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Architects of the exercise: Bringing the space domain to life for Freedom Shield 26

A Guardian wears a U.S. Space Forces – Korea S7 directorate patch at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 10, 2026. As part of SPACEFOR-KOR, the S7 directorate is responsible for training and exercise development, including the annual Freedom Shield exercise. (U.S. Space Force photo by 1st Lt. Jimmy Nguyen)

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U.S. Army Pacific Deputy Commanding General – Homeland Affairs Maj. Gen. Lance Okamura recently toured the SAFTI City Urban Training Facility. During visit, he also met with Col. Kwek Kian Leong, the 6th Division Commander on March 10, 2026. The U.S. and Singapore armies are long-term partners in the region and share a common vision.

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Dr. Andre Stridiron, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command J7 Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability (PMTEC) Program Manager, speaks at the Pacific Operation Science & Technology Conference in Waikiki, March 10, 2026. Established in 2022, PMTEC is a key initiative under USINDOPACOM J7 that enhances joint, combined, and coalition warfighting readiness across the Indo-Pacific. As a cornerstone of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, PMTEC aligns with U.S. National Security and Defense strategies—strengthening homeland defense, empowering allies and partners as a part of burden sharing and delivering deterrence against emerging threats. Through the integration of advanced technologies, PMTEC drives military modernization, fosters innovation, and drives U.S. and allied forces’ technological superiority and asymmetric advantage over adversaries. (USINDOPACOM photo by Randi Brown)

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command J7 (Training and Exercise) Director, Brig. Gen. Richard Goodman (center) and Andrew Merz, J7 Director of Staff, speak with a participant at the Pacific Operation Science & Technology Conference in Waikiki, March 10, 2026, following a breakout session on multi-domain training experimentation. The J7 Joint Training and Exercises Directorate plans and executes USINDOPACOM's Joint Exercise Program, Joint Training Plan, Joint Force Development and Design, and integrates the Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability and the Joint Warfighting Concept to increase the lethality of joint, combined, and coalition warfighters. J7 persistently trains and rehearses across all domains with allies and partners to respond to emerging crises, defend the homeland, deter strategic attack, counter aggression, and protect U.S. interests throughout the Indo-Pacific. (USINDOPACOM photo by Eleanor Prohaska)

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Chief of Staff for Joint Task Force – Micronesia

Colonel David P. Santos Jr.

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Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Joint Task Force - Micronesia

Sergeant Major Jimmy Joe B. Castro

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The Combined Air Component Command wall is displayed at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 9, 2026. The CACC is a combined command stood up during major exercises and contingency operations that reports to the U.S.-ROK Combined Forces Command to coordinate and synchronize allied airpower operations on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brenden Beezley)

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Hanuman Guardian Opening Ceremony

Leaders from the U.S. Army’s 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division and the Royal Thai Army 112th Stryker Brigade render salutes during the opening ceremony of Hanuman Guardian 26 in Lopburi, Thailand on March 9, 2026, paying respects to each other’s national anthems. Exercise Hanuman Guardian 26 is a bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Army and the Royal Thai Army in the Kingdom of Thailand. Now in its 17th year, the exercise enhances readiness through realistic training while reinforcing the enduring U.S.–Thailand alliance, one of America’s oldest partnerships, dating back to 1833, and a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Charles Marx)

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A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force conducts pre-operation checks and services on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle March 8, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay in the Philippine Sea. The checks and services were in preparation for a maritime prepositioning force offload at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 26. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen the ironclad alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

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A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force conducts pre-operation checks and services on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement March 8, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay in the Philippine Sea. The checks and services were in preparation for a maritime prepositioning force offload at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 26. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen the ironclad alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

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260306-N-OV429-2002 NEWPORT, R.I. (March 6, 2026) – Sailor from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England, salutes the ensign during a tour onboard the future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), March 6, 2026. The tour highlighted the vital role Navy Medicine plays in sustaining warfighter readiness at sea, reinforcing how medical Sailors contribute directly to mission success. NMRTC New England provides operational training to healthcare professionals through healthcare delivery to optimize both medical staff and Warfighter and readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman Third Class Jammel Tilley)

