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240421-M-FP389-2384 PHILIPPINES (April 23, 2024) Philippine and U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force pose for a photograph with local healthcare workers and Ilocos Norte residents after a community health engagement held before Exercise Balikatan 24 at Davila Elementary School in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, April 21, 2024. The Philippine and U.S. service members trained Ilocos Norte healthcare workers and residents on basic lifesaving skills such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and tactical combat casualty care, increasing emergency care access and awareness. 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. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

US, Philippine service members conduct community health engagement before Exercise Balikatan 24
240423-M-IP954-1264 ROBERTSON BARRACKS, NT, Australia (April 23, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gabriel Guzman, a platoon sergeant with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, fires an M16A4 service rifle during a battlesight zero range at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, NT, Australia, April 23, 2024. A BZO is the elevation and windage settings required to place a single shot, or the center of a shot group, in a predesignated location. MRF-D 24.3 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. Guzman is a native of Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)

MRF-D conducts live-fire training in Australia
240422-M-KU714-1124 PHILIPPINES (April 22, 2024) Philippine and U.S. government and military representatives conduct the “crossing of hands” during the opening ceremony to commence Balikatan 24 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 22, 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. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Erica Stanke)

Exercise Balikatan 2024 Kicks Off With Opening Ceremony Highlighting Ironclad Alliance
240422-N-PC065-1490 TOKYO, Japan (April 22, 2024) Adm. John C. Aquilino, right, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, inspects the Japan ground self defense force special honor guard with Japanese Chief of Staff, Japan Joint Staff, Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida, left, during a visit to Tokyo, April 22, 2024. The visit included exchanges on regional security and mutual partnership, further developing the strategic partnership with Japan codified in the 1960 U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John D. Bellino)

USINDOPACOM Commander visits Tokyo
240420-N-EQ851-1089 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 20, 2024) An AS-332 Super Puma, assigned to the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), delivers supplies during a vertical replenishment aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 20, 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 3rd Class Adina Phebus)

USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts vertical replenishment-at-sea in the South China Sea
240417-F-IV266-1261 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 17, 2024) A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, departs after receiving fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2024. Refueling missions extend the breadth of U.S. aerial capabilities throughout the Indo-Pacific, demonstrating the multi-domain benefit of critical deterrence missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)

PACAF aircraft from Osan Air Base, Kadena Air Base integrate for aerial refueling operations in the Indo-Pacific
240418-A-CJ630-2023 FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines (April 18, 2024) U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and 25th Infantry Division conduct a live-fire sniper subject matter expert exchange alongside Philippine Soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division, Light Reaction Regiment, and the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment during Salaknib 24 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 18, 2024. The SMEE focused on applying techniques discussed during the classroom portion of the exchange and familiarizing participants with various weapon systems. Salaknib 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. Army photos by Spc. Abreanna Goodrich)

USARPAC, Philippine Army conduct sniper subject matter expert exchange during Salaknib 24
240418-M-FP389-1332 ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines (April 18, 2024) Philippine service members with the 548th Engineer Construction Battalion, 51st Engineering Brigade, and U.S. Soldiers with the 557th Engineer Construction Company, 555th Engineer Brigade, construct a barangay healthcare center as part of an engineering civic action project before Exercise Balikatan 24 at Davila Elementary School in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, April 18, 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. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

USARPAC, Philippine Army conduct engineering civic action project during Balikatan 24
240417-A-LX531-1061 SOUTH KOREA (April 16, 2024) U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Eighth Army and 3rd Cavalry Regiment, maneuver a litter through a wired obstacle during the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) training at Camp Casey, South Korea, on April 16, 2024. The Department of the Army approved the Expert Field Medical Badge as a special skill award for recognition of exceptional competence and outstanding performance by field medical personnel, on 18 June 1965. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Jorge Reyes Mariano)

USARPAC conducts Expert Field Medical Badge training in South Korea
240418-F-XJ860-2390 OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (April 18, 2024) A Republic of Korea CASA 235 deploys special operations forces during a static-line parachute jump over Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 18, 2024. Approximately 200 U.S. and Republic of Korea special operations forces personnel participated in a static-line Airborne training operation as part of Korea Flying Training 24, a combined ROK and U.S. exercise running April 12-26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

USSOCKOR conducts static-line parachute jump during Korea Flying Training 24
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USS Higgins (DDG 76) Conducts Operations with Royal Canadian Navy in South China Sea
220919-N-HP061-0149.JPG Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Donavan

SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) cruises behind U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting integrated operations in the South China Sea, Sept. 19. Higgins is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.


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