Large Scale Exercise 2021

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240410-F-IP109-1536 TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands (April 10, 2024) An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, arrives at Tinian International Airport during Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Tinian Forward Operating Site, Northern Mariana Islands, April 10, 2024. AR 24-1 is a 3rd Wing-sponsored Exercise that focuses on Agile Combat Employment and employs a hub-and-spoke concept of operations with Tinian FOS serving as one of the five disaggregated spokes and a hub situated at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The exercise employs combat-representative roles and processes to deliberately target all participants as a training audience and stress the force’s capability to generate combat air power in an expeditious manner across the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

PACAF aircraft arrive to Tinian Forward Operating Site to support Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1

240411-F-LI951-1258 BASA AIR BASE, Philippines (April 11, 2024) A Philippine Air Force FA-50 takes off as part of flight integration training at Basa Air Base, Philippines during Cope Thunder 24-1, Apr. 11, 2024. Cope Thunder 24-1 allowed the U.S. and Philippines to integrate the latest capabilities and technologies for the enhancement of interoperability at all levels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

PACAF, Philippine Air Force conduct flight integration training during Cope Thunder 24-1

240412-F-SW533-1031 SOUTH KOREA (April 12, 2024) A Republic of Korea Air Force KF-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 19th Fighter Wing lands for Korea Flying Training 2024 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 12, 2024. KFT 24 integrates U.S. and ROK forces to train to defend against surface-to-air and air-to-air threats, ensuring mutual understanding and trust between the two nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

PACAF, ROK Air Force arrive for Korea Flying Training 2024

240411-N-YG401-1273 AT SEA (April 11, 2024) Ships assigned to the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Navy sail in formation during a trilateral exercise, April 11, 2024. This trilateral exercise allowed maritime forces from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and U.S. to train together to enhance coordination on maritime domain awareness and other shared security interests. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Benvie)

Japan, ROK, US conduct trilateral maritime exercise in the Indo-Pacific

240327-M-FR804-1029 SOUTH KOREA (March 27, 2024) U.S. Marines execute High Mobility Artillery Rocket System live-fire during Warrior Shield 24, Republic of Korea, March 27, 2024. Warrior Shield 24 is an annual joint, combined, and inter-agency exercise in the ROK that strengthens the combined command and control capabilities of U.S. and ROK forces. This exercise provides the U.S. and ROK Marines the opportunity to rehearse combined operations, exchange knowledge, and demonstrate the strength and capability of the U.S.-ROK alliance. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch)

MARFORPAC conducts HIMARS live-fire exercise during Warrior Shield 24

240410-F-AF022-8066 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (April 10, 2024) U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft line up on the runway during an elephant walk at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Apr. 10, 2024. Directly after, the aircrew launched into a large force exercise to strengthen their readiness to defend Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

PACAF, PACFLT aircraft conduct an elephant walk at Kadena Air Base

240410-F-PW483-1006 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 10, 2024) An F-22A Raptor assigned to the 19th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, flies alongside a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a large force exercise over the Pacific Ocean, April 10, 2024. The exercise incorporated fourth and fifth generation aircraft in advanced aerial combat and provided a platform for enhanced cooperation between home station and rotational fighter units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth)

PACAF aircraft conduct large force exercise over the Pacific Ocean

240409-N-LM220-1196 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 9, 2024) A rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher fires a RIM-116 missile from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a live-fire exercise. Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren)

USS Abraham Lincoln conducts live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean

240409-G-G0020-6110 PIKELOT, Federated States of Micronesia (April 9, 2024) The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) rescues three mariners stranded on Pikelot Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, on April 9, 2024. Watchstanders at Joint Rescue Sub-Center Guam received a distress call from a relative of the three mariners on April 6, 2024, reporting her three uncles departed Polowat Atoll, Chuuk State, Easter Sunday for Pikelot Atoll, approximately 100 nautical miles northwest and had not returned, prompting the search. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

USCG Cutter Oliver Henry rescues three mariners stranded on a remote atoll in Micronesia

240405-N-MH008-1012 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2024) MV-22B Ospreys, attached to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly in formation while conducting flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship steams in the Pacific Ocean, April 5, 2024. VMM-165 (Rein.) is conducting deliberate, progressive training focused on the integration of MV-22s to the 15th MEU's Marine Air-Ground Task Force as pilots and air crews achieve proficiency. Boxer is the flag ship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Miles)

MARFORPAC, USS Boxer conduct routine flight operations in the Pacific Ocean

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CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii - A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System launcher, a command and control vehicle and a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle are transported by a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion from Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, out to U.S.S. San Diego, Aug. 16, 2021. The movement demonstrated the mobility of a Marine Corps fires expeditionary advanced base, a core concept in the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 efforts. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units came together from across 17 time zones as they participated in Large Scale Exercise 2021.

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