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260306-N-OV429-2003 NEWPORT, R.I. (March 6, 2026) – Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England, stand together following a tour onboard the future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), March 6, 2026. The tour highlighted the vital role Navy Medicine plays in sustaining warfighter readiness at sea, reinforcing how medical Sailors contribute directly to mission success. NMRTC New England provides operational training to healthcare professionals through healthcare delivery to optimize both medical staff and Warfighter and readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman Third Class Jammel Tilley)

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260306-N-OV429-2001 NEWPORT, R.I. (March 6, 2026) – Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England, tour the sick bay onboard the future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), March 6, 2026. The tour highlighted the vital role Navy Medicine plays in sustaining warfighter readiness at sea, reinforcing how medical Sailors contribute directly to mission success. NMRTC New England provides operational training to healthcare professionals through healthcare delivery to optimize both medical staff and Warfighter and readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman Third Class Jammel Tilley)

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Iron Fist 26 | 31st MEU conducts raid alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

OKINAWA, Japan (March 6, 2026) — U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to raid a simulated enemy force as a part of Iron Fist 26 at Landing Zone Dodo, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 6, 2026. The Marines trained alongside Japanese allies in order to mutually strengthen our lethal and ready forces. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase operational integration and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

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Pushing Each Other to the Limit: Hawaii Guardsmen Battle for Best Warrior Honors

WAIMANALO, Hawaii (March 6, 2026) — U.S. Army Spc. Danton D. Dacquel, an allied trades specialist assigned to Bravo Company, 29th Brigade Support Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG), participates in the foot march event during the HIARNG Best Warrior Competition in Waimanalo, Hawaii, March 6, 2026. Top-performing Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from this event will advance to represent Hawaii at the Region VII Best Warrior Competition in New Mexico this spring. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Schoebel)

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AIRAI, Palau — Military representatives from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, along with U.S. interagency and law enforcement partners, met with senior leaders from the Republic of Palau during a U.S. – Palau Joint Committee Meeting held at Palau International Airport in AIRAI, March 5. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Christy Hanson)

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AIRAI, Palau — Military representatives from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, along with U.S. interagency and law enforcement partners, met with senior leaders from the Republic of Palau during a U.S. – Palau Joint Committee Meeting held at Palau International Airport in AIRAI, March 5. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Christy Hanson)

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Task Force Ashland Marines, Sailors Conduct Combined Arms Live Fire Range During Exercise Cobra Gold 26

THAILAND (March 5, 2026) — Republic of Korea Marine Corps Sgt. Seungno Kim, a squad leader assigned to Firearms Company, 82nd Battalion, 8th Brigade, 2nd Marine Division, prepares to fire an AT-1K Raybolt during a combined arms live-fire range part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at Ban Chan Khrem, Khao Khitchakut district, Thailand, March 5, 2026. Cobra Gold is the Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Knowles)

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1st Lt. Komatsu Haruko and 1st Lt. Harada Ryotaro, both with Japan Air Self Defense Force, and U.S. Army Maj. Stacy Kang, U.S. Army Capt. Russell Creger, and U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Jimmy Bagget, integrate space capabilities during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 from the Combined Space Force Coordination Center, Rayong Province, Thailand, March 3, 2026. In addition to U.S. and Japan, CSFCC personnel included representation from host nation Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Republic of Korea and Singapore. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s J7 Pacific Multi Domain Training and Experimentation Capability built the network architecture supporting space enabled targeting, GPS navigation, and SATCOM based command and control. Cobra Gold is the Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security. (U.S. Indo-Pacific Command photo by Eleanor Prohaska)

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U.S., Japan conduct joint airborne operations during Airborne 26

SHIZUOKA, Japan (March 4, 2026) — Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s containerized delivery system bundles drop from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at JGSDF East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan, March 4, 2026, during Airborne 26. Four U.S. Air Force C-130J aircraft delivered 48 CDS bundles in support of aerial resupply operations. Airborne 26 enhanced interoperability and strengthened regional readiness by integrating personnel insertion and mass cargo airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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