U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy Hill presents the U.S. Marine Corps colors during the exercise Tiger TRIUMPH Opening Ceremony aboard the INS Jalashwa (L41) in Visakhapatnam, India on Nov. 14, 2019. Tiger TRIUMPH gives U.S. and Indian forces the opportunity to exchange knowledge and learn from each other as well as establish personal and professional relationships. Hill, a native of Mishawaka, Indiana, is a squad leader with 3rd Marine Division.

Sailors aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) man the rails as the ship pulls into Visakhapatnam, India as part of Tiger Triumph. Germantown, part of Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11, is deployed to the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, coins Airman 1st Class Tucker Heyduk, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron barrier maintenance technician, during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 12, 2019. During the tour, Brown coined Airmen from different units as a way of thanks and recognition of their superior performance.

Official U.S. Navy file photo of USS Montgomery

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Rumke, 66th Training Squadron, Detachment 1, Arctic Survival School instructor, tests an F-35A Lightning II survival gear kit in Fairbanks, Alaska, Nov. 5, 2019. Rumke sat in minus 65 degree temperatures for six hours to test the new gear that could be used to protect F-35 pilots from subzero temperatures in the event of an ejection.

The Eleventh Air Force holds a two-day workshop for its senior enlisted leaders and civilians at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6, 2019. More than 40 attendees from Alaska, Hawaii and Guam discussed topics on resiliency and best practices in operating a wing.

The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight recently completed a wet-wing defuel training phase, a first at Yokota Air Base, Japan, which enables the C-130J Super Hercules crews to rapidly deliver fuel to bases all over the Pacific, Oct. 24, 2019. The process is a coordinated effort with multiple MAJCOM A3/A4’s & AFPET to ensure compliance with standards and standardize

Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) man the rails while transiting Pearl Harbor. Sailors and Marines of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are embarked on USS Boxer (LHD 4) on a regularly-scheduled deployment.

Left to right: Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Gen. Koji Yamazaki, Japan's joint staff chief of staff; and Joseph M. Young, the interim U.S. chargé d'affaires at U.S. Embassy Tokyo, pose for a photo outside the Kantei in Tokyo, Nov. 13, 2019.

Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) and Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) participate in a weapons handling training evolution, Nov. 11. Land is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support theater security cooperation efforts in the Indo-Pacific region.

In this file photo, (Sept. 26, 2014) A P-8A Poseidon from Patrol Squadron Five (VP-5) flies by the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during a routine exercise in the Philippine Sea.

U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces leaders conduct an annual Joint Bilateral Senior Enlisted Symposium at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5, 2019. More than 50 members came together to discuss challenges and improvements to military interoperability between the two nations. With growing adversarial competition throughout the Pacific Theater, U.S. and Japanese military leaders increase efforts to unify strategic thinking across the alliance.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Avina (left) and Cpl. Severo Garcia (right) with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment run with the unit organization Colors during a memorial run on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 12, 2019. 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines conducted the memorial run to commemorate every U.S. Marine and Navy Corpsmen from the battalion who gave their lives during operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

Ships from the U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Canadian Navy are underway in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 19. ANNUALEX 19 is an annual, bilateral exercise which further develops coordination and interoperability of the premier alliance between the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

File photo of Official U.S. Navy stock photo of EODMU 5

Korean Technicians work with the Next Generation Automated Test System at Camp Carroll, Republic of Korea Nov. 12, 2019. This state-of-the-art equipment is replacing the legacy Automated Test Set, which is used to diagnose ground combat systems such as the M1 Abrams tank and the M2/M3 Bradley fighting vehicle. The new system has already saved the Army nearly $7 million, and more importantly improved Eighth Army's ability to help defend the Republic of Korea.

Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force surface contact ships sail in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 19. ANNUALEX 19 is an annual, bilateral exercise which further develops coordination and interoperability of the premier alliance between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF.

U.S and Philippine military personnel trained side by side in a three-day event designed to provide comprehensive medical training.

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 36 conduct a decontamination during a “no-notice” embassy reinforcement and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear response drill on Camp Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 31, 2019. The exercise demonstrated the MEU’s ability to conduct planning, insertion, execution, and retrograde at distances of up to 600 miles within 72 hours. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

In this file photo, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) sails in the East China Sea. Milius is underway conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy™s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet™s principal surface force.