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  • USS Annapolis (SSN 760) returns to Naval Base Guam

    Jun 13 2025
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    NAVAL BASE GUAM (June 11, 2025) – Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) conduct mooring operations at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, June 11, 2025. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, based at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Annapolis is one of five forward-deployed fast-attack submarines. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines are the backbone of the Navy’s submarine force. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine force's forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

  • USS George Washington conducts flight ops in Philippine Sea

    Jun 13 2025
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    PHILIPPINE SEA (June 12, 2025) — An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, approaches a catapult on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 12, 2024. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson)

  • Nimitz Conducts Flight Operations

    Jun 12 2025
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    SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 6, 2025) — An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the South China Sea, June 6, 2025. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew C. Wolf)

  • 31st MEU | F-35B Lightning IIs conduct rapid flight operations

    Jun 12 2025
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    SOLOMON SEA (June 8, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to take off during touch-and-go flight operation drills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Solomon Sea, June 8, 2025. Marine F-35Bs bring a 5th generation multi-discipline strike capability to support combined-joint all domain operations in key maritime terrain. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, 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. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

  • Sailors man the rails aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), as the ship pulls into Pearl Harbor

    Jun 11 2025
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    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 6, 2025) — Sailors man the rails aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), as the ship pulls into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 6, 2025. Tripoli is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean forward deploying to Sasebo, Japan as part of a scheduled rotation of force in the Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Angel Conde)

  • Travis AFB sends KC-46 across the Pacific to train with Misawa F-16s

    Jun 11 2025
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    MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, Japan (June 5, 2025) —U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron receive fuel from a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing during an off-station training near Misawa Air Base, June 5, 2025. The training offered an opportunity to strengthen relationships throughout the Indo-Pacific region and increase air refueling capabilities and familiarity with different airfields and operations around that region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert Nichols)

  • KAMANDAG 9: MRF-D 25.3 and PMC conduct a counter-landing live-fire defense

    Jun 10 2025
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    PALAWAN, Philippines (June 4, 2025) — Philippine Marines with 3rd Brigade fire a 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft system during a counter-landing live-fire event for KAMANDAG 9 at Quezon, Palawan, Philippines, June 4, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos)

  • Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane Performs joint flight operations with French Navy off the coast of Tahiti

    Jun 09 2025
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    FRENCH POLYNESIA (May 31, 2025) — A Marine Nationale rescue swimmer descends from a French Navy Flottille 35F AS365 Dauphin helicopter during a joint training exercise between the French Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) on May 31, 2025 off the Coast of Tahiti, French Polynesia. The French Navy regularly conducts Search and Rescue and flight operation trainings with other countries in the Pacific region to maintain readiness and strengthen relationships. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)

  • 506th EARS Refuel A-10s across the Pacific

    Jun 09 2025
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    GUAM (June 7, 2025) — U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Force Base, South Korea, fly in formation over Wake Island, June 7, 2025. The A-10 is a twin-engine, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft designed for close air support that has been flying for over 53 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Audree Campbell)

  • Salaknib 25 | Final Assault

    Jun 06 2025
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    FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines (June 6, 2025) — Philippine Army Soldiers assigned to 71st Infantry Battalion, 702nd Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, move to an objective during Salaknib 25 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, June 6, 2025. This iteration of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center Exportable (JPMRC-X) during Salaknib II marks the second Combat Training Center (CTC) rotation conducted in the Philippines. As part of the Army's premier regional CTC, JPMRC-X enables the U.S. Army, joint force, allies, and partners to develop skills in realistic environments and conditions. Through exportable capabilities, JPMRC-X strengthens warfighting readiness, enhances multilateral relationships, and contributes to regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacifc. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Matthew Keegan)

  • QUART: HMLA-369 Conducts Deck Landing Qualifications Aboard USS Harpers Ferry

    Jun 06 2025
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    PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper, left, attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 3, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Maine Corps partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

  • MRF-D 25.3: 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, conduct raid with VMM-363 during Southern Jackaroo

