29 April 2025 Balikatan 25 | 3d MLR Participates in Integrated Air and Missile Defense NAVAL STATION LEOVIGILDO GANTIOQUI, Philippines — U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, alongside Philippine Airmen with 960th Air and Missile Defense Group, concluded one of six Combined Joint All-Domain Operations (CJADO) events during Exercise Balikatan...
29 April 2025 322nd CA Soldiers Strengthen Ties at Tontouta Air Base NOUMEA, New Caledonia — Soldiers from the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade’s functional specialty team, part of the crisis response team for Exercise Croix du Sud 2025, toured Tontouta Air Base on April 24, 2025, alongside Australian and Fijian military and civilian partners. The visit, about 50...
29 April 2025 Tamiok Strike Closing Ceremony PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Papua New Guinea Defence Force and U.S. Army Soldiers gathered on Murray Barracks Parade Field to officially close exercise Tamiok Strike 2025 at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, April 25, 2025...
29 April 2025 VP-8 executes a successful 7th Fleet mission flight MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, Japan — VP-8's aircraft 432 executes a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flight out of Misawa Air Base. 432 was launched on an early morning flight with low ceilings. MDA flights are VP-8 is currently deployed to 5th and 7th fleet under CDR Dierks.
28 April 2025 U.S. Marine Corps, joint force deploy NMESIS to Batanes for Exercise Balikatan 2025 BASCO, Batanes, Philippines – U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment deployed the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) for the first time during Exercise Balikatan 2025 on Batan Island, April 26...
28 April 2025 Blue Ridge Arrives in Nouméa, New Caledonia NOUMÉA, New Caledonia – U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Nouméa, New Caledonia for a routine port visit April 26, 2025. This is Blue Ridge’s first visit to the city since 2011...
26 April 2025 USINDOPACOM hosts SECNAV John C. Phelan HONOLULU, Hawaii — U.S. Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan’s visit to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Headquarters underscores the Department of the Navy’s renewed focus on innovation, joint interoperability, and strategic sustainment in the Indo-Pacific region...
25 April 2025 USINDOPACOM Observes Anzac Day HONOLULU, Hawaii — Military and civilian leaders from across the Indo-Pacific region came together on April 25 to observe the Anzac Day commemorations in Hawaii to recognize the service and sacrifice of New Zealand and Australian service members in military operations...
25 April 2025 Consular Corps of Hawaii Visit U.S. Indo-Pacific Command HONOLULU, Hawaii — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, welcomed the Consular Corps of Hawaii to connect with leadership at USINDOPACOM headquarters in Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 22, 2025...
25 April 2025 U.S. and Australian Forces Conduct Joint Sail SOUTH CHINA SEA — The U.S. Navy (USN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted a joint sail in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, April 25...