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240514-M-GB409-1094 JAPAN (May 14, 2024) U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force operate combat rubber raiding crafts during an incidental combat rubber raiding craft course at Naval Base White Beach, May 14, 2024, Okinawa, Japan. The course was hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III MEF, to enhance small boat operator’s abilities while conducting operations in maritime environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer)

III MEF conducts incidental combat rubber raiding craft course in Japan
240508-M-YY897-1121 UKIBARU, OKINAWA, Japan (May 8, 2024) U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a dive operations exercise on Ukibaru, Okinawa, Japan, May 8, 2024. The purpose of the exercise was to maintain proficiency and practice standard operating procedures for dive operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Isabel Izquierdo)

31st MEU conducts dive operations exercise in Japan
240513-N-JS660-1242 BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia (May 13, 2024) From left to right, U.S. Navy Capt. Tate Robinson, commodore of Amphibious Squadron Five, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Sean Dynan, commanding officer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) Rear Admiral Yoos Suryono Hadi, commander, Fleet Command I, troop the line during the opening ceremony of Combined Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2024, on Battalion Infantry-9 Marine Division in Lampung, Indonesia, May 13, 2024. This year marks the 30th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' 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 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

USPACFLT, MARFORPAC, Indonesian Navy conduct opening ceremony for CARAT Indonesia 2024
240513-F-SW533-1006 KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (May 12, 2024) Four F-22 Raptor aircraft, assigned to the 19th and 199th Expeditionary Fighter Squadrons, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, prepare to land at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 13, 2024. The aircrafts’ arrival showcases’ Kunsan Air Base’s ability to “Accept Follow-on Forces” and project 5th generation airpower within the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

PACAF F-22 Raptors arrive at Kunsan Air Base for integration training
240511-M-OP418-1068 DARWIN, NT, Australia (May 11, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, take off for the first flight of the MRF-D 24.3 rotation at Port Darwin, Darwin, NT, Australia, May 11, 2024. The Ospreys were flown from Port Darwin to Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, where they will be hosted for the duration of the rotation. VMM-268 (Rein.) makes up the Aviation Combat Element, out of Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, completing the structure of the MAGTF with the arrival of 10 MV-22B Ospreys. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Colton Martin)

MARFORPAC conducts flight operations during rotational deployment to MRF Darwin
240507-N-RW305-1485 SAGAMI WAN (May 7, 2024) – Sailors aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) communicate with each other while supplying fuel to a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Golden Falcons” of (HSC) 12 on the flight deck, May 7. As the 7th Fleet flag ship, USS Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and routinely operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Thomas Furnish)

USS Blue Ridge conducts routine flight operations in Japan
240502-N-BR246-1071 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 2, 2024) U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Jose Osuna, from San Diego, watches the the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) come alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), May 2, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and 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 Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez)

USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts a replenishment-at-sea in the South China Sea
240510-F-YT646-1568 CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines (May 10, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen Michael S. Cederholm, U.S. Exercise Director representative and I Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, gives remarks during a closing ceremony for Exercise Balikatan 24 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, May 10, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pedro Tenorio)

Armed Forces of the Philippines, MARFORPAC host closing ceremony for Exercise Balikatan 24
240508-N-IM467-1014 TAIWAN STRAIT (May 8, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conducts routine underway operations while transiting through the Taiwan Strait, May 8. Halsey 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 3rd class Ismael Martinez)

USS Halsey conducts routine maritime operations in the Taiwan Strait
240508-M-MO098-1301 BASA AIR BASE, Philippines (May 8, 2024) U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron take off to participate in a maritime strike during Exercise Balikatan 24 at Basa Air Base, Philippines May 8, 2024. Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. and Australian military forces integrated land, sea, and air platforms to simultaneously sense, target, strike and destroy a decommissioned ship off the western coast of Northern Luzon. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan)

PACAF aircraft conduct maritime strike during Exercise Balikatan 24
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Members of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 and Japan Air Self-Defense pose for a photo in front of an F/A-18AA++ and two F-15s at Komatsu Air Base, Japan, during the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation exercise March 17, 2016. VMFA-314, home based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, temporarily deployed to MCAS Iwakuni for a six month rotation with the unit deployment program, is forward deployed to Komatsu, Japan for the ATR. Komatsu ATR is a dissimilar air combat training exercise allowing pilots with diverse aircraft to simulate aerial warfare and execute basic fighter maneuvers, aircraft tactical intercepts and offensive-defensive counter air missions in preparation for real wartime situations.
160317-M-ZZ999-312.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg

Camp Smith, Hi - Members of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 and Japan Air Self-Defense pose for a photo in front of an F/A-18AA++ and two F-15s at Komatsu Air Base, Japan, during the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation exercise March 17, 2016. VMFA-314, home based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, temporarily deployed to MCAS Iwakuni for a six month rotation with the unit deployment program, is forward deployed to Komatsu, Japan for the ATR. Komatsu ATR is a dissimilar air combat training exercise allowing pilots with diverse aircraft to simulate aerial warfare and execute basic fighter maneuvers, aircraft tactical intercepts and offensive-defensive counter air missions in preparation for real wartime situations.


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