08 September 2025 US Army Pacific Deputy Commanding General Visits Papua New Guinea to Strengthen Bilateral Defense Cooperation PORT MORESBY, Papa New Guinea — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lance Okamura, deputy commanding general for homeland affairs (DCG-HA), U.S. Army Pacific, met with senior leaders of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force on Sept. 2, 2025, to discuss strengthening bilateral defense cooperation and enhancing...
04 September 2025 Aircraft, HIMARS conduct joint land strike during Super Garuda Shield 25 BATURAJA, Indonesia — The U.S. Army and Indonesian Armed Forces supported a multiday joint land strike with an Australian Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) underscoring continued partnership and interoperability at Super Garuda Shield 25...
02 September 2025 Yama Sakura 89 concludes, strengthening US-Japan-Australia Alliance CAMP ITAMI, Japan — Yama Sakura 89 concluded today with a closing ceremony at Camp Itami, Japan, bringing together Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), the Australian Army, and the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division. The exercise, held from Aug. 26-31 across multiple locations,...
28 August 2025 Exercise Yama Sakura 89 Flag Raising Highlights U.S., Japan, Australia Partnership JAPAN — The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), 1st (Australian) Division (1 (AS) Div), and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) participated in a flag-raising ceremony as part of Joint Exercise Yama Sakura 89 (YS89), Aug. 26, at Camp Itami, Japan...
26 August 2025 2ID’s 55th Engineer Company Conducts Live Fire Exercise As Part Of Ulchi Freedom Shield 25 PAJU, South Korea — Soldiers from the 55th Engineer Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 2d Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division (2ID/RUCD), conducted a live-fire exercise Aug. 22 at Cherokee Range as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield 2025...