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  • USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Joint Army AH-64E Apache Helicopter Exercise

    Sep 15 2025
    250911-N-TW227-1117
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2025) — Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Ashley Oscar, from Atlanta, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Korie Espenschied, from Beach City, Ohio, both assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) observe a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter from the 2nd Squadron, 6th Calvary Regiment assigned to the 25th CAB take off from the flight deck of the America during a joint aviation training exercise with the U.S. Army, boosting interoperability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region Sept. 11. America is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, the rule of law and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth)

  • U.S., Japan forces fly together during Resolute Dragon 25

    Sep 15 2025
    250912-M-AD637-1225
    KAGOSHIMA, Japan (Sept. 12, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing fly in formation during exercise Resolute Dragon 25 off of the coast of Kagoshima, Japan, Sept. 12, 2025. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale)

  • VMM-262 arrives at JMSDF Kanoya Air Base

    Sep 12 2025
    KANOYA AIR BASE
    KANOYA AIR BASE, Japan (Sept. 8, 2025) — A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing guides an MV-22B Osprey after landing at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, Kagoshima, Japan, Sept. 8, 2025. The squadron arrived in preparation for Resolute Dragon 25, an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and JSDF personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa)

  • Team Andersen honors 9/11’s 24th anniversary, remembers the fallen

    Sep 11 2025
    250911-F-TM624-1014.
    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Sept. 11, 2025) — A honor guard consisting the Guam Police Department, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters and a 36th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, present the colors during a Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 11, 2025. The ceremony included a moment of silence at 0846 in remembrance of the attacks on the World Trade Center, as well as remarks to honor the resilience and sacrifice first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)

  • Marines with MWSS-172, HMH-462 fly in formation

    Sep 10 2025
    250908-M-VH905-1094
    OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 8, 2025) — U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fly in formation off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2025. The formation flight was held to demonstrate readiness for the upcoming exercise Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the Southwest Islands, that strengthens the command, control and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thalia Rivera)

  • USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Flight Operations

    Sep 10 2025
    250907-N-TW227-1217
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2025) — A CH-47F Chinook helicopter assigned to the U.S. Army 25th Combat Aviation Brigade takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 7. USS America (LHA 6) is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, the rule of law and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth)

  • 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division conducts Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft training with USS Ohio (SSGN 726)

    Sep 09 2025
    250903-N-BD484-1054
    PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 3, 2025) — U.S. Marines with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conduct combat rubber reconnaissance craft training with the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 3, 2025. The exercise is part of ongoing III Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. 7th Fleet efforts to provide flexible, forward-postured and quick-response options to combatant commanders. Ohio is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 Elijah Webb)

  • III MEF Support Battalion executes live-fire machine gun range

    Sep 08 2025
    250820-M-EJ408-1171
    CAMP HANSEN, Japan (Aug. 20, 2025) — U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion (MSB), III MEF Information Group, fire an M240B machine gun during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 20, 2025. The machine gun range served to maintain III MSB’s proficiency in employing crew-served weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

  • Super Garuda Shield 25: U.S., Dutch, Japanese forces conduct close quarter battle drills

    Sep 08 2025
    250827-M-LQ016-1325
    JAKARTA, Indonesia (Aug. 2025) — U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, a Royal Dutch Marine, an Indonesian Marine, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldier run across the street during close quarters battle drills during Super Garuda Shield 25 in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 27, 2025. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos)

  • Super Garuda Shield 25- Airborne Jump into Baturaja, Indonesia

    Aug 28 2025
    250827-A-NT242-4837
    BATURAJA, Indonesia (Aug. 27, 2025) — A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) jumps with an MC-6 parachute from a C-130 aircraft into Baturaja, Indonesia, during Super Garuda Shield 25, Aug. 27, 2025. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin Yarborough)

  • HSC-14 conducts flight ops in Dutch Harbor during Northern Edge 2025

    Aug 28 2025
    DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska
    DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska (Aug. 21, 2025) — An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, flies over Dutch Harbor during exercise Northern Edge 2025 (NE25), Aug. 21. NE25 is an exercise led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. (Courtesy photo)

  • Garuda Shield holds it's annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Military

