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Landing Craft Air Cushion 57, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, enters the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship steams in Sulu Sea, Oct. 22, 2024.

15th MEU and ACU 5 return to Boxer
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, unload an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System from a KC-130J Super Hercules in preparation for Keen Sword 25 at Japan Air Self –Defense Force Kenebetsu Air Base, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 18, 2024.

Keen Sword 25 | 3/12 Marines arrive in JASDF Kenebetsu Air Base
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station Apra Harbor conduct a search and rescue exercise and crew exchange with members of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) training ship KCG 3011 Badaro (바다로호) on Oct. 9, 2024, in Apra Harbor, Guam.

U.S. Coast Guard, Korea Coast Guard strengthen partnership through shared training and cultural exchange in Guam
An F-35B Lightning II aircraft, flown by a test pilot from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), lands aboard Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) for the first time Oct. 20, 2024,

First F-35 lands aboard JS Kaga
U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, emplace M777 towed 155 mm howitzers in firing positions at a simulated coastal defense site during exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Apurawan Beach, Palawan Province, Philippines, Oct. 20, 2024.

KAMANDAG 8: 15th MEU Marines Convoy to Apurawan for Coastal Defense Exercise
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) steams in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 18, 2024.

USS George Washington Steams in the Pacific Ocean
U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), the Philippine Navy’s first-in-class frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), the Royal Canadian Navy’s CH-148 Cyclone helicopter, and Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH-331) conduct a maneuvering exercise in the South China Sea during Sama Sama 2024, Oct. 16, 2024.

Canada, Philippines and U.S conduct a maneuvering exercise during Sama Sama 2024
A Republic of Korea Air Force FA-50 Golden Eagle, right, and KA-1 Woongbi, left, assigned to the ROKAF 8th Fighter Wing train with an A-10 Thunderbolt II, center, assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron during a Buddy Squadron 25-1 flight over Osan Air Base, ROK, Oct. 16, 2024.

Legacy of partnership: 25th FS hosts Buddy Squadron 25-1
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) conducts bilateral operations with the Royal Canadian Navy while transiting the Taiwan Strait, Oct. 20.

USS Higgins Conducts Taiwan Strait Transit
A Republic of Korea Marine fires his weapon during a sniper competition with Philippine armed forces and U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Marine Base Gregorio Lim, Ternate, Philippines, Oct. 19, 2024.

KAMANDAG 8: 15th MEU Snipers Compete with ROK, Philippine Forces
Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii – Marines wait for simulated aid during a humanitarian exercise at an improvised landing zone near the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 9, 2016, during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, 49 ships, six submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2016 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 16 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
160709-N-ZZ999-002.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Natalie Dillon

Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii - Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii – Marines wait for simulated aid during a humanitarian exercise at an improvised landing zone near the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 9, 2016, during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, 49 ships, six submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2016 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships between participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 16 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.


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