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240410-F-AF022-8066 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (April 10, 2024) U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft line up on the runway during an elephant walk at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Apr. 10, 2024. Directly after, the aircrew launched into a large force exercise to strengthen their readiness to defend Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

PACAF, PACFLT aircraft conduct an elephant walk at Kadena Air Base
240410-F-PW483-1006 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 10, 2024) An F-22A Raptor assigned to the 19th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, flies alongside a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a large force exercise over the Pacific Ocean, April 10, 2024. The exercise incorporated fourth and fifth generation aircraft in advanced aerial combat and provided a platform for enhanced cooperation between home station and rotational fighter units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth)

PACAF aircraft conduct large force exercise over the Pacific Ocean
240409-N-LM220-1196 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 9, 2024) A rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher fires a RIM-116 missile from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a live-fire exercise. Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren)

USS Abraham Lincoln conducts live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean
240409-G-G0020-6110 PIKELOT, Federated States of Micronesia (April 9, 2024) The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) rescues three mariners stranded on Pikelot Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, on April 9, 2024. Watchstanders at Joint Rescue Sub-Center Guam received a distress call from a relative of the three mariners on April 6, 2024, reporting her three uncles departed Polowat Atoll, Chuuk State, Easter Sunday for Pikelot Atoll, approximately 100 nautical miles northwest and had not returned, prompting the search. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

USCG Cutter Oliver Henry rescues three mariners stranded on a remote atoll in Micronesia
240405-N-MH008-1012 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2024) MV-22B Ospreys, attached to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly in formation while conducting flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship steams in the Pacific Ocean, April 5, 2024. VMM-165 (Rein.) is conducting deliberate, progressive training focused on the integration of MV-22s to the 15th MEU's Marine Air-Ground Task Force as pilots and air crews achieve proficiency. Boxer is the flag ship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Miles)

MARFORPAC, USS Boxer conduct routine flight operations in the Pacific Ocean
240408-N-YG401-1021 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 8, 2024) U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Michael Joseph, from Carrollton, Ga., signals aircraft as an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Flying Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, takes off from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 8, 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 2nd Class Andrew Benvie)

USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts routine flight operations in the Philippine Sea
240405-N-NF288-042 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 5, 2024) USS Howard (DDG 83) launches a Standard Missile 2 during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, April 5. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell)

USS Ralph Johnson launches Standard Missile 2 during live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea
240405-N-NF288-020 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 5, 2024) USS Higgins (DDG 76) launches a Standard Missile 2 during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, April 5. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell)

USS Higgins conducts live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea
240405-N-NF288-020 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 5, 2024) USS Higgins (DDG 76) launches a Standard Missile 2 during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, April 5. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell)

USS America, VMM 262 conduct joint flight operations in the Philippine Sea
240402-F-DU706-1973 SOUTH KOREA (April 2, 2024) Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 35th Fighter Squadron, fly over the Republic of Korea’s southern coast, April 2, 2024. The 80th and 35th FS assigned to Kunsan Air Base, deliver airpower and showcase the United States’ commitment to the ironclad Alliance and stability in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)

PACAF aircraft conduct routine flight operations over South Korea
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Staff Sgt. Justin Aaron conducts armed guard surveillance during an F-16 Fighting Falcon.
240327-F-DU706-1553.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Samuel Earick

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea - Staff Sgt. Justin Aaron, 80th Fighter Generation Squadron dedicated crew chief, conducts armed guard surveillance during an F-16 Fighting Falcon launch during Beverly Sentinel 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 27, 2024. 8th Fighter Wing Airmen remain agile and armed as a combat-credible force. Exercising procedures like general arming confirms the Pack’s ability to, if called upon, rapidly enter a contingent environment in defense of the ROK. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)


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