    Aug 27 2025
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    LAMPUNG, Indonesia (Aug. 24, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, performs a High-Altitude Low Opening jump during Super Garuda Shield 2025 at Gatot Soebroto Airport, Lampung, Indonesia, August 24, 2025. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. John Farmer)

  • 2ID and ROK Army Conduct Combined Wet Gap Crossing Training for UFS25

    Aug 27 2025
    250827-A-BU933-1017
    GYEONGGIDO [KYONGGI-DO], South Korea (Aug. 27, 2025) — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 11th Engineer Battalion, 2d Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division pull security on a bridge erecting boat during combined wet gap crossing training as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield near Yeoju, South Korea, Aug 27, 2025. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual combined exercise conducted in support of the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. This combined exercise program highlights the ironclad commitment between the two nations to maintain a robust combined defense posture and to defend the people of the ROK from any threat. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cheyenne Mayer)

  • Aurora Borealis appears over Abraham Lincoln during exercise Northern Edge 2025

    Aug 27 2025
    250818-N-BE753-1004
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2025) — The Aurora Borealis appears in the night sky over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the ship transits the North Pacific Ocean during exercise Northern Edge 2025 (NE25), Aug. 18. NE25 is an exercise led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Angel Campbell)

  • Super Garuda Shield 25 Stinger live-fire exercise

    Aug 27 2025
    250826-A-KI373-1057
    INDONESIA (Aug. 26, 2025) — U.S. Army Pfc. Jackson Muse, infantryman assigned to the 11th Airborne Division, fires an FIM-92 Stinger for the first time in Indonesia during Super Garuda Shield 25, in Baturaja, Indonesia, Aug. 26, 2025. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities and cooperation. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Seu Chan)

  • Boxer Flight Operations

    Aug 26 2025
    250820-N-CM165-2353
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 20, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), prepares to land on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while conducting flight operations Aug. 20, 2025. The Boxer is currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Normand Basque)

  • George Washington Conducts Flight Operations

    Aug 26 2025
    250822-N-OV586-1046
    PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 22, 2025) — Sailors, assigned to air department’s flight deck crash and salvage division, direct an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), while underway in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 22, 2025. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicolas Quezada)

  • Abraham Lincoln participates in exercise Northern Edge 2025

    Aug 26 2025
    250823-N-NH911-2465
    NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2025) —An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Northern Edge 2025 (NE25). NE25 is an exercise led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman)

  • Boxer Conducts Flight Operations

    Aug 25 2025
    250819-N-UC201-1152
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2025) — An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, takes off from the flight deck aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while conducting flight operations Aug. 19, 2025. The Boxer is currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake)

  • Ulchi Freedom Shield 25: 2CAB Refueling Operations

    Aug 25 2025
    250821-A-LK641-1437
    SOUTH KOREA (Aug. 21, 2025) — Sgt. Clayton Odneal and Pfc. Maddyson Woods, petroleum supply specialists assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, prepares for refueling operations of a AH-64 Apache during Ulchi Freedom Shield on Deju Island, South Korea, Aug. 21, 2025. This critical task ensures the aircraft remains mission-ready and supports uninterrupted aviation operations during the joint military exercise. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual combined exercise conducted in support of the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. This combined exercise program highlights the ironclad commitment between the two nations to maintain a robust combined defense posture and to defend the people of the ROK from any threat. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kalisber Ortega)

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The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew approaches Guam after conducting a transit to Rota and back with senior leaders aboard on Aug. 27, 2025. The crew completed a robust operational period from Aug. 11 to Sept. 1, 2025, patrolling the maritime borders of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to ensure border security and territorial integrity. The crew met all objectives, including enforcing federal laws, enhancing maritime domain awareness, and maintaining readiness for Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Oceania District operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew approaches Guam after conducting a transit to Rota and back with senior leaders aboard on Aug. 27, 2025. The crew completed a robust operational period from Aug. 11 to Sept. 1, 2025, patrolling the maritime borders of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to ensure border security and territorial integrity. The crew met all objectives, including enforcing federal laws, enhancing maritime domain awareness, and maintaining readiness for Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Oceania District operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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