KS25 | 909th ARS fuels Keen Sword

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, conducts aerial refeuling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, before a Keen Sword 25 training mission over the Sea of Japan, Oct. 31, 2024.

KS25 | 909th ARS fuels Keen Sword

JSDF and U.S. Forces conducted a bilateral exercise

A simulated static target explodes after being struck by a GBU-12 during combined Republic of Korea and U.S. air forces precision strike training as part of Freedom Flag 24-1.

U.S., ROK accomplish precision strike, close air support training with MQ-9, F-15K

Four U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcons flew alongside four ROK F-16 Fighting Falcons for large scale aerial maneuver training as part of Freedom Flag 24-1 Oct. 31, 2024.

ROK, U.S. conduct large scale F-16 aerial maneuvers for Freedom Flag 24-1

U.S. 7th Fleet’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) steams in the Western Pacific Ocean during Keen Sword 25, Oct. 29.

USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group leads Task Force 70 surface, air forces into Keen Sword 25

A Republic of Korea Army Soldier pulls security for a wounded team member during a casualty evacuation exercise during Mangudai 2024, October 23,

Mangudai Challenge 2024

An MQ-9 Reaper taxis on the runway after landing in support of Freedom Flag 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 23, 2024.

MQ-9 Reaper Arrives at Kunsan Air Base for Freedom Flag 24-1

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, conduct riot response training during exercise Keen Sword 25 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 24, 2024.

Keen Sword 25: MCAS Iwakuni Marines and Sailors Participate in Riot Response Training

Philippine Marines with 4th Marine Brigade and service members of Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conduct an amphibious insertion of medical personnel as part of a humanitarian aid and disaster relief demonstration during KAMANDAG 8 at Camp Cape Bojeador, Burgos, Philippines, Oct. 20, 2024.

KAMANDAG 8: MRF-SEA, Philippine Marines, JGSDF conduct HADR Demonstration

Japanese military personnel from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) demonstrate Jukendo in an exercise held onboard Naval Air Facility Atsugi during exercise Keen Sword 25.

Keen Sword 25 Functional Training

241031-F-VQ804-1165.JPG Photo By: Senior Airman Tylir Meyer

241031-F-VQ804-1165 SEA OF JAPAN - (Oct. 31, 2024) A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, conducts aerial refeuling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, before a Keen Sword 25 training mission over the Sea of Japan, Oct. 31, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)

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