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CENTAM Guardian participants demonstrate increased capacities in culminating event

Source: United States SOUTHERN COMMAND

CENTAM Guardian 2025, an annual exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and Guatemala’s Ministry of Defense, neared its conclusion with a culminating event held May 22 at Mariscal Zavala military base here. Attended by Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, the commander of U.S. Southern Command; Gen. Hermelindo Choz Soc, Guatemala’s chief of national defense; and other senior leaders, the culminating event demonstrated the capacities developed by exercise participants as they responded – with Guatemala in the lead – to a notional security crisis compounded by a notional natural disaster.

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Yokota Airmen showcase readiness, resolve to honor fallen service members before Memorial Day Weekend

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

JAPAN — U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing came together for a wing run and open ranks inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, to honor fallen service members before Memorial Day Weekend. The events were also conducted as part of a wing-wide initiative aimed at strengthening discipline and maintaining readiness while reinforcing dress and appearance standards.

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U.S. and Philippine Coast Guards Conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

SULU SEA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, May 20.

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Rear Adm. S.M. Waddell Visits COMLOG WESTPAC [Image 1 of 2]

Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific)

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SINGAPORE (May 8, 2025) Rear Adm. S.M. Waddell, Deputy Commander, Royal Canadian Navy, signs a guest book during a scheduled visit to Sembawang Naval Installation, May 8, 2025. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 supports deployed maritime forces, along with regional allies and partners, to sustain Western Pacific operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

Date Taken: 05.08.2025
Date Posted: 05.21.2025 22:17
Photo ID: 9053728
VIRIN: 250508-N-YV347-1022
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Military Sealift Command Changes Commanders in Far East [Image 2 of 3]

Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific)

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SINGAPORE—Rear Adm. Todd F. Cimicata, Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/ Task Force 73, presents Capt. Robert R. Williams, outgoing commander, Military Sealift Command Far East, with the Legion of Merit medal during a change of command ceremony at the Singapore Naval Installation in Sembawang, April 30, 2025, recognizing his achievements over the past two and a half years as Commodore of MSC Far East. (Photo by MC2 Jordan Jennings)

Date Taken: 04.30.2025
Date Posted: 04.30.2025 02:09
Photo ID: 9003796
VIRIN: 250430-N-YV347-1001
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COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF 73 Attend SEACAT 2025

Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific)

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SINGAPORE (May 15, 2025) Participants of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2025 hold a final planning conference in Singapore, May 15, 2025. SEACAT is a multilateral, multi-platform exercise including ashore and at sea training evolutions that emphasizes real-world engagements to enhance cooperation and maritime security capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

Date Taken: 05.15.2025
Date Posted: 05.21.2025 22:04
Photo ID: 9053710
VIRIN: 250515-N-YV347-1008
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Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 and the Republic of Korea Navy’s Sea Salvage and Rescue Unit conclude SALVEX Korea 2025 [Image 3 of 3]

Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific)

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JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea (April 11, 2025) U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, tour a Republic of Korea submarine museum during a joint dive and salvage exercise at Jinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, April 11, 2025. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

Date Taken: 04.11.2025
Date Posted: 04.18.2025 01:49
Photo ID: 8981205
VIRIN: 250411-N-YV347-1076
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U.S. Forces Conduct Strikes Targeting al Shabaab

Source: United States AFRICOM

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In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted airstrikes against al Shabaab on May 17, 2025.

The airstrikes occurred approximately 200 km north of Mogadishu near Mabaax, Somalia.

Al Shabaab has proven both its will and capability to attack U.S. forces.

AFRICOM, alongside the Federal Government of Somalia and Somali Armed Forces, continues to take action to degrade al Shabaab’s ability to plan and conduct attacks that threaten the U.S. homeland, our forces, and our citizens abroad.

Specific details about units and assets will not be released to ensure continued operations security.