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  • 1-38 Infantry Trains During Combined

    Dec 16 2025
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    SOUTH KOREA (Dec. 15, 2025) — U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment advance to a covered position during a company live-fire iteration at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, Dec. 13, 2024. Infantry platoons maneuvered while integrating fires from supporting assets.

  • 84th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony

    Dec 16 2025
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    HONOLULU (Dec. 7, 2025) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) conducts a pass-in-review during the 84th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Dec. 7, 2025. The theme of this year’s ceremony is “Building Pathways to Peace.” The U.S. military and National Park Service host the ceremony to honor the courage and sacrifice of those who served in the Pacific theater during World War II. Each year, Pearl Harbor survivors, veterans, and visitors from all over the world come together in remembrance and honor. (U.S. Navy photo by Melvin J. Gonzalvo)

  • U.S. Army Golden Knights drop in to 2025 Army Navy Game

    Dec 15 2025
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    BALTIMORE (Dec. 14, 2025) — Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Reis of the U.S. Army Parachute Team lands for a demonstration parachute jump on 13 December 2025 for the Army Navy game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. (U.S. Army photo by Megan Hackett)

  • 11th MEU Marines, Sailors Conduct Fast-Rope Training Aboard USS Boxer

    Dec 15 2025
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    PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2025) — A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-ropes from a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 during helicopter rope suspension techniques training on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 12, 2025. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

  • 31st MEU | F-35B Fight Operations aboard USS Tripoli

    Dec 12 2025
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    A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 , 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, Dec. 7, 2025, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of 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 Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)

  • George Washington’s Starry Night

    Dec 11 2025
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    PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 9, 2025) — Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits while underway in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 10, 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 2nd Class Tyler Crowley)

  • 31st MEU | F-35B Lightning II Ordinance Load

    Dec 11 2025
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    U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 7, 20258) — U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 , 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to load ordinance onto an F-35B Lightning II aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, Dec. 7, 2025, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of 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 Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)

  • Korea Viper 26.1 | 4th Marines Conduct Live Fire Range

    Dec 11 2025
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    CAMP RODRIGUEZ, SOUTH KOREA (Dec. 8, 2025) — A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, adjusts their PEQ-15 laser device before conducting a live-fire range during Korea Viper 26.1 at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, Dec. 8, 2025. Korea Viper is a recurring exercise series that demonstrates the Republic of Korea and U.S. Marine Corps' ability to respond decisively in the region as a singular, unified force while strengthening relationships and trust between the two allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Simpson)

  • 374 AEW conduct airdrop over Federated States of Micronesia during OCD25

    Dec 11 2025
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    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM (Dec. 10, 2025) — From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Mark Weinstein and Cody Raymond, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing loadmasters, drop humanitarian bundles during an airdrop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025. As a training event, OCD25 allows participants to practice dynamic delivery via airdrop in a dynamic environment of uncontrolled and non-surveyed drop zones; a critical capability unique to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

  • 11th MEU Marines, Sailors Conduct Ship to Shore Movement

    Dec 04 2025
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    PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2025) — U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 32 with to Assault Craft Unit 5, embarks Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during shore to ship operations in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 3, 2025. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)

  • 6-37 Field Artillery Regiment conducts Live Fire Exercise

    Dec 04 2025
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    CAMP CASEY, South Korea (Dec. 4, 2025) — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Zhiyuan Jiang, section chief, B Battery, 6-37 Field Artillery Regiment, 210 Field Artillery Brigade, fires 240B machine gun during a live fire exercise at Montana Range near Paju, South Korea, Nov. 4, 2025. Conducting live fire exercises enables our soldiers to remain proficient with their weapon systems to be ready when called upon. (Republic of Korea Army photo by KCPL Seok Hoon Yoon)

  • 31st MEU | VMM-265 (Rein.) conducts Flight Ops aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7)

    Dec 03 2025
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    U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 2, 2025) — A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands during flight operations aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, Dec. 2, 2025, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations. Marines and Sailors conducted flight operations in order to expand mission capabilities in support of the 31st MEU. 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 Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

  • Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA

    Dec 03 2025
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    ABURATSU, Japan (Nov. 22, 2025) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures (ExMCM) Company 9-3 and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) EOD teams jump from an MH-53E Sea Dragon from Helicopter Mine countermeasures squadron 15 (HM-15) during a helicopter casting exercise as part of Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA, Nov. 22, 2025. MINEX 3JA is part of a year-long series of bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to strengthen interoperability and increase proficiency in mine countermeasure operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Matthew Cox).

  • 7th Communication Battalion Marines conduct jungle endurance obstacles at Jungle Warfare Training Center

    Dec 02 2025
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    OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 4, 2025) — U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, patrol on an obstacle course during Operation Odyssey Stormbreaker III at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2025. The exercise enhanced Marines’ ability to install, operate, and maintain tactical communications architecture while strengthening leadership, teamwork, and expeditionary readiness in support of III MEF operations across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Meshaq Hylton)

  • USS Tripoli Conducts F-35 Lightning Flight Operations

    Dec 02 2025
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    U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 28, 2025) — An F-35B Lighting II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, lands on the flight deck during flight operations aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Nov. 28, 2025. Tripoli is currently 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 Reese Mitchell Taylor)

  • Wayne E. Meyer Conducts Flight Operations

    Dec 02 2025
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    PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 26, 2025) — U.S. Sailors attach a cargo hook to an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Battle Cats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73, on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 26, 2025. Wayne E. Meyer, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudellla III)

  • Air Refueling: Power beyond the horizon

    Dec 01 2025
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    OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 27, 2025) — A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, flies over the Pacific Ocean after an aerial refueling, Oct. 27, 2025. As the Keystone of the Pacific, Kadena is a pivotal hub for Agile Combat Employment, which allows units to project combat power in concert with U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Currie)

  • Nimitz Sailors Conduct Flight Operations

    Nov 26 2025
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    PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 25, 2025) — U.S. Sailors prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Mighty Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94, for launch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 25, 2025. Nimitz is underway in the 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Frankie M. Guage)

  • C CO 4-9 Infantry Conducts Live Fire Exercise at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex

    Nov 25 2025
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    SOUTH KOREA (Nov. 20, 2025) — The weapons squad from C Co. 4-9 Infantry engages designated targets during a platoon live fire exercise at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea. Sustained and accurate fires allow the platoon to suppress and destroy enemy enabling maneuverability on the battlefield.

  • Abraham Lincoln conducts flight operations

    Nov 25 2025
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    PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2025) — An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Nov. 23, 2025. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman)

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Buddy Squadron 26-1 kicks off at Osan

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ethan Smith, 36th Fighter Squadron pilot, greets Republic of Korea Air Force pilots after landing at Osan Air Base, ROK, Dec. 16, 2025 for Buddy Squadron 26-1. Buddy Squadron is a unique recurring bilateral exercise held several times a year across the Peninsula that strengthens integration between U.S. Air Force and ROKAF forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tylir Meyer)

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Buddy Squadron 26-1 kicks off at Osan

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ethan Smith, 36th Fighter Squadron pilot, greets Republic of Korea Air Force pilots after landing at Osan Air Base, ROK, Dec. 16, 2025 for Buddy Squadron 26-1. Buddy Squadron is a unique recurring bilateral exercise held several times a year across the Peninsula that strengthens integration between U.S. Air Force and ROKAF forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tylir Meyer)

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