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U.S. Space Force Capt. Nicholas Braga, center, U.S. Forces Korea chief of future operations collaborates with space component partners from the Republic of South Korea and Japan during Exercise Cobra Gold at Camp Red Horse, Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2026. Beyond operational integration, Cobra Gold provided an opportunity for the U.S. Space Force to deepen relationships with regional allies actively developing their own space competencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Giovanni Sims)

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Iron Fist 26 | 31st MEU conducts raid alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

OKINAWA, Japan (March 6, 2026) — U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to raid a simulated enemy force as a part of Iron Fist 26 at Landing Zone Dodo, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 6, 2026. The Marines trained alongside Japanese allies in order to mutually strengthen our lethal and ready forces. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase operational integration and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

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U.S. Army Gen. Xavier T. Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robin Bolmer, senior enlisted leader of UNC, CFC, and USFK, pose for a photo with service members from the U.S., Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, and Thailand at Camp Red Horse, Thailand, March 2, 2026. Brunson traveled to Thailand to observe Cobra Gold 2026, one of the largest multinational military exercises in the Indo-Pacific region. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects, strengthening regional partnerships and demonstrating the U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniela Lechuga Liggio)

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From front to back, Philippine Coast Guard Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV 8301), Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FFG 151), and U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) steam in formation in the Philippine Sea, during the multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) alongside Japan and the Philippines in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 25, 2026. The U.S. Navy routinely operates with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and partners and allies through MCAs to continually develop, exercise and enhance multi-domain tactical interoperability to uphold peace and security in the region. Dewey 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 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)

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From left to right, U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FFG 151) and Philippine Coast Guard Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV 8301) steam in formation in the Philippine Sea, during the multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) alongside Japan and the Philippines in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 25, 2026. The U.S. Navy routinely operates with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and partners and allies through MCAs to continually develop, exercise and enhance multi-domain tactical interoperability to uphold peace and security in the region. Dewey 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 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)

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From left to right, Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FFG 151), Philippine Coast Guard Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV 8301), and U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) steam in formation in the Philippine Sea, during the multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) alongside Japan and the Philippines in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 25, 2026. The U.S. Navy routinely operates with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and partners and allies through MCAs to continually develop, exercise and enhance multi-domain tactical interoperability to uphold peace and security in the region. Dewey 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 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)

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From left to right, U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FFG 151) and Philippine Coast Guard Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV 8301) steam in formation in the Philippine Sea, during the multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) alongside Japan and the Philippines in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 25, 2026. The U.S. Navy routinely operates with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and partners and allies through MCAs to continually develop, exercise and enhance multi-domain tactical interoperability to uphold peace and security in the region. Dewey 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 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)

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From left to right, Philippine Coast Guard Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV 8301), Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FFG 151), and U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) steam in formation in the Philippine Sea, during the multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) alongside Japan and the Philippines in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 25, 2026. The U.S. Navy routinely operates with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and partners and allies through MCAs to continually develop, exercise and enhance multi-domain tactical interoperability to uphold peace and security in the region. Dewey 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 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)

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Cold Weather Ski Training at North Wind 26

JAPAN (Jan. 23, 2026) — U.S. Army & Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers work on enhancing their skiing abilities during a cold-weather exercise at North Wind 26. North Wind is a bilateral U.S. Army Japan and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force winter field training exercise in Hokkaido, Japan—running from Jan. 20–Feb. 3—focused on enhancing bilateral tactics, techniques and procedures for extreme cold-weather conditions and enhancing interoperability and readiness between U.S. and Japanese forces. (Photo by Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)

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(Left to Right) Rear Adm. Touri Sasaki, Japan Self Defense Force Deputy Director General for Project Management, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA); Rear Adm. Katie Sheldon, Vice Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet; Rear Adm. Eric Anduze, Commander CFT-70 and Carrier Group 5; Akihiro Tanoue, from the Yokosuka Defense Office; Capt. Wendel Penetrante, Commander of U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC), and Toshiro Murata, President of the Friendly Society Employee Organization; strike the sake barrel's top with wooden mallets, in a traditional Japanese "Kagami Biraki" ceremony during SRF-JRMC’s 2026 New Year celebration on Jan. 16. For over 75-years, SRF-JRMC has been the linchpin of U.S. naval operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by providing intermediate-level and depot level repair for the ships of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Seventh Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Aya Stewart)

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U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) Sailors stand in formation during the formal portion of SRF-JRMC’s 2026 New Year celebration on Jan. 16. For over 75-years, SRF-JRMC has been the linchpin of U.S. naval operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by providing intermediate-level and depot level repair for the ships of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Seventh Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Randall Baucom)

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(Left to Right) Rear Adm. Touri Sasaki, Japan Self Defense Force Deputy Director General for Project Management, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA); Rear Adm. Katie Sheldon, Vice Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet; Rear Adm. Eric Anduze, Commander CFT-70 and Carrier Group 5; Akihiro Tanoue, from the Yokosuka Defense Office; and Capt. Wendel Penetrante, Commander of U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC); prepare to strike the sake barrel's top with wooden mallets, in a traditional Japanese "Kagami Biraki" ceremony during SRF-JRMC’s 2026 New Year celebration on Jan. 16. For over 75-years, SRF-JRMC has been the linchpin of U.S. naval operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by providing intermediate-level and depot level repair for the ships of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Seventh Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Randall Baucom)

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Australia, India, Japan and U.S. Forces Participate in Exercise Malabar 2025

AT SEA, Guam (Nov. 13, 2025) — Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer, JS Hyuga, leads United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (centre-right), Indian Navy Shivalik-class frigate, INS Sahyadri (centre-left), and Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Ballarat, during Exercise MALABAR 25 off the coast of Guam.

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U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct 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)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Aguilar, a native of California and a satellite communications operator maintainer with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, patrols 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)

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U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, maneuver through chest deep water 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)

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U.S. Marines, Sailors, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members refuel AH-64 Apaches with MV-22B Ospreys

IE SHIMA, Japan (Sept. 24, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing perform a hot seat switch during Resolute Dragon 25 on Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, Kagoshima, Japan, Sept. 19, 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

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Orient Shield 25: Tactical Maneuver Training

NIIGATA, Japan (Sept. 19, 2025) — U.S. Army Missouri National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment and Japan Ground Self Defense Force personnel conduct tactical maneuver training as part of Orient Shield 25 at Sekiyama Training Area, Niigata, Japan, Sept. 19, 2025. Orient Shield 25 is a large-scale U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Australian’s field exercise that focuses on converging U.S. Army Multi-Domain Operations and JGSDF Cross-Domain Operations through bilateral field training and live fire exercises that focus on a dynamic forward posture, enhancing tactical skills and interoperability. Now in its 40th iteration, OS25 underscores the ironclad commitment by the United States, Japan and Australia to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniela Lechuga Liggio)

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Navy and Marine jets fly at MCAS Iwakuni

IWAKUNI, Japan (Sept. 22, 2025) — A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II jet with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, Carrier Air Wing 5, conducts field carrier landing practice at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. Pilots aboard various aircraft at MCAS Iwakuni have to accumulate the required quantity of flying hours every month to maintain proficiency and expertise with their airframe via daily flight activities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maikeyla Reyes)

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Service members and medical professionals from Japan, Republic of Korea, and U.S. forces conduct a medical evacuation training exercise in support of Freedom Edge 25. Trilateral exercises and operations like Freedom Edge demonstrate our shared commitment to collectively achieve and maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific.

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