    Jun 05 2025
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    TOWNSVILLE, QUEENSLAND, Australia (May 30, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, conduct communications checks during Exercise Southern Jackaroo at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia, May 30, 2025. Southern Jackaroo is an annual exercise held between the U.S. Marine Corps, Australian Defence Force, and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force designed to enhanced inter-operability and combined readiness with Allies and partners. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara)

  • QUART: CH53s Conduct Deck Landing Qualifications Aboard USS Harpers Ferry

    Jun 04 2025
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    PACIFIC OCEAN (June 1, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to lift off the flight deck of the of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 1, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

  • 31st MEU | F-35B night flight operations

    Jun 03 2025
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    PHILIPPINE SEA (May 31, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land during night flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, May 31, 2025. Marine F-35Bs bring a 5th generation multi-discipline strike capability to support combined-joint all domain operations in key maritime terrain. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, 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. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

  • MRF-D 25.3: 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, VMM-363 conduct air assault rehearsals during Predator’s Walk

    Jun 03 2025
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    NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia (May 28, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, disembark off an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM-363), MRF-D 25.3, during an air assault rehearsal as part of Predator’s Walk at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, May 28, 2025. The Predator Series consists of two bilateral exercises between MRF-D and the Australian Defence Force, Predator’s Walk and Predator’s Run, designed to further enhance small unit interoperability and combined arms capabilities in a realistic training environment. MRF-D 25.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ezekieljay Correa)

  • Conducts Vertical Replenishment Training

    Jun 02 2025
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    PHILIPPINE SEA (May 28, 2025) — Chief Logistics Specialist Jonathan Cruz, right, from Olongapo, Philippines, and Chief Logistics Specialist Antonio Evans, from Los Angeles, both assigned to supply department’s aviation supply division, participate in vertical replenishment training on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, May 28, 2025. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson)

  • Activated Reserve Marines Conduct Live Fire MOUT during Korea Viper 25.4

    Jun 02 2025
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    CAMP RODRIGUEZ, South Korea (May 24, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, clear buildings during a live fire shoothouse as a part of military operations in urban terrain training during Korea Viper 25.4 at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, May 24, 2025. Korea Viper is a recurring exercise series that demonstrates the Republic of Korea and U.S. Marine Corps' ability to respond decisively in the region as a singular, unified force while strengthening relationships and trust between the two allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tucker Mocan)

  • PACAF F-16 Demo Team conducts final flight after 30 years of enhancing U.S. relations worldwide

    May 30 2025
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    MISAWA, AOMORI, Japan (May 30, 2025) — U.S. Air Force Capt. Ethan “Bantam” Smith, Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team commander, salutes his crew chief as he taxis out in an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the team’s final flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 30, 2025. Since 1995, the demo team enhanced U.S. outreach efforts over a span of 30 years with approximately 400 airshows to 24.7 million audience members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Reft)

  • KAMANDAG 9: VMM-364 Inserts Marines into Basco Island, Philippines

    May 29 2025
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    NORTHERN LUZON, Philippines (May 27, 2025) — Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly in formation over Northern Luzon, Philippines, during KAMANDAG 9, May 27, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman)

  • Operational Test Launch GT 253 is a 'Glory Trip' for wing

    May 28 2025
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    VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (May 21, 2025) — An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 Pacific Time May 21, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches demonstrate that the U.S. ICBM fleet is ready, reliable and effective in leveraging dominance in an era of strategic competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)
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PACAF hosts Pacific Unity Multi-Lateral Civil Engineer KLE in Guam

U.S. Air Force Col. David Novy, Chief of the Civil Engineer Division, Pacific Air Forces, gives a brief to partner nations during the Pacific Unity Multi-Lateral Civil Engineer Key Leader Engagement, June 23, 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Senior military leaders from six Indo-Pacific nations gathered for the KLE to focus on multi-lateral efforts accelerating interoperability among their respective engineers.

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Photo by: Airman 1st Class Emily Saxton
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