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U.S. Sailors assigned to the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) remove chains from a UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, before flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 28, 2024.

VMM-165 (Rein.) Trains in Okinawa, Conducts Flight Operations Aboard USS Miguel Keith
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Airman Kareem Crump, from Chicago, assigned to air department’s flight deck crash and salvage division, directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 2, 2024.

USS George Washington Conducts Flight Operations
The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) prepares to come alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) for a fueling-at-sea, Oct. 1, 2024.

USS Theodore Roosevelt Refuels USS Mobile in Pacific Ocean
Eighth Army Soldiers participate in the 2024 Republic of Korea Armed Forces Day parade in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2024.

ROK Armed Forces Day Parade 2024
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing refuel an AH-1Z Viper during exercise Fuji Viper 24 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 25, 2024.

Marines conduct aircraft refueling at Camp Fuji in support of Exercise Fuji Viper 24
Special Operations Command Armed Forces of the Philippines service members rehearse a joint maritime interdiction operation scenario during exercise Tempest Wind 24 in Bacuit Bay, Philippines, Aug. 27, 2024.

Tempest Wind 24 | Philippines, U.S. maritime interdiction operation training
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 29, 2024.

Sunrise Over Theodore Roosevelt
A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rappels from an MH-60S Sea Hawk aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 22, 2024.

Recon Marines Conduct Rappel Training Aboard USS Boxer
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) participate in a chief petty officer pinning ceremony on the ship’s forecastle as the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Stuart (FFG 153) sails alongside while conducting multilateral operations in the Timor Sea, Sept. 27, 2024.

USS Dewey (DDG 105) Conducts Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony While Operating in the Timor Sea
A U.S. Marine with III Marine Expeditionary Force fast-ropes from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 26, 2024.

HMLA-367 supports helicopter rope suspension training
Philippines - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David Batcheler, commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks with a Philippine Marine while conducting relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Egay, international name Typhoon Doksuri, in Basco, Batanes province, Philippines, Aug. 1, 2023. At the request of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Marines are providing relief and lifesaving capabilities to remote regions of the Philippines. The forward presence and ready posture of I Marine Expeditionary Force assets in the region facilitated rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating U.S. commitment to Allies and partners. During the first two days of relief efforts, VMM-163 (Rein.) delivered approximately 25,600 pounds of food and water, provided by the Government of the Philippines, to remote, affected communities. Batcheler is a native of The Woodlands, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)


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