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Sailors prepare an E/A-18G Growler from the “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 for launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) July 14, 2024.

Nimitz Conducts Flight Operations
An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “War Hawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 927th Air Refueling Wing, RIMPAC 2024 Detachment.

F-35C refuels during RIMPAC 2024
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, drive LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles to the range to boresight their weapons during Rapid Deployment Exercise at Royal Australian Air Force Base Edinburgh, SA, Australia, July 16, 2024.

U.S. Marines with 1st LAR Bn. prepare LAV-25s for Exercise Predator’s Run 24
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 stand at attention during the opening ceremony of Exercise Predator’s Run 24 at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, July 15, 2024.

U.S., Australia, Philippines, U.K. begin Exercise Predator’s Run 24 with opening ceremony
U.S. Congressional delegates and partner nation military members observe flight operations aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship participates in the at-sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Hosts Partner Nations
U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare an F-22A Raptor before a flight during Exercise Pitch Black 2024 at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Tindal, Australia, July 15.

USAF Airmen prepare F-22A Raptors during Exercise Pitch Black 2024 for large-scale, global training
Mexican Naval Infantry Corps marines hold security positions alongside U.S. Marines while conducting urban operations training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024.

US Marines, partner nations patrol during urban training at RIMPAC 2024
Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) transit the flight deck to chock and chain a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

USS Somerset Sailors prepare to chock and chain a CH-53E Super Stallion
Divers hold up the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11 flag, along with the national flags of Peru, Republic of Korea, and The Netherlands, during a combined dive off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.

EODMU-11 dives with partners during force integration phase of RIMPAC 2024
A landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 transits the Pacific Ocean amid Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 9.

LCAC Transits Pacific Ocean During RIMPAC 2024
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U.S. Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 11th Airborne Division participate in a shooting competition held between squads from their battalion and squads of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members with 28th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, Northern Army during North Wind 24, Jan. 26, 2024 on JGSDF Hokudai-en Training Area in Chitose, Hokkaido. The shooting competition had each squad run 100 meters, reload their weapons, and fire at two targets on a silhouette, with squad members that didn’t hit both targets each round being disqualified; the side with the most squad members left at the end wins. North Wind is a bilateral cold-weather field training exercise held between the U.S. Army and JGSDF where the allies exchange tactics and techniques; this year’s exercise is the 31st North Wind.
240126-A-QR356-2891.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Connor Davis

CHITOSE, Japan - U.S. Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 11th Airborne Division participate in a shooting competition held between squads from their battalion and squads of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members with 28th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, Northern Army during North Wind 24, Jan. 26, 2024 on JGSDF Hokudai-en Training Area in Chitose, Hokkaido. The shooting competition had each squad run 100 meters, reload their weapons, and fire at two targets on a silhouette, with squad members that didn’t hit both targets each round being disqualified; the side with the most squad members left at the end wins. North Wind is a bilateral cold-weather field training exercise held between the U.S. Army and JGSDF where the allies exchange tactics and techniques; this year’s exercise is the 31st North Wind.


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