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Australian Army M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks and vehicles are unloaded from the United States Army Vessel SSGT Robert T. Kuroda at Tanjung Perak Port in Indonesia during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023. At the invitation of Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), Australia is contributing over 125 personnel from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS23). SGS23 is an TNI and United States Indo Pacific Command led bilateral training activity. It is focused on joint operations with international partners in and around East Java in Indonesia from 31 August to 13 September. Held since 2009, the ADF first participated in 2022, and in 2023 is contributing an Australian Army force element including a Troop of M1A1 Abrams tanks from the 1st Armoured Regiment. The contingent also includes an Infantry Platoon from the 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australian Regiment, command and control elements, and a range of armoured vehicles, trucks and recovery vehicles. (Photo by Australian Defence Force Cpl. Dustin Anderson)

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Australian Army M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks and vehicles are unloaded from the United States Army Vessel SSGT Robert T. Kuroda at Tanjung Perak Port in Indonesia during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023. At the invitation of Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), Australia is contributing over 125 personnel from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS23). SGS23 is an TNI and United States Indo Pacific Command led bilateral training activity. It is focused on joint operations with international partners in and around East Java in Indonesia from 31 August to 13 September. Held since 2009, the ADF first participated in 2022, and in 2023 is contributing an Australian Army force element including a Troop of M1A1 Abrams tanks from the 1st Armoured Regiment. The contingent also includes an Infantry Platoon from the 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australian Regiment, command and control elements, and a range of armoured vehicles, trucks and recovery vehicles. (Photo by Australian Defence Force Cpl. Dustin Anderson)

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Australian Army M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks and vehicles are unloaded from the United States Army Vessel SSGT Robert T. Kuroda at Tanjung Perak Port in Indonesia during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023. At the invitation of Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), Australia is contributing over 125 personnel from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS23). SGS23 is an TNI and United States Indo Pacific Command led bilateral training activity. It is focused on joint operations with international partners in and around East Java in Indonesia from 31 August to 13 September. Held since 2009, the ADF first participated in 2022, and in 2023 is contributing an Australian Army force element including a Troop of M1A1 Abrams tanks from the 1st Armoured Regiment. The contingent also includes an Infantry Platoon from the 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australian Regiment, command and control elements, and a range of armoured vehicles, trucks and recovery vehicles. (Photo by Australian Defence Force Cpl. Dustin Anderson)

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Joint Task Force Red-Hill (JTF-RH) Planning Directorate Action Officer, U.S. Air National Guard Major Jeremy Wong, JTF-RH Access Control Point, U.S. Air National Guard Airman First Class Kaeden Kairua, and JTF-RH Air Force Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Steven J. Kau stand outside of JTF-RH Headquarters on Ford Island, Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2023. JTF-RH is in phase four of its five-phase defueling plan. The primary focus of phase four is achieving final coordination between the Hawaii Department of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Defense before beginning gravity defueling. (DoD photo by U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brown)

Joint Task Force – Red Hill Airmen’s Enduring Commitment to Service
The Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade (ARCPB) successfully supported the 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) C6 directorate in a critical operational support exercise from August 12 to September 2, 2023, as part of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield 23 (UFS23) exercise.

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A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines and Republic of Korea Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 2nd Marine Division participate in a combined patrol during Korean Marine Exercise Program 23.3 at Rodriguez Live-fire Complex, Republic of Korea, March 28, 2023. KMEP is a series of continuous-combined training exercises designed to enhance the ROK-U.S. Alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthen combined military capabilities and interoperability. 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

KMEP 23.3 Weapons Familiarization
A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines and Republic of Korea Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 2nd Marine Division participate in a combined patrol during Korean Marine Exercise Program 23.3 at Rodriguez Live-fire Complex, Republic of Korea, March 28, 2023. KMEP is a series of continuous-combined training exercises designed to enhance the ROK-U.S. Alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthen combined military capabilities and interoperability. 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

KMEP 23.3 Weapons Familiarization
CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Adm. John Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, led the 2023 Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) at Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, Sept. 14.

