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U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land during night flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on July 25, 2024.

31st MEU Conducts Night Flight Operations
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti salutes following a meeting with with Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr., in Manila, July 26, 2024.

CNO Visits the Philippines
An F-22A Raptor sits on the flightline during Exercise Pitch Black 2024 at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Tindal, Australia, July 18.

Sun sets on USAF F-22A Raptor during Exercise Pitch Black 2024
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, pose during the 80th Guam Liberation Day parade in Hagatna, Guam, July 21, 2024.

80th Guam Liberation Day Parade
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) conducts routine operations in the Philippine Sea, July 25.

Inert Bomb Load Aboard USS America (LHA 6)
Multinational ships sail in formation July 22, off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1.

Multinational ships sail in formation during RIMPAC 2024
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ismael Hinojosa, a fire support Marine with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, post security with an M240B medium machine gun during Certification Exercise 24.3 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 17, 2024.

5th ANGLICO | CERTEX 24.3: Patrols
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Elena Ramirez, a Visayas, Philippines native, signals to a landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, as it enters the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

USS Somerset Boatswain’s Mate signals landing craft during night operations
HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Naval Strike Missile during a long-planned, live-fire sinking exercise off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii as a part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Naval Strike Missile during RIMPAC 2024
Hull Technician 3rd Class Mario EnriquezSanchez, a Denver native, cuts the baseplate of a 3D printed component aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

USS Somerset Sailor cuts 3D printed component
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A Republic of Korea, or ROK, Marine sights in alongside U.S. Marines as ROK Assault Amphibious Vehicles shoot off smoke behind them July 6, 2016 at Suseong Range, South Korea during a Korean Marine Exchange Program, or KMEP. The goal of the KMEP is to sustain the combined force and enhance the ROK-U.S. team at the tactical level to build combined warfighting capabilities. During this exercise the Marines carried out a bilateral regimental-sized Marine Air-Ground Task Force operation for the first time. The ROK Marines were a part of 73rd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division. U.S. service members participating in KMEP 16-11 as part of the ground combat element are with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force through the unit deployment program.
160708-M-ZZ999-002.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Amaia Unanue

RoK - A Republic of Korea, or ROK, Marine sights in alongside U.S. Marines as ROK Assault Amphibious Vehicles shoot off smoke behind them July 6, 2016 at Suseong Range, South Korea during a Korean Marine Exchange Program, or KMEP. The goal of the KMEP is to sustain the combined force and enhance the ROK-U.S. team at the tactical level to build combined warfighting capabilities. During this exercise the Marines carried out a bilateral regimental-sized Marine Air-Ground Task Force operation for the first time. The ROK Marines were a part of 73rd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division. U.S. service members participating in KMEP 16-11 as part of the ground combat element are with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force through the unit deployment program.


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