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Source: United States SOUTHERN COMMAND
The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to Naval Station Norfolk (NSN), Aug. 17, 2025, marking the successful completion of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). Comfort returned to NSN after a 79-day deployment, providing medical care, humanitarian assistance and strengthening relationships with partner nations in the Caribbean and South and Central America.
Source: United States SOUTHERN COMMAND
Sixteen special operations teams from across Central and South America and the Caribbean will gather in Ilopango, El Salvador, Aug. 18–29, for Fuerzas Comando 2025, the 19th iteration of the premier special operations skills competition and senior leadership seminar.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Power production Airmen assigned to the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) completed the replacement of Misawa Air Base, Japan’s aircraft arresting systems on Aug. 20, 2025, marking a critical step in sustaining the wing’s ability to launch and recover fighter aircraft safely in the Indo-Pacific region.
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 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 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.
Source: United States SOUTHERN COMMAND
U.S. Army South, in coordination with the Colombian army, officially launched the 21st iteration of the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía, or PISAJ, the capstone event of the Colombian Sergeants Major Academy, during an opening ceremony at the South Carolina National Guard McCrady Training Center in Columbia, South Carolina, on Aug. 11, 2025.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 563rd Rescue Group had the unique opportunity to execute dispersed operations and generate airpower across a long-range maritime environment during exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC), the Air Force’s largest contingency response exercise in the Pacific, in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.