Philippines and U.S. Hold Annual Mutual Defense and Security Engagement Boards
KUANTAN, Malaysia (Sept. 15, 2023) – Royal Malaysian Navy First Admiral Muhammad Rodhi bin Ariffin, Assistant Chief of Staff, J5, speaks at Pacific Partnership 2023 closing ceremony hosted aboard the Harpers-Ferry class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), Sept. 15. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Alexander)

Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Third Stop in Malaysia
KUANTAN, Malaysia (Sept. 15, 2023) – Royal Malaysian Navy First Admiral Muhammad Rodhi bin Ariffin, Assistant Chief of Staff, J5, speaks at Pacific Partnership 2023 closing ceremony hosted aboard the Harpers-Ferry class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), Sept. 15. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Alexander)

Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Third Stop in Malaysia
Dr. Suchana (Apple) Chavanich, a Professor at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, answers a question about coral restoration in Southeast Asia during the Coastal Resilience Workshop on Koror, Republic of Palau, Sept. 13, 2023. The CRW aims to improve partner capacity related to biodiversity, coral reef and other eco-system health, economic impacts and long-term sustainability on islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. David Bickel)

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Ben Jones, the Director of Ocean Science and Technology at the University of Hawai’i, participates in a question-and-answer panel during the Coastal Resilience Workshop on Koror, Republic of Palau, Sept. 13, 2023. The CRW aims to improve partner capacity related to biodiversity, coral reef and other eco-system health, economic impacts and long-term sustainability on islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. David Bickel)

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Attendees of the Coastal Resilience Workshop pose for a group photo on Koror, Republic of Palau, Sept. 13, 2023. The CRW aims to improve partner capacity related to biodiversity, coral reef and other eco-system health, economic impacts and long-term sustainability on islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. David Bickel)

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Dr. Suchana (Apple) Chavanich, a Professor at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, teaches a class on coral restoration in South East Asia during the Coastal Resilience Workshop on Koror, Republic of Palau, Sept. 13, 2023. The CRW aims to improve partner capacity related to biodiversity, coral reef and other eco-system health, economic impacts and long-term sustainability on islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. David Bickel)

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Members of USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) and an officer from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force transit aboard the over-the-horizon boat for fisheries boarding on a People’s Republic of China-flagged fishing vessel during a combined patrol on Sept. 1, 2023, in the Coral Sea off Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Coast Guard was in Papua New Guinea at the invitation of the PNG government to join their lead in maritime operations to combat illegal fishing and safeguard marine resources following the recent signing and ratification of a bilateral maritime law enforcement agreement between the United States and Papua New Guinea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

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A USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) boarding team and an officer from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force conduct a horseshoe of a People’s Republic of China-flagged fishing vessel during a combined patrol on Sept. 1, 2023, in the Coral Sea off Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Coast Guard was in Papua New Guinea at the invitation of the PNG government to join their lead in maritime operations to combat illegal fishing and safeguard marine resources following the recent signing and ratification of a bilateral maritime law enforcement agreement between the United States and Papua New Guinea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

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A member of a USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) boarding team and an officer from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force examine holds on a fisheries boarding on a People’s Republic of China-flagged fishing vessel during a combined patrol on Sept. 1, 2023, in the Coral Sea off Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Coast Guard was in Papua New Guinea at the invitation of the PNG government to join their lead in maritime operations to combat illegal fishing and safeguard marine resources following the recent signing and ratification of a bilateral maritime law enforcement agreement between the United States and Papua New Guinea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

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Members of a USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) boarding team and an officer from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force talk to the crew on a fisheries boarding on a People’s Republic of China-flagged fishing vessel during a combined patrol on Sept. 1, 2023, in the Coral Sea off Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Coast Guard was in Papua New Guinea at the invitation of the PNG government to join their lead in maritime operations to combat illegal fishing and safeguard marine resources following the recent signing and ratification of a bilateral maritime law enforcement agreement between the United States and Papua New Guinea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

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Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Access Control Point (ACP) team member, U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Ethan Nopuente, ensures accountability of personnel at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) ACP, Halawa, Hawaii, Sept. 12, 2023.

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