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Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
PHILIPPINES — In a compelling display of multinational cooperation and logistical precision, the 593rd Corps Sustainment Command (CSC) played a vital role in supporting Salaknib 25, a bilateral military exercise between the Philippine Army and the U.S. Army Pacific. This annual event is designed to bolster interoperability, enhance military capabilities, and deepen defense ties between the two nations.
Source: United States Coast Guard
08/20/2025 06:41 PM EDT
Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region personnel, in coordination with partner agencies, are actively engaged in salvage planning, Wednesday, to recover the hatch cover that detached during the explosion aboard the motor vessel W-Sapphire in the Baltimore Harbor.
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Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
CP TANGO, South Korea — Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-back visited the Combined Forces Command’s wartime command post, CP TANGO, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, to observe ongoing training and assess combined readiness during Ulchi Freedom Shield 25.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Forces Japan reached a pivotal milestone in August as the first wave of rotational personnel arrived in support of the command’s transformation into a Joint Force Headquarters. This deployment marks the beginning of a phased effort to strengthen command and control capabilities and enhance joint operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific.
Source: United States Air Force
AMC has sustained operations as part of the U.S. Air Force’s 2025 DLE series across the Indo-Pacific region validating its ability to project and sustain combat power, alongside allies and partners, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region
Source: United States AFRICOM
U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab southwest of Bariire in central Somalia on August 17.
The airstrike was in support of operations led by partner forces against terrorists in the area.
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.
Source: United States Central Command (CENTCOM)
MANAMA, Bahrain — The Royal Saudi Navy assumed command of Combined Task Force 150, a multinational maritime task force, from the Royal New Zealand Navy during a change of command ceremony, presided over by U.S. Navy Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Aug. 19.
Royal New Zealand Navy Commodore Rodger Ward turned over command to Royal Saudi Navy Commodore Fahad S. Al Joaid.
Source: United States Coast Guard
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U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District Public Affairs Detachment Texas |
08/20/2025 10:20 AM EDT
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued an adult man in the water from a capsized skiff in Redfish Bay in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday afternoon.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
KORAT AIR BASE, Thailand — U.S. and Thai service members launched the third annual Enduring Partners exchange Aug. 17, 2025, at Wing 1 in Lopburi, Thailand. The event, built on year-round planning through the State Partnership Program, underscores shared learning and strengthens defense ties between the two nations. Activities are taking place at multiple locations across Thailand
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Bamboo Eagle 25-3 pushed the boundaries of 21st-century mission command, leveraging the Distributed Mission Operations Center, or DMOC, to forge agile, resilient leaders. In a synthetic battlespace, the joint force rehearsed decentralized execution and empowered decision-making to achieve decision advantage, July 22 – Aug. 8.