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U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) (left) and Indonesian Navy Sampari-class fast attack craft KRI Kerambit (627) transit in formation

USS Somerset, Indonesian Navy transit in formation through the Indian Ocean
A U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle departs Philippine Marine Base Camp Rodolfo with Philippine Marine Corps vehicles belonging to the 3rd Marine Brigade

15th MEU, Philippine Marine Corps conduct combined convoy across Palawan
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, launches from the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

USS Ronald Reagan conducts routine flight operations in North Pacific Ocean
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers with the 1st Airborne Brigade conduct a static-line jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules

JGSDF, PACAF integrate for static-line jump demonstrations during Friendship Festival 2024
240515-M-OV505-2311 COTABATO, Philippines (May 15, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Becker, a team leader with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, shares tactics at a weapon systems training and safety brief during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum near Cotabato City, Philippines, May 15, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between U.S. Marines and Philippine Marines aimed at bolstering the Philippine Marine Corps’ Coastal Defense strategy while supporting the modernization efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Becker is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kayla Halloran)

MARFORPAC, Philippine Marine Corps conduct weapons training during ACDC
240515-M-HP224-2739 BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia (May 15, 2024) U.S and Indonesian Reconnaissance Marines return from conducting amphibious operations with combat rudder raiding crafts during Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 24 in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, May 15, 2024. This year marks the 30th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

MARFORPAC, Indonesian Marine Corps conduct recon small boat operations during CARAT Indonesia 24
240515-M-HB658-1017 PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (May 15, 2024) From left to right, Philippine Marine Sgt. Eddie Odi assigned to the 3rd Marine Brigade, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Trujillo, center, and Cpl. Nicholas Lufkin, both radio operators assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a mini secured communications controller to monitor partnered communications between U.S. and Philippine communications systems during operations supporting Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum at Philippine Marine Base Rodolfo, Puerto Princesa, Philippines, May 15, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between U.S. Marines and Philippine Marines aimed at bolstering the Philippine Marine Corps' Coastal Defense strategy while supporting the modernization efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donald Holbert)

MARFORPAC, Philippine Marine Corps conduct partnered communications training during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum
240513-N-BR246-1114 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 13, 2024) An E-2D Hawkeye, assigned to the “Liberty Bells” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115, launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a VAW-115 change of command ceremony, May 13, 2024. During the ceremony, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Charles Diehl assumed command from Cmdr. Glenn Smith. 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 Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez)

USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts flight operations during change of command ceremony in the South China Sea
240514-M-GB409-1094 JAPAN (May 14, 2024) U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force operate combat rubber raiding crafts during an incidental combat rubber raiding craft course at Naval Base White Beach, May 14, 2024, Okinawa, Japan. The course was hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III MEF, to enhance small boat operator’s abilities while conducting operations in maritime environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer)

III MEF conducts incidental combat rubber raiding craft course in Japan
240508-M-YY897-1121 UKIBARU, OKINAWA, Japan (May 8, 2024) U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a dive operations exercise on Ukibaru, Okinawa, Japan, May 8, 2024. The purpose of the exercise was to maintain proficiency and practice standard operating procedures for dive operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Isabel Izquierdo)

31st MEU conducts dive operations exercise in Japan
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U.S., Philippine Air Force to conduct exercise Cope Thunder for enhanced bilateral cooperation
230706-F-BS488-9109.JPG Photo By: Senior Airman Vaughn Weber

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines - An HH-60G Jolly Green II flies overhead during Cope Thunder 23-2 at Clark Air Base, Philippines, July 7, 2023. Cope Thunder 23-2 gave the U.S. and the Philippines the opportunity to exercise combined fighter operations and enable tactical units to operate together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)


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