific Atlas is a series of demonstrations of allied logistics interoperability, signaling collective capability to sustain distributed maritime operations in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)

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From left to right, Japan Coast Guard Vice Commandant for Operations, Hiroaki Kanosue; U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Brian Whisler, commanding officer of Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757); U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Joseph Buzzella, commander, Pacific Area; pose on the flight deck of Midgett during a visit to Yokohama, Japan, June 19, 2026. Pacific Atlas is a series of demonstrations of allied logistics interoperability, signaling collective capability to sustain distributed maritime operations in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)

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PALS 26: Final Presentation and Closing Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, delivers final remarks during the closing ceremony of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2026 in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 18, 2026. Bringing together experts and leaders from across the Indo-Pacific, PALS fosters collaboration among allied and partner amphibious and maritime forces to share knowledge and recent operational insights. This year was the 12th iteration of the symposium and hosted senior leaders from 25 participating nations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Blake Gonter)

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