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240515-M-HB658-1017 PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (May 15, 2024) From left to right, Philippine Marine Sgt. Eddie Odi assigned to the 3rd Marine Brigade, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Trujillo, center, and Cpl. Nicholas Lufkin, both radio operators assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a mini secured communications controller to monitor partnered communications between U.S. and Philippine communications systems during operations supporting Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum at Philippine Marine Base Rodolfo, Puerto Princesa, Philippines, May 15, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between U.S. Marines and Philippine Marines aimed at bolstering the Philippine Marine Corps' Coastal Defense strategy while supporting the modernization efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donald Holbert)

MARFORPAC, Philippine Marine Corps conduct partnered communications training during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum
240513-N-BR246-1114 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 13, 2024) An E-2D Hawkeye, assigned to the “Liberty Bells” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115, launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a VAW-115 change of command ceremony, May 13, 2024. During the ceremony, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Charles Diehl assumed command from Cmdr. Glenn Smith. 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 flight operations during change of command ceremony in the South China Sea
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
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Republic of Korea Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to start parachute operations from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook, at Josari drop zone, ROK, March 16, 2017, as part of Korea Marine Exercise Program 17-6. KMEP is carried out in the spirit of the Republic of Korea-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed between the two nations October 1, 1953.
170317-M-GT736-010.JPG Photo By: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bernadette Wildes

POHANG, Republic of Korea - Republic of Korea Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to start parachute operations from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook, at Josari drop zone, ROK, March 16, 2017, as part of Korea Marine Exercise Program 17-6. KMEP is carried out in the spirit of the Republic of Korea-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed between the two nations October 1, 1953.


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